I should have left it at page 80, with "Oh Julia, I'll never forget until my dying day, the moment I walked into that Magnolia bedroom and saw her for the first time". I cannot believe I read through 577 pages of clichées, stick figures, stupid plot and uninteresting intrigue. She's b This novel is so bad it is a shame to the written word. The story is that of Julia, who is in deep morning after the loss of husband and child. That should have been a hint that there were only worse things to come. This novel is so bad it is a shame to the written word. I still can't believe that nobody noticed all the errors when it came to the logical aspects.
I really can't point out all the things that bugged - let me just say, there were a lot. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, Riley came up with (view spoiler) TEH FUCK!!!Īll in all this book is badly written, with logical errors all the time, absurd dialogues and predictable to no end. Predictable, mushy, soapy and very bad written. Especially since the ending is probably the worst of it. Plus, the whole story, the diary which doesn't really play a role at all, is just stupid and very predictable! It's like Riley had a list with all the oh so dramatic scenes that she had to put in the book, fitting or not. And what made me laugh out loud are sentences like "I hope I am worth enough for you", from a person living in 2010. I haven't read so much bullshit in a very long time. WTF?īut what bugged me the most are those stupid dialogues. You have no pictures in mind when Harry is in Bangkok or Julie in France. Plus, they don't show how they feel nor is the author able to make the reader care at all for them.
After the prologue the whole story goes down the drain and only consists of stupid and blunt characters that are all so very annoying and not likeable at all. I mean the prologue was kinda great and I thought, OMG, this book has to fantastic. And in the end, I didn't get anything but crap! Seriously, I expected so much from this book, like a great family saga, with some romance and some interesting plot. Plus, they don't This was so much crap! Bullshit at its best, to be precise.
And in the end, I didn't get anything but crap! I mean the prologue was kinda great and I thought, OMG, this book has to fantastic. This was so much crap! Bullshit at its best, to be precise. Filled with twists and turns, passions and lies, and ultimately redemption, The Orchid House is a romantic, poignant novel that became an instant bestseller in the UK and Germany.more Lucinda Riley skillfully sweeps her readers between the magical world of Wharton Park and Thailand during World War II with irresistible and atmospheric storytelling. When the two lovers are cruelly separated, the impact will be felt on generations to come. Their search takes them back to the 1930s when a former heir to Wharton Park married his young society bride on the eve of World War II. When they discover an old diary, Julia seeks out her grandmother to learn the truth behind a love affair that almost destroyed Wharton Park. There she reunites with Kit Crawford, heir to the estate and her possible salvation. Years later, while struggling with overwhelming grief over the death of her husband and young child, she returns to the tranquility of the estate. As a child Julia Forreįor fans of The House at Riverton and Rebecca-a debut spanning from the 1930s to the present day, from a magnificent estate in war-torn England to Thailand, this sweeping novel tells the tale of a concert pianist, Julia, and the prominent Crawford family whose shocking secrets are revealed, leading to devastating consequences for generations to come.Īs a child Julia Forrester spent many idyllic hours in the hothouse of Wharton Park, the great house where her grandfather tended exotic orchids. For fans of The House at Riverton and Rebecca-a debut spanning from the 1930s to the present day, from a magnificent estate in war-torn England to Thailand, this sweeping novel tells the tale of a concert pianist, Julia, and the prominent Crawford family whose shocking secrets are revealed, leading to devastating consequences for generations to come.
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