18 Jul 2024

Book Review / The Thousand Lights Hotel by Emylia Hall


 

The Thousand Lights Hotel is the gorgeous new novel from Emylia Hall, author of Richard & Judy Summer Pick The Book Of Summers. Set in idyllic Italy, it's the perfect holiday read, for fans of Louise Douglas and Hannah Richell.

When Kit loses her mother in tragic circumstances, she feels drawn to finally connect with the father she has never met. That search brings her to the Thousand Lights Hotel, the perfect holiday escape perched upon a cliff on the island of Elba. Within this idyllic setting a devastating truth is brought to light: shaking the foundations upon which the hotel is built, and shattering the lives of the people within it.

A heartbreaking story of loss, betrayal, and redemption, told with all the warmth and beauty of an Italian summer.


Published:   1st January 2017

Publisher:   Headline Review

Goodreads :   Click here

Series or Stand-Alone:  Stand-Alone

Source:  Bought

Genres:     Romance

Pages:   304 pages, Paperback


MY REVIEW


What I loved about this story...  The description of both the location and the characters that transported me directly to Italy and want to stay there.  Such a beautifully written story.  There's just something about a family drama or mystery that always draws me in and this story was no different.

What I didn't like about this story...  This was one of those stories that immediately when I finished it I couldn't quite remember what I had just read.  There was no staying power with the story with this one.  If I picked this up to read again I probably wouldn't have remembered much.  This may be a me thing rather than the story, though.  Also, at 304 pages I would have loved to have more of the story and follow the main character for a bit longer...

Would I recommend...  This was an ok read.  If this is your thing, do pick it up.




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