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krobart's review against another edition
4.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2023/06/19/review-2191-sally-on-the-rocks/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2023/06/19/review-2191-sally-on-the-rocks/
paperbacksandpines's review against another edition
4.0
Sally on the Rocks is a story about a Bohemian single woman of a certain age. Forced out of Paris due to dire financial straits at the onset of WWI, she is forced back home to a place she left 12 years before. Only, it’s not really a home because her parents have died and the only person she has left is the poor vicar, Mr. Lovelady, who has unofficially adopted her. Sally is lured back by Miss Maggie, the vicious spinster and town gossip, who collects dirt on everybody to hold over everyone’s heads and expose their secrets for her malicious pleasure.
Sally returns back, determined to snag an eligible bachelor at any cost. Unfortunately, she had no resources outside of marriage to provide her with security and money. She becomes involved in a love triangle while another potential suitor enters the picture.
I found the prim Mr. Bingley to be an especially odious man and I was hoping Sally wouldn’t settle for him.
This was my first time reading a Winifred Boggs book and it did not disappoint.
Sally returns back, determined to snag an eligible bachelor at any cost. Unfortunately, she had no resources outside of marriage to provide her with security and money. She becomes involved in a love triangle while another potential suitor enters the picture.
I found the prim Mr. Bingley to be an especially odious man and I was hoping Sally wouldn’t settle for him.
This was my first time reading a Winifred Boggs book and it did not disappoint.
therayleighreader's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
jessreadthis's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
schopflin's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.0
This is well-written and incisive but somehow I struggled to stick with it. In theory it's somewhere between Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford and most of Barbara Pym but in practice I didn't enjoy it as much as either. Not sure why. Note that it's even more of an achievement for being written so fast and being topical in its time.
emma_louise_books's review against another edition
4.0
The premise of "Sally on the Rocks" may appear to be just an early twentieth century love triangle, yet it is so much more. Set in 1915, early into World War One, its about the consequences of war and it is also about society’s pressure on women and their need for security and their options to secure it.
Whilst I found this a little slow to start, all be it very witty start, further on it became a compelling read with life lessons, touching on unrequited love, unexpected love and how true love conquers all in the end. Winifred Boggs had me quickly turning the pages to find out what was to be for the engaging and warm spirited heroine, Sally.
Whilst I found this a little slow to start, all be it very witty start, further on it became a compelling read with life lessons, touching on unrequited love, unexpected love and how true love conquers all in the end. Winifred Boggs had me quickly turning the pages to find out what was to be for the engaging and warm spirited heroine, Sally.
rosh's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt