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Kiss Me #2
Поцілунок у Парижі
Напередодні Різдва Серена прилітає з Америки до Парижа, щоб разом із сестрою влаштувати сімейну мандрівку та створити особливий альбом з фотографіями тих місць, якими колись гуляли їхні батьки. Та всі її плани враз летять шкереберть, і вона лишається сам на сам із чванькуватим французом з фотокамерою, який страшенно її дратує.
Напередодні Різдва Жан-Люк, який тільки-но пережив непростий розрив із коханою, сідає за горе-фотопроєкт у кімнаті студентського гуртожитку, бо ось-ось має здати його викладачеві. Та всі його плани враз летять шкереберть, і він лишається сам на сам із одержимою американкою з детальним списком справ у кишені, яка страшенно його дратує.
Чи зможуть вони стерпіти одне одного цілісінький день?..
Нова романтична історія від Кетрін Райдер про один зовсім не ідеальний день в ідеальному місті для закоханих.
Напередодні Різдва Жан-Люк, який тільки-но пережив непростий розрив із коханою, сідає за горе-фотопроєкт у кімнаті студентського гуртожитку, бо ось-ось має здати його викладачеві. Та всі його плани враз летять шкереберть, і він лишається сам на сам із одержимою американкою з детальним списком справ у кишені, яка страшенно його дратує.
Чи зможуть вони стерпіти одне одного цілісінький день?..
Нова романтична історія від Кетрін Райдер про один зовсім не ідеальний день в ідеальному місті для закоханих.
200 pages, Hardcover
First published October 2, 2017
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Catherine Rider
10 books65 followersA pseudonym based on the dual effort of authors James Noble and Stephanie Elliott.
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November 13, 2018
What I wanted to read was a sweet, cute romantic story set in Paris. What I got was an annoying set of characters who are all very selfish and fairly ridiculous.
The Lead Characters
Considering how few characters are actually in Kiss Me in Paris it’s surprising how much I manage to hate all of them. Our lead man has potential but seems to be too hyper focused on a grade for a class project than on the people and life around him.
That said, next to our leading lady the lead man looks amazing. Not only is our lead gal really annoying, she’s hyper sensitive to everything and anything. Now some will tell me I’m not being fair and that many people handle grief differently... and I will say ok. And then I’ll intervene with a but and explain that there is being organized and having a goal and then there is just flat out neurotic. I wanted to send our lead girl to some major counselling almost every single page.
Details
There are a lot of little details that bugged me during Kiss Me in Paris‘ story. Let’s start with, who goes to a city they’ve never been for only a day and a half?! Seriously she thought she’d hit like 10 major spots in Paris in just over a day? This is so outrageous it borders on comedic. I realize that is part of the point being made but it went way too far.
The sporadic use of French and only sometimes translating or paraphrasing bugged me. Now this could be because I’m bilingual (English & French). However, I think even if it had been a language I didn’t know the random drop of words would have bothered me. In particular I cannot believe that the narrative of our lead gal thinks to herself things like ‘street, or rue as they call it here’. Like what even is that? No one thinks like that. I wouldn’t think about going to the bathroom in London and on the way say to myself “going to the bathroom, or the loo as they call it”. It’s absurd.
Paris
The best part of Kiss me in Paris are the descriptions of the city that Catherine Rider has researched and/o experienced herself. While I’ve not yet been to Paris I can say that it’s easy to verify things like: what other paintings are in the Mona Lisa room, what’s across the street from Moulin Rouge and what type of light shows happen at the Eiffel Tour in December. All of these places and events are accurately portrayed in the story and really make me want to go to Paris! As if I didn’t already want to go there. I felt as though I was walking the streets at some points and for this sole reason I have raised my rating to 2 stars. I’ll give Rider credit for not making up locations or sights and for keeping them in their appropriate locations.
Overall
This really didn’t hit the romantic sweet spot I was hoping for. Maybe because I judge romance books harshly, as they are always all the same; or maybe because it was just not my kind of people as the lead characters. Regardless I’d say, unless you’re dying to read a book set in Paris, there are other better tourism romances out there.
For this and more of my reviews please visit my blog at: Epic Reading
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
The Lead Characters
Considering how few characters are actually in Kiss Me in Paris it’s surprising how much I manage to hate all of them. Our lead man has potential but seems to be too hyper focused on a grade for a class project than on the people and life around him.
That said, next to our leading lady the lead man looks amazing. Not only is our lead gal really annoying, she’s hyper sensitive to everything and anything. Now some will tell me I’m not being fair and that many people handle grief differently... and I will say ok. And then I’ll intervene with a but and explain that there is being organized and having a goal and then there is just flat out neurotic. I wanted to send our lead girl to some major counselling almost every single page.
Details
There are a lot of little details that bugged me during Kiss Me in Paris‘ story. Let’s start with, who goes to a city they’ve never been for only a day and a half?! Seriously she thought she’d hit like 10 major spots in Paris in just over a day? This is so outrageous it borders on comedic. I realize that is part of the point being made but it went way too far.
The sporadic use of French and only sometimes translating or paraphrasing bugged me. Now this could be because I’m bilingual (English & French). However, I think even if it had been a language I didn’t know the random drop of words would have bothered me. In particular I cannot believe that the narrative of our lead gal thinks to herself things like ‘street, or rue as they call it here’. Like what even is that? No one thinks like that. I wouldn’t think about going to the bathroom in London and on the way say to myself “going to the bathroom, or the loo as they call it”. It’s absurd.
Paris
The best part of Kiss me in Paris are the descriptions of the city that Catherine Rider has researched and/o experienced herself. While I’ve not yet been to Paris I can say that it’s easy to verify things like: what other paintings are in the Mona Lisa room, what’s across the street from Moulin Rouge and what type of light shows happen at the Eiffel Tour in December. All of these places and events are accurately portrayed in the story and really make me want to go to Paris! As if I didn’t already want to go there. I felt as though I was walking the streets at some points and for this sole reason I have raised my rating to 2 stars. I’ll give Rider credit for not making up locations or sights and for keeping them in their appropriate locations.
Overall
This really didn’t hit the romantic sweet spot I was hoping for. Maybe because I judge romance books harshly, as they are always all the same; or maybe because it was just not my kind of people as the lead characters. Regardless I’d say, unless you’re dying to read a book set in Paris, there are other better tourism romances out there.
For this and more of my reviews please visit my blog at: Epic Reading
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
February 20, 2018
Сладка, нежна, романтична и френска - какво повече да иска човек от една "Целувка в Париж" през месеца на любовта :)
April 1, 2021
I have always loved books about travel, so it is no surprise that I enjoyed Kiss Me in Paris by Catherine Rider. This book tells the story of a trip to Paris gone awry and features two main characters with differing personalities. I just wish the book was longer so I could read more about Serena and Jean-Luc!
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March 17, 2018
As I mentioned in my reading updates, I really didn't like the main characters in this book which makes it about a million times more difficult to enjoy the story itself. It often felt like the characters were much younger than they are supposed to be in the way they acted and talked.
I also didn't enjoy the fact that this book's events all happened within the timespan of a single day and the characters ended up falling in love with each other by the end of the day... it just seems really unrealistic to me.
I also didn't enjoy the fact that this book's events all happened within the timespan of a single day and the characters ended up falling in love with each other by the end of the day... it just seems really unrealistic to me.
December 7, 2020
Ganz nett für Zwischendurch, mehr aber auch nicht.
Zur Geschichte:
Leider hat mich dieses Buch ziemlich enttäuscht. Ich hatte mir davon eine schöne romantische Liebesgeschichte mit winterlichem Flair erhofft, stattdessen bekam ich eine oberflächliche und nicht nachvollziehbare "Liebesgeschichte" mit oberflächlichen Charakteren.
Die Geschichte wird als "Winter Romance" bezeichnet, aber es gibt weder Romantik noch eine schöne winterliche Atmosphäre. Das Buch spielt zwar im Dezember kurz vor Weihnachten, aber das war es dann auch schon. Hätte es nicht dabeigestanden, hätte ich das vermutlich nicht einmal gemerkt, weil einfach nichts Weihnachtliches beschrieben wird. Zumindest kamen bei mir keine weihnachtlichen und winterlichen Vibes an und dafür sind Geschichten wie diese doch letzten Endes da, oder?
Die Geschichte ist nicht einmal annähernd so romantisch wie Cover und Klappentext suggerieren. Ich habe die gefühlvollen und berührenden Momente vermisst. Es kamen keinerlei Emotionen bei mir an, da die Gefühle der Charaktere für mich weder greifbar noch nachvollziehbar waren. Die Geschehnisse ließen mich komplett kalt und das obwohl die Lebensgeschichten der beiden Protagonisten durchaus Potenzial für mehr Tiefe und Gefühl hatten.
Eine Liebesgeschichte ist im Grunde gar nicht vorhanden, wie sollte sich diese auch an nur einem Tag entwickeln? Natürlich gibt es Liebe auf den ersten Blick, aber um solche Geschichten glaubhaft rüberzubringen bedarf es nun einmal starker Emotionen und Romantik und diese fehlten hier. Die "Liebesgeschichte" ist unrealistisch und gefühlsarm und wirkt alles andere als echt und authentisch.
Handlungstechnisch passiert in diesem Buch nicht viel, aber da es im Grunde nur an einem einzigen Tag spielt, ist das auch nicht weiter verwunderlich. Meiner Meinung nach hat sich das Autorenduo damit auch keinen Gefallen getan. Es ist sehr schwer, an einem Tag auf rund 250 Seiten eine glaubwürdige Liebesgeschichte zu Papier zu bringen.
Die Grundidee hat mir gut gefallen, aber ihre Umsetzung lässt zu wünschen übrig. Die Geschichte ist oberflächlich und hat keine Tiefe. Letzteres wäre noch tolerabel, aber da es der Geschichte ebenfalls an Romantik, Humor und Gefühl mangelt, bin ich im Gesamten mehr als enttäuscht. Lediglich das Reisen durch Paris hat mir gut gefallen, da es sich hierbei um meine absolute Lieblingsstadt handelt.
Das Buch ist weniger schlimm als es jetzt vielleicht klingen mag. Zeitweise hat es mich sogar recht gut unterhalten, empfehlen kann ich es aber leider trotzdem nicht.
Zu den Charakteren:
Die Geschichte wird abwechselnd aus Serena's und Jean-Luc's Sicht in der ersten Person Singular erzählt.
Ich konnte leider keine Bindung zu den Protagonisten aufbauen. Sie sind eindimensional, blass und oberflächlich. Ich konnte mich in keinen der beiden hineinversetzen oder gar mit ihnen identifizieren. Ihr Verhalten war für mich oft überhaupt nicht nachvollziehbar. Insbesondere Serena war mir stellenweise wirklich wahnsinnig unsympathisch.
Serena ist stur, engstirnig und nahezu verbissen. Sie will um jeden Preis ihren festen Plan abarbeiten und nimmt sich dabei überhaupt keine Zeit, um die Schönheit der Stadt zu genießen oder auf ihren hilfsbereiten Begleiter einzugehen. Stattdessen wurde sie immer launischer und zickiger und hatte permanent etwas zu meckern. An Jean-Luc's Stelle hätte ich sie einfach stehen lassen, sie hat mich schon beim Lesen tierisch genervt, nicht auszumalen wie das in der Realität sein muss. Ich glaube durch Serena's verkrampfte und routinierte Art ging sehr viel vom Pariser Flair und dem Zauber dieser wunderschönen Stadt verloren.
Zu Jean-Luc kann ich kaum etwas sagen, da man ihn in diesem Buch leider nicht kennenlernt. Er ist verschlossen, photographiert gerne und gibt sich ungerechtfertigterweise die Schuld an Serena's Missmut. Anfangs mochte ich ihn nicht sonderlich, mit der Zeit wurde es besser und dann tat er mir einfach nur noch leid. Im Gesamten bleibt seine Figur aber wirklich sehr blass.
Zwischen Serena und Jean-Luc herrschten keine Harmonie und Symbiose, weswegen mich ihre Liebesgeschichte auch nicht berühren konnte.
Zum Schreibstil:
Der Schreibstil ist locker-leicht und lässt sich angenehm und flüssig lesen. Stellenweise ist Catherine Rider's Schreibstil humorvoll und unterhaltsam, aber es fehlt ihm leider durchweg an Gefühl. Im Gesamten ist ihr Schreibstil einfach nichts Besonderes.
Fazit:
Ich hatte keine hohen Erwartungen an dieses Buch und wurde dennoch schwer enttäuscht. Die Geschichte hält nichts von dem, was sie verspricht. Sie ist weder romantisch noch schafft sie eine schöne winterliche Atmosphäre. Die Liebesgeschichte kann man in meinen Augen nicht als solche bezeichnen, da es ihr stark an Gefühl, Romantik und Glaubwürdigkeit mangelt und auch ansonsten ist diese Geschichte sehr oberflächlich und gleichgültig. Ich kann diesem Buch, so leid es mir auch tut, nur einen Stern geben und an dieser Stelle leider keine Leseempfehlung aussprechen.
1/ 5 Sterne ⭐️
Zur Geschichte:
Leider hat mich dieses Buch ziemlich enttäuscht. Ich hatte mir davon eine schöne romantische Liebesgeschichte mit winterlichem Flair erhofft, stattdessen bekam ich eine oberflächliche und nicht nachvollziehbare "Liebesgeschichte" mit oberflächlichen Charakteren.
Die Geschichte wird als "Winter Romance" bezeichnet, aber es gibt weder Romantik noch eine schöne winterliche Atmosphäre. Das Buch spielt zwar im Dezember kurz vor Weihnachten, aber das war es dann auch schon. Hätte es nicht dabeigestanden, hätte ich das vermutlich nicht einmal gemerkt, weil einfach nichts Weihnachtliches beschrieben wird. Zumindest kamen bei mir keine weihnachtlichen und winterlichen Vibes an und dafür sind Geschichten wie diese doch letzten Endes da, oder?
Die Geschichte ist nicht einmal annähernd so romantisch wie Cover und Klappentext suggerieren. Ich habe die gefühlvollen und berührenden Momente vermisst. Es kamen keinerlei Emotionen bei mir an, da die Gefühle der Charaktere für mich weder greifbar noch nachvollziehbar waren. Die Geschehnisse ließen mich komplett kalt und das obwohl die Lebensgeschichten der beiden Protagonisten durchaus Potenzial für mehr Tiefe und Gefühl hatten.
Eine Liebesgeschichte ist im Grunde gar nicht vorhanden, wie sollte sich diese auch an nur einem Tag entwickeln? Natürlich gibt es Liebe auf den ersten Blick, aber um solche Geschichten glaubhaft rüberzubringen bedarf es nun einmal starker Emotionen und Romantik und diese fehlten hier. Die "Liebesgeschichte" ist unrealistisch und gefühlsarm und wirkt alles andere als echt und authentisch.
Handlungstechnisch passiert in diesem Buch nicht viel, aber da es im Grunde nur an einem einzigen Tag spielt, ist das auch nicht weiter verwunderlich. Meiner Meinung nach hat sich das Autorenduo damit auch keinen Gefallen getan. Es ist sehr schwer, an einem Tag auf rund 250 Seiten eine glaubwürdige Liebesgeschichte zu Papier zu bringen.
Die Grundidee hat mir gut gefallen, aber ihre Umsetzung lässt zu wünschen übrig. Die Geschichte ist oberflächlich und hat keine Tiefe. Letzteres wäre noch tolerabel, aber da es der Geschichte ebenfalls an Romantik, Humor und Gefühl mangelt, bin ich im Gesamten mehr als enttäuscht. Lediglich das Reisen durch Paris hat mir gut gefallen, da es sich hierbei um meine absolute Lieblingsstadt handelt.
Das Buch ist weniger schlimm als es jetzt vielleicht klingen mag. Zeitweise hat es mich sogar recht gut unterhalten, empfehlen kann ich es aber leider trotzdem nicht.
Zu den Charakteren:
Die Geschichte wird abwechselnd aus Serena's und Jean-Luc's Sicht in der ersten Person Singular erzählt.
Ich konnte leider keine Bindung zu den Protagonisten aufbauen. Sie sind eindimensional, blass und oberflächlich. Ich konnte mich in keinen der beiden hineinversetzen oder gar mit ihnen identifizieren. Ihr Verhalten war für mich oft überhaupt nicht nachvollziehbar. Insbesondere Serena war mir stellenweise wirklich wahnsinnig unsympathisch.
Serena ist stur, engstirnig und nahezu verbissen. Sie will um jeden Preis ihren festen Plan abarbeiten und nimmt sich dabei überhaupt keine Zeit, um die Schönheit der Stadt zu genießen oder auf ihren hilfsbereiten Begleiter einzugehen. Stattdessen wurde sie immer launischer und zickiger und hatte permanent etwas zu meckern. An Jean-Luc's Stelle hätte ich sie einfach stehen lassen, sie hat mich schon beim Lesen tierisch genervt, nicht auszumalen wie das in der Realität sein muss. Ich glaube durch Serena's verkrampfte und routinierte Art ging sehr viel vom Pariser Flair und dem Zauber dieser wunderschönen Stadt verloren.
Zu Jean-Luc kann ich kaum etwas sagen, da man ihn in diesem Buch leider nicht kennenlernt. Er ist verschlossen, photographiert gerne und gibt sich ungerechtfertigterweise die Schuld an Serena's Missmut. Anfangs mochte ich ihn nicht sonderlich, mit der Zeit wurde es besser und dann tat er mir einfach nur noch leid. Im Gesamten bleibt seine Figur aber wirklich sehr blass.
