Good characters but a very French ending.
919497
I love the series and the personalities presented. I wanted to know more. It was as if a friend ended a good conversation abruptly.
574395
I liked it very much, except for the end. It seemed to wrap up in a rush and the plausibility factor took a big dive.
1664409
Book was a good read but the ending was A disappointment.
3020437
Read for free as a kindle first look book. I liked it a lot until the ending when things were solved too neatly. Will avoid spoilers and not provide the details. Other things occur in this that seem beyond belief as well . For example, the skill set for two of the main characters is amazing, They are ex seals, who's also know how to pilot helicopters and submarines.  Another character is head of a federal agency and gets posted out to the field  not once but twice. So a lot of artistic license it taken to make throngs happen with fewer characters. A fun read but  just a bit too much at times.
3378547
I enjoyed this novel and the light it shone on occupied France and the difficulties the French faced.  I found two scenes rather painful, both when the author attempted to paint romantic feelings her characters were feeling.  Overall a good read.
3677413
I thought French Silk was a pretty good book overall.  It did seem to drag on for a while, but at the same time, she fed you enough for you to want to keep reading.  Towards the end of the book, the pace definately picked up.  There was a definate surprise at the ending, but I have to say I was disappointed on how she just abrubtly ended it.  There was never any word on if the suspect was caught or what happened to him.  I have to say, I was slightly upset when I finished, but overall it was a good read.
1211153
I didn't realize when I bought this book that is was actually 2 books so the climax through me at first.  It was an enjoyable book but both endings seemed to wrap up too nicely.  It was an intriguing mystery but too many questions and twists were introduced and they all come together nicely in a few paragraphs. I don't buy those kind of endings.  Like I said it was enjoyable but not a keeper.
3548157
This author did pretty good until we got closer to the conclusion.  Then it was a little baffling.  Could have done a better job.
Overall a fun read.  Really gave good descriptions of New Orleans and Egypt.  The story was about a lady who is kidnapped for her own good.
And falls for her kidnapper.  Kind of humorous.
1938159
The premise was interesting. The characters were developed well and with "color". The ending was very abrupt leaving many things for the reader to ponder as to the outcome.
1597475
I enjoyed this book from the start but the ending was a bit lame.
4529642
I liked the book and became invested in the characters. However I tend to like a book that has a complete ending. I was disappointed when I got to the end.
4554594
Loved the story set in Europe during the war but the ending was disappointing. The transition to modern times didn't seem nearly as well written and almost seemed to be by another writer. I can only imagine the women would have grown from this experience and one was an alcoholic and one was very weak and fragile. The reporter at the end was also very annoying and the story would have been much better without her. If the ending could be rewritten to match the excellence of the wartime story I would give it five stars.
353396
The writer tantalizes us with a mystery, then tells her readers bits of the puzzle as her personal story moves from the US to France and back and forth a few times.  She brought all of her characters to life for me, and the fact that her's is a true story added greatly to my enjoyment.  I liked the pace, and greatly admire her writing ability in general.  Still, I felt a bit let down and disappointed to not have a cleaner ending.  I knew there would be no happy ending for her grand parents of course, but closure for the reader would have made the hours spent reading the book more satisfying.
3913181
Semple is as clever and witty as ever and I enjoyed reading it but the ending was less than satisfying and highly unbelievable, tainting my sense of the book.
3857489
I enjoyed this story, but would have liked more.  There were 3 different plot lines that were interconnected, and while they tied together by the end I really felt like there could have been more depth to the stories.

The descriptions of the area and the historical places were well done, to the point where it added to my anticipation of an upcoming trip to France.  The people in the story did not seem as fleshed out to me which made it hard to get into the meat of the story.  I understand that some of the mystery surrounding characters and their motives was needed to keep the reader guessing as to the ending, but as the ending was not that huge of a shock it seems more could have been done to develop the characters.

The use of the diary kept me turning pages waiting for more from the young sister who had seen so much, but there was no really ending to her personal story to my disappointment.

The ending seemed to be a bit rushed to this reader.  The "confrontation" seemed too simple and the epilogue did nothing to really explain its aftermath beyond what we already knew.  If this is a set up to another France based history mystery for Dory to become involved in I enjoyed the author's style enough to give it a look.

There were some spacing errors between sections which were confusing, but those may be kindle formatting errors.  Otherwise there were no major editing issues that took away from the reading.
3259024
The story is great, and the characters absorbing. I was hooked. I liked it tons better than "Adam Bede" with its snotty, stuck-up stilted characters. The characters in this one have personality and funny quirks.

The ending, however, is awful. I think she got sick of writing this, because she cuts it off short in a bizarre and contrived manner. Very unsatisfying. I had hoped for a more subtle ending.
770410
I really like this book, except for the ending. It was very disappointing and left me thinking, "That's it? After all the adventure, intrigue and excitement this is how it ends." It felt like the author got tired and just said, "OK let me wrap this up in fifteen pages or so." It did however, spur my interest in re-reading The Count of Monte Cristo and the Three Musketeers. If you like literay adventure, I would recommend "the Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon