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A review by parklandmom
The Lost Art of Reverie by Rae Walsh
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Read via Kindle
First of all, what a beautiful cover and title! I love an interesting title that truly FITS the book. 👏 I felt the “reverie” as I was reading. It was as though I was there in Aveline with the characters. They felt like cherished friends.
I had never heard of this author until I saw an appealing post in a Christian fiction group about the Aveline series. I looked them up and connected to it so I bought book one on Kindle. I will definitely be getting the other two. (Added note: I saw that the author writes under another name and in another genre. I got the first e-book (free) in a series for our daughter since it looked tailor-made for her. I saw her reading it on her Kindle a couple of days ago.)
I adored the FMC in this book. It was inspirational to see her growth and tackling things based on what she loved. I was enchanted by the beautiful Victorian-style house with the big porch (sigh……) and what it meant to receive it from her grandmother. I had extremely close relationships with my grandmas so it was a strong connective piece for me. Her love for people and discovering what truly made her content was encouraging and aspirational—thus the “reverie” in the title. It truly is a lost art in today’s world of tension, stress, and busy-ness.
I also loved the MMC and his heart of gold and kindness. He also discovered more about himself and finding his reverie in full. The romantic tension was beautifully sweet.
The food, gardening, playfulness, beautiful nature scenes, etc. tapped all the senses. There were still realistic misunderstandings, emotional outbursts, struggles, and mistakes with the characters that are true to life and are very relatable.
I believe everyone can find pieces that they identify with in this book. Pain and betrayal are difficult things but hope is always there. Growth can always happen. And that stems from God. I want to sit on the porch talking and laughing with the characters so I’m glad I have two more books to read about others in the community! I would encourage others to put this on the top section of their TBR list.
First of all, what a beautiful cover and title! I love an interesting title that truly FITS the book. 👏 I felt the “reverie” as I was reading. It was as though I was there in Aveline with the characters. They felt like cherished friends.
I had never heard of this author until I saw an appealing post in a Christian fiction group about the Aveline series. I looked them up and connected to it so I bought book one on Kindle. I will definitely be getting the other two. (Added note: I saw that the author writes under another name and in another genre. I got the first e-book (free) in a series for our daughter since it looked tailor-made for her. I saw her reading it on her Kindle a couple of days ago.)
I adored the FMC in this book. It was inspirational to see her growth and tackling things based on what she loved. I was enchanted by the beautiful Victorian-style house with the big porch (sigh……) and what it meant to receive it from her grandmother. I had extremely close relationships with my grandmas so it was a strong connective piece for me. Her love for people and discovering what truly made her content was encouraging and aspirational—thus the “reverie” in the title. It truly is a lost art in today’s world of tension, stress, and busy-ness.
I also loved the MMC and his heart of gold and kindness. He also discovered more about himself and finding his reverie in full. The romantic tension was beautifully sweet.
The food, gardening, playfulness, beautiful nature scenes, etc. tapped all the senses. There were still realistic misunderstandings, emotional outbursts, struggles, and mistakes with the characters that are true to life and are very relatable.
I believe everyone can find pieces that they identify with in this book. Pain and betrayal are difficult things but hope is always there. Growth can always happen. And that stems from God. I want to sit on the porch talking and laughing with the characters so I’m glad I have two more books to read about others in the community! I would encourage others to put this on the top section of their TBR list.