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Kate (493 KP) rated The Dream Defenders in Books

Sep 18, 2019  
The Dream Defenders
The Dream Defenders
Neal Denhartog | 2019 | Young Adult (YA)
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Good if you fancy something different (0 more)
Have to really use imagination (0 more)
Contains spoilers, click to show
I really enjoyed this book. I loved all the different stories going on with all the different characters.
The end definitely shocked me but I like books that I can't second guess.
This isn't a genre I would normally read but when I read the blurb I got the feeling that is was going to be very similar to Desperate Housewives and I enjoyed that show. I wasn't wrong. The characters and stories were similar. The blurb gave off just enough to make me want to read the book.
The book took me a little while to get into but once I picked up who the characters were it keep me reading.
I liked getting to know the characters even if I didn't like the type of people they were but that was not a bad part of the book. It gave me compassion for some of the characters and helped me get involved in the story line.
I would definitely recommend this book to other people especially people who like desperate housewives and for anyone who loves to gossip (both telling and hearing it).
Please note I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only within your review.
  
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Women of Primrose Square in Books

Jun 17, 2023  
TW
The Women of Primrose Square
Claudia Carroll | 2023
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
79 of 235
Book
The Women of Primrose Square
By Claudia Carroll
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Frank Woods at number seventy-nine Primrose Square is about to turn fifty, and nobody seems to care. His friends are all busy; his wife and children have other plans. After years of being 'Mr Cellophane', he decides, finally, to do something for himself. But when he gets home to a surprise birthday party, it is his guests who get the real surprise.

Standing in the doorway is not Frank, but Francesca.

As she transitions, Francesca struggles to come to terms with her true self, and her relationship with her family is thrown into turmoil. At a loss of where to turn, she moves in with her cantankerous neighbour Miss Hardcastle, who hasn't left her home for decades. There she befriends fellow lodger Emily Dunne - fresh out of rehab, finally off the drink and desperate to make amends.

As gossip spreads through Primrose Square and every relationship is tested, nothing in this close-knit community will ever be the same again . . .

I really enjoyed this from start to finish. I enjoyed the first book and this was just as good if not better. Dealing with some very difficult situations from the start. Well written and lovely ended. An author I will be re more of.