Comments on: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Sun, 23 Apr 2017 19:11:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Eva @ The Paperback Princess https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-275422 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 19:11:27 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-275422 Oh thanks for the heads up on this one. I love her books but have been wondering about this one! I am not in the mood for a book that is so syrupy. Shame that the embellishments overshadow the plot! Maybe her next one will be better?

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274810 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 01:42:03 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274810 In reply to Donna @ OnDBookshelf.

Fascinating- I had no idea if that was realistic or not. What about it was off? Is it easier to find a child that’s been given up? Or harder?

]]> By: Donna @ OnDBookshelf https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274803 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:12:32 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274803 I completely agree with your assessment. I loved learning about the tea, and strong female characters, but this just dragged in parts with superfluous drama. Also, I’m a parent of two daughters orphaned in China, and I don’t care that the author mentions in the credits that this is based on one true experience, it completely gave off the wrong impression about finding a daughter given up.

]]> By: susan https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274740 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:19:12 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274740 Oh too bad. Lisa See can be so good but this sounds like too much in its teabag.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274732 Sun, 09 Apr 2017 18:25:47 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274732 In reply to Elizabeth (Silver’s Reviews).

Agreed. It read more like a fairy tale than her other novels. Too sweet!

]]> By: Elizabeth (Silver's Reviews) https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274671 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:39:23 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274671 LOVE her books.

Thanks for sharing. Too much romance for me in this one. 🙂 The cover and title are very inviting, though.

GREAT review.

Elizabeth

]]> By: Susie | Novel Visits https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274623 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:51:44 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274623 I loved the first Lisa See book I read, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and several others were very good, too. I’m not sure if I grew weary of her writing or the newer books just weren’t quite as stron, but when I saw Hummingbird was coming out, I just wasn’t interested. After reading your thoughts, I think I made the right decision!

]]> By: Kim @ booksarelove https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/04/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane/#comment-274620 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 12:25:11 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=8569#comment-274620 This was an amazing review! I really enjoyed reading it 🙂

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