It isn't often that three point of views, in three different eras, are seamlessly woven together and so well done that it really is breathtaking but the authors of the Forgotten Room, not only pulled it off, but mastered it.Beautifully detailed, spoken and interwoven, the tale of Olive, Lucy, and Kate was one I soon won't be forgetting. Foreshadowed, mysterious, and lovingly laid out, these three women all with different, strong, and determined voices, couldn't have been presented better. Each l...

Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig, three very popular authors,  wrote this novel. I was apprehensive because I thought the style would change from author to author but I was impressed that it flowed seamlessly.This romantic novel covers three generations. In 1892 Olive is a housemaid for a very wealthy family and she is out for revenge for her father’s death but her attraction to a certain artist could be her downfall. In 1920 Lucy, Olive’s daughter, works for a law firm but she

The Forgotten Room is a unique story told in three different points of view and three different times of the ages. What was so interesting is that the story blends together people whose lives intersect in ways they never could have imagined across generations. It's amazing that these three authors can each write about a personality and then bring together heartwarming story about men and women whose lives will be changed forever.This is a story of three beautiful romances that are both touching

Don't get me wrong, this is well written, and I was so on board for the first 75% of the book. Then, all the angst was explained and there was no reason for it. Ladies, if you meet the love of your lives multiple times, communicate for heavens sake. Is it supposed to be romantic that these women suffered their whole lives and used the nice men around them while they pined for assholes abroad? No, girl, any relationship book will tell you to open your stupid mouth and communicate. UGH

The Forgotten Room was just ok. I love Beatriz Williams and I could definitely tell which storyline she wrote because it was the only one I enjoyed. After reading the Forgotten Room I don't think I will be reading any books by Karen White or Lauren Willig. Read it if you really want to but there are far better historical romances out there and way better books by Beatriz Williams.

Great book by three favorite authors

I downloaded this book during a workday – big mistake. After quickly reading the first chapter and being introduced to Kate and the wounded captain, the rest of the day was utter torture. My hands kept twitching, yearning to keep on reading. Foolishly, I had made plans with a friend after work. I toyed with the idea of cancelling but … was a normal and polite human and resisted the overwhelming urge. You will not get me to confess that I snuck in some covert reading during our dinner by excusing...

Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksWhen I saw that Lauren Willig was one of three authors of what was described as “a blend of romance, historical fiction and family saga,” I was like OMG PUT THAT IN MY HANDS RIGHT NOW. The Forgotten Room checks the box for all three categories, but unfortunately I found a lot of the tropes within the book to be tired and I struggled to really engage with the heroes. As family saga/ historical fiction it worked pretty well for me. As a romance, it did not...

This is one of those books that is best read in one sitting, two at the most. This story is told from 3 different POVs, each being in a different era: the 1890's, the 1920's, and the 1940's. The 3 POV's are a daughter, mother, and grandmother all with similar stories and all with romance center stage. That is the hard part....keeping everyone separate when they are so very similar. Sometimes, I wasn't sure who was talking. Thankfully, the authors use the character names a lot to remind the reade...

4 stars!"Well, that's the thing about choices, isn't it? There are always more to make. I've never seen a street where you couldn't cross to the other side. "This was a beautifully written historical fiction, written in a collaboration of 3 different authors : Karen White, Lauren Willig and Beatriz Williams. Honestly, everything flowed together so wonderfully that you can't even tell that 3 different authors had a hand in the different storylines.1944 :Kate Schuyler is a doctor working in a priv...

Three women, three generations​....what is their connection? ​Olive, Lucy, and Kate are the women. We learn about the​m in alternating chapters from 1892 to 1944 as the connection is hinted at it while we the reader try to figure out just how it all links together.A house, a ruby necklace, a law firm, and an injured soldier start the connection and get the pieces together in this beautifully told story filled with love, loss, revenge, and secrets.​The house belongs to the Pratt family where Oliv...

I was interested in reading this book when I saw Beatriz Williams listed as one of the co-authors. After having read it, I'm wondering if she actually *did* write it, or if her name was just used as some sort of a marketing tactic."The Forgotten Room" is a series of love stories that takes place across three generations (late 1800s, just prior to the 1929 stock market crash, and during World War 2). The narrators are a grandmother, mother, and daughter. There is a question about the objects of t...

This book was TERRIBLE. I could not wait to finish it, and probably should not have bothered. *May contain spoilers.* This was pretty much pure drivel. First, there was no reason for it to take place in the three distinct time periods it encompassed, all of which have interesting and highly significant events. The social, historical, or political events of those times were never referenced in the story and did not influence the plot at all, so the story could have been written in ANY three time

Fafa's Book Corner (Wordpress) Fafa's Book Corner (Blogger) I received this E-ARC via Penguin Group Berkley and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.DNFWhen I saw this on Netgalley I was fairly excited. While it didn't sound like my kind of read, it sounded interesting. I love historical fiction, romances and mystery! This seemed like a good blend of them both. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this. I am not going to put a spoiler tag. I have only revealed what happens in the first chapter.T

I was so excited when I got approved for this book! A book written by 3 great authors? Count me in!! I've read books by all 3 of them and have never been disappointed by any of them. This book is no exception. It was so well written that I have no idea which author wrote which story. I enjoyed all three stories of Olive, Lucy, and Kate. This book spans three generations of women and their lives and loves. Mostly a love story that seems doomed in every generation. I enjoyed getting to know each w...

I didn't dislike this book, but I wanted to like it more. Told from three different perspectives, I think my biggest issue was that aside from the main characters trying to piece together a mystery, the love interests also had a history, and I started getting confused as to how everyone was related. So it was the last third when secrets were revealed that made me just want to finish and move on to something new. I thought the premise of the story was unique, but all the storylines and the fact t...

I had not read a book written by three different authors and what brilliant writers each of them are. This is what attracted me to this book. I knew it had to be very good and very good it was.Told in three different time lines each story was dramatic and full of suspense. Each story was from the beginning linked to another so that you knew at the end it was going to come together, happily or not. There was so much sadness, separation, hardship during the course of each story that it was not an