I’d been quite impressed with Girl With a Pearl Earring so I was quite excited when I saw this on the shelf in work. And I ended up underwhelmed.

Isabella and her storyline is by far the strongest in the book. Give me a full novel about her and I’ll be happy! I wanted to know more about her life and her feelings. I wanted to know more about her relationships with Hannah and Etienne and her children.

I did not care for Ella. Sorry.

The author had a really interesting and unique idea and then messed it up by including the modern storyline. I would have been a much stronger story without it.