Do You like book Night Train To Lisbon: A Novel (2004)?
I have read a lot of Emily Grayson books, but in another life. Although I remember The Gazebo being good, it was many years ago when the bar for a good book was set much lower. Had this book been a puddle, it would have been a shallow one! This story had such great potential and could have gone to some really good places, but the author seemed to take the easy and somewhat predictable way out. It's like she opted not to make it too complicated a read. There was a twist or two at the end, but nothing overly shocking or controversial and all taken with a grain of salt by the main character. It's not that it was a bad read, just a bit to "romancey" and no longer to my taste.
—Katrina
I remember reading The Gazebo a few years ago mainly because Grayson had managed to write a novel without pretty much any specific details. I do recall, though, the strong narrative pull. Well now a few books later is Night Train to Lisbon and the plot (set in the political atmosphere of 1936) required Grayson to provide more specific details. I was thankful to know what decade I was in but soon discovered that the narrative pull from her debut novel was nowhere to be found in this new one. Interesting,
—Debbie Robson
This was a fabulous book! I love a well-written, heavy romance. I will say, though, that this book seemed to give either too much detail while lacking a fulfilling amount in others (specifically the end, how their lives turned out - I wanted to see them get married and have a baby, but I'm just weird like that). However, I did get that sad, the-book-was-too-short-and-I-almost-wanted-it-to-go-on-forever-feeling that I only get with the really, really good books that I love. I was very pleased with how everything turned out and the ending. This is a short and heavy read, and if that's what you're looking for, then you should definitely read this story!
—Lauren
