The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jul 06, 2021 Veronika rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: female-author, i-hate-you-so-much, hetero-romance, historisch, 1800s, dnf

DNF nach 210 Seiten.
Es ist grottenlangweilig, schlecht geschrieben, historisch mittelmäßig und hat uninteressante, eindimensionale Figuren. Fiona leidet am "special snowflake" Syndrom, weil sie SO GANZ ANDERS als alle anderen historischen Heldinnen ist, nämlich selbstbewusst und forsch und emanzipiert. *Augen roll* (Also im wesentlichen genauso dröge und girlboss-mäßig wie ALLE Heldinnen aktueller historischer Romane.) Wow, ich hasse starke Frauenrollen.
Bitte gebt mir doch stattdessen lieber i ...more

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Oct 07, 2016 Olivermagnus rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016, historical-fiction

Fiona Finnegan is the eldest daughter of working class family in 1888 London. She works in the Burton Tea Factory filling tins with tea, dreaming of the day she and her boyfriend, Joe Bristow, can open their own shop. Her father becomes mixed up in unionizing Burton's and her mother accidentally runs into a notorious killer. This is just the first of many tragedies that will affect Fiona's life and future. She is forced to flee London, taking only her five year old brother Seamus. She decides to ...more

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Nov 29, 2016 Brindi Michele rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, series, personal-interest-adult, favorites, romance, movie-rights-please

This book can be summed up with one line:
"Like all Londoners, Fiona found life's trials easier to bear with a strong cup of tea in hand."

Although, I'm American and I would argue a strong cup of coffee, this little Tea Rose had quite the battle. My word, this poor girl! One thing after another, and yet it was a beautiful disaster. I loved watching this story unfold, the changing settings, the movement and timely placement of the characters. However, at one point, I was so mad at the frustrating m ...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Cathie rated it really liked it

Shelves: nbr-botm, historical-fiction, 19th-century, book-addicts-botm, uk-england, usa-new-york, i-cried-damn-it, love-of-reading-botm, reading-challenge-botm

4.5 stars...why can't you do 1/2 stars?! Excellent epic saga. Donnelly is a true master storyteller. Hold onto your hats, your heart, your nerves; this book has everything ~ romance, murder, hardships, family love, blackmail, unbelievable twists, revenge, forgiveness and the spirit to keep living when dying would be easier. ...more

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Feb 08, 2013 April rated it it was ok

Shelves: historical-fiction, ccc-quarterly-challenge, audiobook, ccc-holidayfun-spell, read-in-2015

So much more than a story about Fiona but because that's what I expected I found the parts of the story dealing with others distracting. It took a third of the book to get to the first major hurdle in Fiona's life. We kept jumping to the other major characters that are not mentioned in the synopsis. I just kept wondering when the need for Fiona to go to America would happen.

The end was good but mostly so I wouldn't have to hear them mope about each other and keep barely missing each other and u ...more

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