Zwischen Serena und Jean-Luc herrschten keine Harmonie und Symbiose, weswegen mich ihre Liebesgeschichte auch nicht berühren konnte.
Zum Schreibstil:
Der Schreibstil ist locker-leicht und lässt sich angenehm und flüssig lesen. Stellenweise ist Catherine Rider's Schreibstil humorvoll und unterhaltsam, aber es fehlt ihm leider durchweg an Gefühl. Im Gesamten ist ihr Schreibstil einfach nichts Besonderes.
Fazit:
Ich hatte keine hohen Erwartungen an dieses Buch und wurde dennoch schwer enttäuscht. Die Geschichte hält nichts von dem, was sie verspricht. Sie ist weder romantisch noch schafft sie eine schöne winterliche Atmosphäre. Die Liebesgeschichte kann man in meinen Augen nicht als solche bezeichnen, da es ihr stark an Gefühl, Romantik und Glaubwürdigkeit mangelt und auch ansonsten ist diese Geschichte sehr oberflächlich und gleichgültig. Ich kann diesem Buch, so leid es mir auch tut, nur einen Stern geben und an dieser Stelle leider keine Leseempfehlung aussprechen.
1/ 5 Sterne ⭐️
August 20, 2018
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Rider took us on another whirlwind romance, this time, we visited The City of Light. We might have been in a different city, but we were still treated to all the charm of her previous book.
• Pro: We were in Paris! I thought Paris was a really beautiful city, and it's always nice taking a trip there via a book.
• Pro: Charlotte and Anthony made a few appearance. I didn't realize that Rider was going to connect this book to Kiss Me in New York, but I was so happy to get a little bit of an update on those two.
• Pro: I wasn't totally sold on Jean-Luc, but I did buy into him a lot more, when he let down his armor and we got to see HIM a little more.
• Pro: This romantic tour was not all it was cracked up to be. I really wanted Serena to accomplish what she set out for, but I also wanted her to find her own way. It was a pretty complicated personal journey for Serena, however, she learned a lot and worked through some of her issues, as did Jean Luc. I found I did care about the characters, and that's always important for me.
• Pro/Con: There were some fun scenes between Serena and Jean Luc, and some really sweet and tender ones too. I just wish there had been more, because I feel like we didn't get to spend enough time with just them. The other love interests added to the story and helped clarify some things about Serena and Jean-Luc's, but they also took time away from the central romance.
• Pro: The ending convinced me to give it the extra half star. It was fun and cute and all that, but the epilogue really delighted me. I always want to know more about where things are going, and Rider gave me that, AND I loved the direction she was pointing all the characters in too.
Overall: This was a very sweet, all-in-one-day romance, which was filled with Parisian hijinks, old friends, and quite a few feels.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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Rider took us on another whirlwind romance, this time, we visited The City of Light. We might have been in a different city, but we were still treated to all the charm of her previous book.
• Pro: We were in Paris! I thought Paris was a really beautiful city, and it's always nice taking a trip there via a book.
• Pro: Charlotte and Anthony made a few appearance. I didn't realize that Rider was going to connect this book to Kiss Me in New York, but I was so happy to get a little bit of an update on those two.
• Pro: I wasn't totally sold on Jean-Luc, but I did buy into him a lot more, when he let down his armor and we got to see HIM a little more.
• Pro: This romantic tour was not all it was cracked up to be. I really wanted Serena to accomplish what she set out for, but I also wanted her to find her own way. It was a pretty complicated personal journey for Serena, however, she learned a lot and worked through some of her issues, as did Jean Luc. I found I did care about the characters, and that's always important for me.
• Pro/Con: There were some fun scenes between Serena and Jean Luc, and some really sweet and tender ones too. I just wish there had been more, because I feel like we didn't get to spend enough time with just them. The other love interests added to the story and helped clarify some things about Serena and Jean-Luc's, but they also took time away from the central romance.
• Pro: The ending convinced me to give it the extra half star. It was fun and cute and all that, but the epilogue really delighted me. I always want to know more about where things are going, and Rider gave me that, AND I loved the direction she was pointing all the characters in too.
Overall: This was a very sweet, all-in-one-day romance, which was filled with Parisian hijinks, old friends, and quite a few feels.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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August 30, 2018
I really enjoyed Kiss Me in New York last year. Cute book with a fun romance with good chemistry and a great setting. Kiss Me in Paris just didn’t live up to its predecessor. There was a serious lack of chemistry between Serena and Jean-Luc until the very end and still, I was completely sold. I will say I loved all the Paris talk. The setting was everything I wanted it to be. While I didn’t love this one I would totally read another book in this series if there are more.
I received this book for free from Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Rebel Mommy Book Blog
I received this book for free from Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Rebel Mommy Book Blog
July 1, 2019
this was so adorable! rtc
(also wow i read three books today :O)
(also wow i read three books today :O)
August 18, 2018
This was such a fun and light read! I love how this book made me feel like I'm actually in the streets of Paris while having a cute tour guide with me! Ha! If you loved Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch then you might want to check this out too! Thanks to Net Galley and Kids Can Press for providing me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
"How will you remember what you have seen, if you are always running?"
"I've seen the blank stares of people lost in huge crowds, constantly surrounded by others while being totally alone at the same time. Some people just end up alone. Because life is not kind to everybody."
"Honey, people are perfect fits only when they're in the movies. In real life, relationships require effort. When it's right, it's worth it."
Soundtrack: Thinking Bout Love by Nathan Hartono
"How will you remember what you have seen, if you are always running?"
"I've seen the blank stares of people lost in huge crowds, constantly surrounded by others while being totally alone at the same time. Some people just end up alone. Because life is not kind to everybody."
"Honey, people are perfect fits only when they're in the movies. In real life, relationships require effort. When it's right, it's worth it."
Soundtrack: Thinking Bout Love by Nathan Hartono
December 6, 2018
3.5
Buongiorno, readers.
