I apologize in advance as the following book review may contain spoilers. Rachael West has spent the past few years working at her family farm in a small town in Australia and caring for her Mother who has fallen ill. Shortly after her Mother’s funeral, Rachael receives an invitation to her ex-boyfriend Matthew’s wedding to Bonnie in Paris (which includes an all-expense paid trip). Even though she is initially hesitant, she eventually agrees to take advantage of the free trip with her best friend Sammy (with the hopes that seeing Matthew get married will finally help her to let go of the past and move on). So with Rachael’s Sister Tess (and her family) looking after the farm and a few of Rachael’s hand-made dresses packed, Rachael and Sammy leave for Paris. Initially, Rachael is very homesick and depressed but, when she starts to develop a relationship with the wedding photographer, Antonio, Rachael starts to imagine new possibilities for her life. Things get complicated for Rachael when she learns of potential job opportunities in fashion and journalism in Europe, learns that Sammy and her husband Marty have been having some serious troubles in their marriage, and learns that Matthew has regrets about his new life and may want Rachael back. In the end, Rachael has to make some major decisions about her future; whether to stay on the farm and do what she has always done or be adventurous and try to become a professional dressmaker in Europe and whether to go back to the man she has always loved even though so much time has passed or finally move on with a new love interest. My favourite character in the book was Rachael; I loved how she was so creative and fashionable. My least favourite parts of the book were in the first half of the book; it seemed to take a long time for the book to get really interesting. Therefore, my favourite parts of the book took part during the last few chapters of the book since this is when most of the drama happened; the book turned into a real page-turner. I also loved reading about Rachael’s adventures in Paris and Rachael’s spectacular dress creations. I don’t think that I would change the ending of the book as I was happy with the decisions that Rachael made. However, I would have maybe condensed some of the text at the beginning of the book; that way it would have taken less time to get into the drama and action. I would definitely recommend this book to others. I think that the ideal audience would be females who enjoy the romantic genre. I also think that this would be an awesome read for anyone who is thinking of going to Paris as it offers great descriptions of some of the sites there. I gave this book a 3½ out of 5 butterflies rating; even though the book turned into a really interesting page-turner at the end, the beginning was quite slow. Book Rating: 3.5/ 5
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