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An amusing read or browse, seeing that beyond the introduction and headings there is nothing really to read.
It is literally a picture books of maps, some are amusing and other just very corny. Not a book I would be happy to have bought for full price but for 99p it was alright and passed a few minutes.
It got a little repetitive and a few eyeroll’s at some of the maps, below are a couple.
I haven’t seen the film but I enjoyed this book, comic, bittersweet and reminded me of Gatsby. The cat bit at the end tugged on my heart strings.
I should check out the movie.
The other stories were very good, I didnt read the Christmas one as I have read it about seven times previously in a Christmas anthology.
An enjoyable read and addition to the series. A bit low on action seeing several vendetta’s against France’s favourite policeman with a very active trouser snake. This one centre’s around a suicide of a local business woman and the fall out that follows. Not too much of the crime until the climax.
I felt with this book it was setting up the next stage in the Bruno series with the introductions of new characters, and the closure of some relationships. It will be interesting to see where it goes next.
As ever the setting and cuisine are the stars of the show, if only St Denis was a real place. I would happily love to park up at Bruno’s with Balzac on my lap and spend the evening.
The second volume in the series and it picks up from where the previous volume ended. Again another fun and thrilling read, knowing what to expect I enjoyed it for what it was. And there is sufficient back story to add depth to it too.
Could easily see these having been 90s or early 00s B Movies or even modern ones.
Third part and I have found this quite enjoyable. It’s short and sweet and lots going on. Perhaps a little cliché and corny but it’s no worse than Roger Moore James Bond, with more boobs haha. Our main characters are largely absent in this volume, as I think this one is more of an off-shoot series than canon, but hopefully they make a return in the next. I am enjoying the story.
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