Oggi ho concluso la mia prima lettura natalizia, finalmente mi sono sentita con la vena adatta.
Con “Baciami sotto il cielo di Parigi” di Catherine Byber, edito Newton Compton editori, diamo il via al mio Natale.
Serena è americana e vola a Parigi dalla sorella per il suo progetto: il Romance Tour. Vuole rivivere tutto il viaggio di nozze dei genitori per poter fare un regalo alla madre per Natale, data la prematura morte del padre. Il viaggio inizialmente prevedeva la presenza della madre e della sorella, ma alla fine si ritrova sola a girare per la città con unico alloggio: uno studentato da dividere con un franco-americano un po' strano. Jean-luc studia fotografia, ma non riesce a portare a termine il suo progetto perché mancano persone vere nelle sue foto. Decide così di accodarsi a Serena per provare a vedere la città con occhi nuovi. I due però hanno modi diversi di "vedere" le cose e non è facile farli coincidere. Riusciranno a portare a termine questi due progetti, che sembrano diversi ma sono invece molto simili?
Serena è una giovane ragazza che non riesce ad elaborare il lutto per la perdita del padre. Pensa che rivivendo il viaggio di nozze dei suoi genitori possa fare un regalo gradito alla madre, ma ciò che non ammette è che ha bisogno di sentirlo un po' più vicino, così eviterà di "dimenticarlo". Le cose però non vanno come lei vorrebbe, perché la sua famiglia sembra averla abbandonata. Questo però non la ferma. È una ragazza forte, intelligente e vorrebbe trovare lo stesso amore che avevano i genitori. Pensa che il Romance Tour potrà anche farle capire e portarla all'amore vero. Quello che non sa, è che non saranno le tappe del Romance Tour a farle capire l'amore, quanto la compagnia.
Jean-Luc è alquanto avverso nei confronti degli Americani. Serena non è proprio una manna dal cielo per lui, ma quando la vede come un'opportunità per chiudere il suo progetto non esita a seguirla, nonostante lei non abbia bisogno del suo aiuto. Prova in tutti i modi a far capire a Serena di vedere la città con i suoi occhi e di non seguire un itinerario, ma a quanto pare l'Americana è testarda. È proprio attraverso lei che riesce a cogliere i sentimenti di cui ha bisogno per il suo progetto.
La storia si svolge nell'arco temporale di un solo giorno dall'arrivo di Serena. Tutto gira intorno alla necessità di Serena di compiere il viaggio di nozze dei genitori. Vuole ricordare ad ogni costo, fino a quando si rende conto che non ha bisogno di alcune foto per ricordare, sarà proprio lo strano francese a farle capire che i ricordi sono sempre in lei.
Lo stile è incalzante e le avventure e i sentimenti di questi due protagonisti mi hanno tenuta impegnata fino alla fine, grazie anche ai flussi di coscienza alternati.
È una storia dolce e di riflessione per chi ha perduto una persona amata e non sa come andare avanti nel modo giusto. Nonostante il tema delicato, l'autrice non ci permette di intristirci ma solo di riflettere. Vi consiglio davvero questo libro per chi ha voglia di passare qualche ora sul divano sotto il tepore di un plaid. Buona lettura.
Buongiorno, readers.
Oggi ho concluso la mia prima lettura natalizia, finalmente mi sono sentita con la vena adatta.
Con “Baciami sotto il cielo di Parigi” di Catherine Byber, edito Newton Compton editori, diamo il via al mio Natale.
Serena è americana e vola a Parigi dalla sorella per il suo progetto: il Romance Tour. Vuole rivivere tutto il viaggio di nozze dei genitori per poter fare un regalo alla madre per Natale, data la prematura morte del padre. Il viaggio inizialmente prevedeva la presenza della madre e della sorella, ma alla fine si ritrova sola a girare per la città con unico alloggio: uno studentato da dividere con un franco-americano un po' strano. Jean-luc studia fotografia, ma non riesce a portare a termine il suo progetto perché mancano persone vere nelle sue foto. Decide così di accodarsi a Serena per provare a vedere la città con occhi nuovi. I due però hanno modi diversi di "vedere" le cose e non è facile farli coincidere. Riusciranno a portare a termine questi due progetti, che sembrano diversi ma sono invece molto simili?
Serena è una giovane ragazza che non riesce ad elaborare il lutto per la perdita del padre. Pensa che rivivendo il viaggio di nozze dei suoi genitori possa fare un regalo gradito alla madre, ma ciò che non ammette è che ha bisogno di sentirlo un po' più vicino, così eviterà di "dimenticarlo". Le cose però non vanno come lei vorrebbe, perché la sua famiglia sembra averla abbandonata. Questo però non la ferma. È una ragazza forte, intelligente e vorrebbe trovare lo stesso amore che avevano i genitori. Pensa che il Romance Tour potrà anche farle capire e portarla all'amore vero. Quello che non sa, è che non saranno le tappe del Romance Tour a farle capire l'amore, quanto la compagnia.
Jean-Luc è alquanto avverso nei confronti degli Americani. Serena non è proprio una manna dal cielo per lui, ma quando la vede come un'opportunità per chiudere il suo progetto non esita a seguirla, nonostante lei non abbia bisogno del suo aiuto. Prova in tutti i modi a far capire a Serena di vedere la città con i suoi occhi e di non seguire un itinerario, ma a quanto pare l'Americana è testarda. È proprio attraverso lei che riesce a cogliere i sentimenti di cui ha bisogno per il suo progetto.
La storia si svolge nell'arco temporale di un solo giorno dall'arrivo di Serena. Tutto gira intorno alla necessità di Serena di compiere il viaggio di nozze dei genitori. Vuole ricordare ad ogni costo, fino a quando si rende conto che non ha bisogno di alcune foto per ricordare, sarà proprio lo strano francese a farle capire che i ricordi sono sempre in lei.
Lo stile è incalzante e le avventure e i sentimenti di questi due protagonisti mi hanno tenuta impegnata fino alla fine, grazie anche ai flussi di coscienza alternati.
È una storia dolce e di riflessione per chi ha perduto una persona amata e non sa come andare avanti nel modo giusto. Nonostante il tema delicato, l'autrice non ci permette di intristirci ma solo di riflettere. Vi consiglio davvero questo libro per chi ha voglia di passare qualche ora sul divano sotto il tepore di un plaid. Buona lettura.
December 18, 2018
Loni (nebo možná letos?) jsem četla Polibek v New Yorku, který mě moc neohromil, takže jsem vůči Paříži byla trošku skeptická, ale nakonec musím říct, že se mi to líbilo. Rozhodně lepší než předchozí kniha, sympatické postavy, hlavně Jean-Luc (možná za to může představa toho francouzského přízvuku?) a samozřejmě pozadí Paříže, která i tady zněla naprosto kouzelně. Sice jsem to čekala víc zimně-vánoční, ale nevadí. A dokonce mi tady ani nevadila ta insta-love, čemuž se docela divím.
January 24, 2021
Super! Przez większość książki miałam jakiś problem z bohaterami ale końcówka zupełnie zmieniła moje zdanie. Popłakałam się a siedzę w pociągu więc coś to musi oznaczać!
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January 1, 2024Ця книжечка така простенька і солоденька, що шоколадку до чаю можна не брати)
March 19, 2024
Cute and I liked the addition of the other characters from Kiss me in NY
April 13, 2018
Интересна и много приятна книга, която ни разказва за едно момиче и момче в най-романтичния град на света, невероятния Париж.
September 24, 2018
2.5 stars
So that was really disappointing, after reading ( Kiss Me in New York ) and waiting for this book almost a year and we are met with .. this !!
so in this book we follow Serena Charlotte's roommate and her adventures in Paris where she tries to recreate the steps of her parents honeymoon only to be met with John-Luc .. the most obnoxious guy you'll ever meet ( and not in a good way ) .. so together they will bicker non stop while supposedly seeing Paris
I couldn't connect with either of the character as they were so annoying and there chemistry is non existent but they were trying to force it all along, I did like Ethan and did not appreciate how he was treated by Serena and hope he gets his own book soon
overall I am really sad that I did not like this book
So that was really disappointing, after reading ( Kiss Me in New York ) and waiting for this book almost a year and we are met with .. this !!
so in this book we follow Serena Charlotte's roommate and her adventures in Paris where she tries to recreate the steps of her parents honeymoon only to be met with John-Luc .. the most obnoxious guy you'll ever meet ( and not in a good way ) .. so together they will bicker non stop while supposedly seeing Paris
I couldn't connect with either of the character as they were so annoying and there chemistry is non existent but they were trying to force it all along, I did like Ethan and did not appreciate how he was treated by Serena and hope he gets his own book soon
overall I am really sad that I did not like this book
June 27, 2022
I received an arc of this book from netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
This is a cute and fast paced read. The book is only one day long. Serena, the female main lead is on a visit to Paris for a day. She wants to visit all the places her parents visited on their honeymoon and make a scrapbook for her mother. Her dad has passed away so she wants her mother to re-live the experience of their honeymoon because their 25th anniversary is approaching.
I really liked the premise of this book and did enjoy it but still something felt off. I think the book is too short for so many things to happen so fast. Overall if you want to read something light and refreshing then I'll definitely recommend picking this book up.
This is a cute and fast paced read. The book is only one day long. Serena, the female main lead is on a visit to Paris for a day. She wants to visit all the places her parents visited on their honeymoon and make a scrapbook for her mother. Her dad has passed away so she wants her mother to re-live the experience of their honeymoon because their 25th anniversary is approaching.
I really liked the premise of this book and did enjoy it but still something felt off. I think the book is too short for so many things to happen so fast. Overall if you want to read something light and refreshing then I'll definitely recommend picking this book up.
September 21, 2024
Навіть якщо розгортати події у Парижі, це не означає що книга стане одразу цікавою.
Три зірки лише за згадку відомих місць, більше там немає за що ставити рейтинг👎
Три зірки лише за згадку відомих місць, більше там немає за що ставити рейтинг👎
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September 6, 2018
I do love romance novels, but I just can't handle sappy romance books. And when I opened this book I thought, here we go, I'm stuck with a gooey novel. But, luckily, I am a type of person that ALWAYS finishes the book, so I continued to read the story. And boy, what a great decision I've made.
The story starts with a young girl, Serena, who plans "Romance Tour" in the city of light and love with her older sister and mom. The purpose of the tour is to refresh the memory and honor her father, who has tragically passed away two years prior. However all Serena's plans start to crash from the very beginning. ''Kiss me in Paris'' is a very delightful and humorous novel that is full of Serena's 24-hour adventure in Paris that she ends up sharing (and enjoying) with a complete stranger.
I know, I know... eye roll. You have read this type of story before or seen in on TV. However, the moral of the story caught my attention and made me appreciate this lovely novel. Never chase the past. It's already gone. And it's ok to move on and create new happy memories, and this does not mean that you stop loving someone just because they are no longer here.
Wonderful writing. I loved writer's description of Paris in December. Great storyline. This is an easy read, perfect for chilly fall/winter evenings under a warm blanket and a cup of hot cocoa or tea.
The story starts with a young girl, Serena, who plans "Romance Tour" in the city of light and love with her older sister and mom. The purpose of the tour is to refresh the memory and honor her father, who has tragically passed away two years prior. However all Serena's plans start to crash from the very beginning. ''Kiss me in Paris'' is a very delightful and humorous novel that is full of Serena's 24-hour adventure in Paris that she ends up sharing (and enjoying) with a complete stranger.
I know, I know... eye roll. You have read this type of story before or seen in on TV. However, the moral of the story caught my attention and made me appreciate this lovely novel. Never chase the past. It's already gone. And it's ok to move on and create new happy memories, and this does not mean that you stop loving someone just because they are no longer here.
Wonderful writing. I loved writer's description of Paris in December. Great storyline. This is an easy read, perfect for chilly fall/winter evenings under a warm blanket and a cup of hot cocoa or tea.
December 26, 2019
Kiss me in Paris wird auch wie Kiss me in New York als Winter romance bezeichnet, aber in beiden Romanen mag kaum eine winterliche Atmosphäre entstehen. Es fehlt an winterlichen Beschreibungen und auch die Stimmung ist sehr neutral.
Wir begleiten Serena nach Paris, wo sie eigentlich ihre Schwester besuchen will, aber diese ist für das Wochenende mit ihrem Freund verreist, so dass sie im Wohnheim bei Jean-Luc, einem Freund der beiden unterkommt. Außerdem will Serena die Orte abklappern, die ihre Eltern auf ihrer Hochzeitsreise besucht haben.
Dabei hat sie nur ihren Plan für das Erinnerungsbuch vor Augen und hat kaum Zeit Paris zu genießen. Ich fand dies an Serena ein wenig anstrengend und bin daher nicht so richtig warm geworden. Insgesamt fand ich die Geschichte auch ein wenig oberflächlich und sie konnte mich nicht so mitreißen.
Zum Teil war die Geschichte ganz süß und Paris war ein tolles Setting, aber insgesamt wird die Geschichte mir vermutlich nicht lange in Erinnerung bleiben.
Wir begleiten Serena nach Paris, wo sie eigentlich ihre Schwester besuchen will, aber diese ist für das Wochenende mit ihrem Freund verreist, so dass sie im Wohnheim bei Jean-Luc, einem Freund der beiden unterkommt. Außerdem will Serena die Orte abklappern, die ihre Eltern auf ihrer Hochzeitsreise besucht haben.
Dabei hat sie nur ihren Plan für das Erinnerungsbuch vor Augen und hat kaum Zeit Paris zu genießen. Ich fand dies an Serena ein wenig anstrengend und bin daher nicht so richtig warm geworden. Insgesamt fand ich die Geschichte auch ein wenig oberflächlich und sie konnte mich nicht so mitreißen.
Zum Teil war die Geschichte ganz süß und Paris war ein tolles Setting, aber insgesamt wird die Geschichte mir vermutlich nicht lange in Erinnerung bleiben.
December 16, 2019
Fun read to get in that Christmas mood and it was nice to travel Paris again (well not a lot but at least smth), but unfortunately the characters were pretty annoying and the whole story is... a bit weird. So more of a 2 star read but hey it's Christmas! 🎄
December 11, 2023
2.75
Krótka książka, ot taka zimowa historia na jeden raz. Trochę można było się dowiedzieć o miejscach w Paryżu. Bohaterowie mnie trochę denerwowali, ale patrząc na to, że mają po 19 lat, to faktycznie ich zachowanie nie było jakieś dziwne. Czytało się całkiem dobrze, ale cała historia mnie jakoś nie przekonała.
Krótka książka, ot taka zimowa historia na jeden raz. Trochę można było się dowiedzieć o miejscach w Paryżu. Bohaterowie mnie trochę denerwowali, ale patrząc na to, że mają po 19 lat, to faktycznie ich zachowanie nie było jakieś dziwne. Czytało się całkiem dobrze, ale cała historia mnie jakoś nie przekonała.
November 28, 2020
Przepiękna historia, emanująca w jeszcze cudowniejszy klimat świątecznego Paryża
December 11, 2021
czytając ta książkę czułam się jakbym zwiedzała paryż - miasto które od zawsze chciałam zwiedzić. książka była bardzo urocza, jednak totalnie nie czułam klimatu świąt
December 28, 2022
Шось в цій історії є.
"Не треба бігти за чужими спогадами, треба створювати свої"
"Не треба бігти за чужими спогадами, треба створювати свої"
June 29, 2021
Strasznie zdenerwowała mnie ta książka szczerze powiedziawszy- nawet nie fabuła, ale główni bohaterzy, którzy byli strasznie zapatrzeni w siebie. Główna bohaterka, Serena, chyba mnie najbardziej denerwowała. Czytając opowieść odczuwałam jej działania za usilnie spełnienie swoich postanowień, co bardzo mnie denerwowało. Ciągłe nieporozumienia Sereny z Jean- Luciem były uciążliwe, a znajomy Sereny to była jakaś porażka. Jednak ostatnie 20/ 30 stron książki były najciekawsze i bohaterowie nie byli tak denerujący jak wcześniej. Ogółem fabuła, jak i sama książka nie jest zła, nie zasługuje na tylko 1 gwiazdkę, bo jednak fajny pomysł miała autorka na fabułę i te ostatnie strony całą książkę uratowały.
July 17, 2018
this was um. hugely disappointing. rtc.
full review: https://yabooksdaily.wordpress.com/20...
When I first read the summary for this book, I fell in love. It sounded like the perfect winter romance, set in the most romantic city in the world, detailing the slow and subtle process of falling for someone when you need it most. However, I was sorely disappointed by what the book actually ended up being like.
What irked me the most was the characters. They all acted and spoke, inexplicably, like they were far younger than their actual age. The narration was really frustrating, and I’ve never been met with not one, but two narrators so immature, stubborn, and ungrateful. And by the end of it, I felt like I still hadn’t even gotten a good sense of who they were.
I think a lot of my issues with this book were exacerbated by just how rushed it was. The entire novel takes place in one day, and while I understand the need to suspend belief, everything that occurred before, after, and during the timeline of this whirlwind romance was absurd. Everything – every situation, every pointed moment of character development, every reaction to the goings-on of the story was just so unrealistic and abrupt.
While the novel had a stronger ending than I anticipated, and there were some moments I really enjoyed, the whole book just did not work as a cohesive whole. The writing was choppy (and had an insane overuse of exclamation marks) and the characters were just so, so aggravating. I had really high hopes for this book, and they were unfortunately not even close to met.
full review: https://yabooksdaily.wordpress.com/20...
When I first read the summary for this book, I fell in love. It sounded like the perfect winter romance, set in the most romantic city in the world, detailing the slow and subtle process of falling for someone when you need it most. However, I was sorely disappointed by what the book actually ended up being like.
What irked me the most was the characters. They all acted and spoke, inexplicably, like they were far younger than their actual age. The narration was really frustrating, and I’ve never been met with not one, but two narrators so immature, stubborn, and ungrateful. And by the end of it, I felt like I still hadn’t even gotten a good sense of who they were.
I think a lot of my issues with this book were exacerbated by just how rushed it was. The entire novel takes place in one day, and while I understand the need to suspend belief, everything that occurred before, after, and during the timeline of this whirlwind romance was absurd. Everything – every situation, every pointed moment of character development, every reaction to the goings-on of the story was just so unrealistic and abrupt.
While the novel had a stronger ending than I anticipated, and there were some moments I really enjoyed, the whole book just did not work as a cohesive whole. The writing was choppy (and had an insane overuse of exclamation marks) and the characters were just so, so aggravating. I had really high hopes for this book, and they were unfortunately not even close to met.
January 5, 2023
про незагоєну рану від втрати близької людини й трохи егоїстичне бажання «зцілитися» через поїздку до міста закоханих Парижа
про хвилювання й тривогу через відсутність стосунків із хлопцями, сумнівів через нерозуміння самої сутті романтичних почуттів
розчарованість у власній поведінці в стосунках із колишньою дівчиною
про переосмислення цінностей,
теорію «пазлів»: якщо ви ідеально один одному підходите, то складаєтесь у такий самий пазл, але більший, та, якщо ви різні, складений із вас двох пазл - це щось нове, цілісне, особливе
останнім часом мене переслідувала думка, що почитавши дійсно хорошої й якісної літератури, я не зможу більше читати такі легкій романтичні й дійсно банальні (та не всі, проте більшість) історії без упередження
та ця повернула мені віру в те, що любов до жанру янґ-едалт вічна, просто час від часу її вогник не палає так яскраво
якось так вийшло, що беручи в руки «Поцілунок у Парижі», я не очікувала нічого, просто хотіла згаяти час і прочитати собі книгу менше ніж за один день
а так сталося, що почала рік із хорошого роману з (мушу визнати) банальними героями, але важливими думками, вкладеними в їхні думки й поведінку авторкою
про хвилювання й тривогу через відсутність стосунків із хлопцями, сумнівів через нерозуміння самої сутті романтичних почуттів
розчарованість у власній поведінці в стосунках із колишньою дівчиною
про переосмислення цінностей,
теорію «пазлів»: якщо ви ідеально один одному підходите, то складаєтесь у такий самий пазл, але більший, та, якщо ви різні, складений із вас двох пазл - це щось нове, цілісне, особливе
останнім часом мене переслідувала думка, що почитавши дійсно хорошої й якісної літератури, я не зможу більше читати такі легкій романтичні й дійсно банальні (та не всі, проте більшість) історії без упередження
та ця повернула мені віру в те, що любов до жанру янґ-едалт вічна, просто час від часу її вогник не палає так яскраво
якось так вийшло, що беручи в руки «Поцілунок у Парижі», я не очікувала нічого, просто хотіла згаяти час і прочитати собі книгу менше ніж за один день
а так сталося, що почала рік із хорошого роману з (мушу визнати) банальними героями, але важливими думками, вкладеними в їхні думки й поведінку авторкою
January 9, 2023
Ну що, я, як і планувала, провела із цією книгою прекрасний вихідний день.
І можу сказати, що лишилась відверто задоволена!
Це не якась надзвичайно глибока книга, наповнена важливими сенсами (хоча вони там теж є, не сумнівайтесь!)
Це хороший атмосферний ромком про один день із життя двох молодих людей у Парижі.
У Серени є величезний список місць, які треба відвідати у французькій столиці, і лише один день на все це. А Жан-Люк, починаючий фотограф, має на цей день скласти дівчині компанію.
Чи вдасться Серені відвідати усі заплановані місця та у які природи вони втраплять із Жаном-Люком - дізнаєтесь зі сторінок цієї книги!
А тепер до моїх вражень.
Чесно - мені сподобалось!
Пам'ятаю, як я три дні гибіла над "Поцілунком у Нью-Йорку", перш ніж здолала його. А ця історія залишила на моєму серденьку приємний слід.
Можливо, це було завдяки описам Парижу - я ніби сама повернулась на 5 років у минуле і знову провела у цьому особливу місті два незабутні дні...
Так, Парижу хотілось би трохи більше - але чого я хочу від 197-ми сторінок тексту 🙈🙈
Словом, "Поцілунок у Парижі" - це прекрасний шанс відволіктися від буденності і на один день хоча б на трошки зануритись у атмосферу Парижа!
І можу сказати, що лишилась відверто задоволена!
Це не якась надзвичайно глибока книга, наповнена важливими сенсами (хоча вони там теж є, не сумнівайтесь!)
Це хороший атмосферний ромком про один день із життя двох молодих людей у Парижі.
У Серени є величезний список місць, які треба відвідати у французькій столиці, і лише один день на все це. А Жан-Люк, починаючий фотограф, має на цей день скласти дівчині компанію.
Чи вдасться Серені відвідати усі заплановані місця та у які природи вони втраплять із Жаном-Люком - дізнаєтесь зі сторінок цієї книги!
А тепер до моїх вражень.
Чесно - мені сподобалось!
Пам'ятаю, як я три дні гибіла над "Поцілунком у Нью-Йорку", перш ніж здолала його. А ця історія залишила на моєму серденьку приємний слід.
Можливо, це було завдяки описам Парижу - я ніби сама повернулась на 5 років у минуле і знову провела у цьому особливу місті два незабутні дні...
Так, Парижу хотілось би трохи більше - але чого я хочу від 197-ми сторінок тексту 🙈🙈
Словом, "Поцілунок у Парижі" - це прекрасний шанс відволіктися від буденності і на один день хоча б на трошки зануритись у атмосферу Парижа!
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