Happy hump day bibliophiles!
Delighted to share with you today my review for this lovely love story set in Paris and translated from French! Ooo La La 😍
In Paris With You by Clementine Beauvais
My Thoughts
An elegant story of first love, second chances, and heartbreak!
This story was told in verse, it took a wild to get used to the style, but once I did I was completely entranced… The book was also translated from French, I can only imagine how difficult it was to translate such a stylized book, so major props to the translator! As much as I enjoyed this story, I do recognize that the style is not for everybody…. but told in verse or not this was a lovely love story set in the city of love, Paris…
This is the story of Tatiana and Eugene, who first fell in love as teenagers…. first love, the heart is a pitter pattering the butterflies are fluttering, and you can’t seem to wipe that silly grin off your face…. but as in the case of most first love Tatiana and Eugene did not last…. then years later a chance encounter and the sparks are rekindled…. but life is complicated and love is messy, even in Paris…
Such a sweet satisfying story of love and loss… both Tatiana and Eugene were likable and a little quirky…. The story really transported you to Paris, you could see the sights, hear the sounds, and smell the scents of the city… a cleverly told love story… I’m not sure I could read every book in verse, but it was nice for a little change of pace…
If you love amour and Beautiful settings this one’s for you! Recommended!
*** merci beaucoup to St. Martin’s Press for my copy of this book ***
About the Book
Eugene and Tatiana had fallen in love that summer ten years ago. But certain events stopped them from getting to truly know each other and they separated never knowing what could have been.
But one busy morning on the Paris metro, Eugene and Tatiana meet again, no longer the same teenagers they once were.
What happened during that summer? Does meeting again now change everything? With their lives ahead of them, can Eugene and Tatiana find a way to be together after everything?
Written in gorgeous verse, In Paris With You celebrates the importance of first love. Funny and sometimes bittersweet this book has universal appeal for anyone who has been in love.
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