The Little Antique Shop Under The Eiffel Tower (The Little Paris Collection)

Anouk never knew she would lead a double life. But when rare jewels are being stolen she cannot help but try and catch the thief. And what's up with the American who continues to be on her tail? This was a delightful cat and mouse chase where everyone has secrets. Could one of them actually be a thief?

This book has some mystery, some romance, and lots of Paris! It is a quick read that you won’t want to put down! Escape for a few hours and enjoy!

The Little Antique Shop under the Eiffel Tower by Rebecca Raisin was an amazing fun read by a wonderful author. Her description of Paris life and the detailed descriptions of the scenes makes you feel you are actually there. If you have never been to Paris it makes you want to go. Everyone loves the effervescence of Paris as described in this book. Also Rebecca has an outstanding feeling for human behavior and her descriptions of the human foibles of her characters are so well done that I believe it is the best part of the book. There is some romance but it is not the kind of sexual erotic romance which I dislike. The mystery story about stealing antiques is not that good compared to a great "seat of the pants" mystery thriller or a suspenseful "who done it". However it did move the plot along and for that it was successful. It was the living in Paris and the descriptive characters that made this book so entertaining and magical. I loved this book and recommend it to all who love life and a fun read about Paris.

I love Paris, and so I read any stories set there that I can. This story was very French, in the way the antique shop owner ran her business, and in her attitudes, and I loved her to death. If you love the city of light, you'll love this story.

About is French and lives in Paris. She is passionate about her country and protective of its antiques. Her love is seeing the beauty of an item, relishing it for its past owners accomplishments, and pairing it with who will best love it next. When someone starts stealing the precious French relics she feels should stay in France, she becomes determined to find them and see they are brought to justice! But the handsome man who steals her heart may be part of it all. Many twists and turns, truths and deceptions. Had me turning pages to see what would happen next!

Well packaged, in time, picture sent of delivery. Can’t wait to read this series.

I have already read the book store in the Seine book so this is my second book by Rebecca Raisin. I have enjoyed both books very much. I am following her and do believe I have one or two more of hers to read still. When I find an author whom I like I do follow them.I love reading books about locations where I have been see if they give that same feeling that I had when I was there. Her books do that.

The story of Anouk, whom we met in an earlier book, "The Little Bookshop by the Seine" was interesting and fun. I liked this one better than the former one, but I think that Raisin drags out the main character's concerns and suspicions for far too long. I love reading about the points of interest in Paris. There were a lot typos that need to be fixed, but all in all, it was an enjoyable read.

Having read and loved The Little Bookshop on the Seine I was thrilled to be involved in this, the blog tour for the second book in The Little Paris Collection. Although these books, and the third book coming soon, are part of a collection they can be read as stand-alone novels.In this book we move location slightly, closer to the Eiffel Tower and learn more about the idiosyncrasies of Anouk who appeared very briefly in the first book of the collection. She runs her antique shop in a way that is contrary to most business, new buyers are only allowed in if they have an introduction from someone she already knows and trusts and she will only sell an item if it a) stays in France and b) is the correct item for that person. It seems to be the easiest way to go bankrupt but somehow it works for her and that is part of the charm of the shop and of this story. Having had her heart and trust broken by the odious Joshua who quite frankly deserves to be slapped (I'm not condoning violence but he needs that irritating smugness knocked off his face!); Anouk is unsurprisingly hesitant about becoming involved with anyone again, especially not the mysterious. and sometimes irritating, Tristan who appears to have some sort of hidden teleport the way he appears near her without making a sound on more than one occasion.Tristan gives out a lot of mixed messages so it's hard for Anouk to know where she stands with him, especially as she has trust issues because of the odious Joshua but as the story progresses she does make some effort to shake off her slightly monotonous (her word!) life and live a little and the results are rather fun. Who knew spying on people could be so hilarious! Add into this family problems, colourful friends and a thief who is stealing precious and valuable jewels without being seen and it's no surprise Anouk is having trouble knowing which way is up but it's those elements combined with the male characters that make this book fun and interesting.I loved the Little Bookshop on the Seine and while I really enjoyed this book too there was something missing, something that was in the previous book but not here and that's why I haven't given it 5/5. I don't mean for that to sound discouraging though, far from it. This is a fun, light book with realistic characters, amazing antiques and brilliant descriptions of Paris in different seasons; how the tourist levels change, how the city wakes up in the morning and goes to sleep at night, all of this is there and is excellently written as always. This is definitely a book worth immersing yourself in and enjoying, especially with a glass of wine or a coffee as both are a regular feature in the story. I think, probably because I love books so much, that the first book spoke to me more but that did not stop me enjoying this one and I am definitely looking forward to the third book coming out soon.Many thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book it seems very informed on Paris life and in antiques. I know nothing on both! I would if I'm honest liked the story more if there had been a little less information. However I like this author I have read a few of her books she's got a good knack for keeping you interested. The odd French word thrown in appeared odd,like the author was showing us she had been taught a bit at school. Qui?

This book was just adorable..loved the storyline ...brilliant quirky characters that you could not help fall in love with...and all set in the city of love what more could you want...except maybe for for Tristen to be real and come and sweep you off your feet...lol...totally recommend x

It was an unusual one of Rebecca Raisin's story.But it had good twists in it.I just wished Sarah from the Bookshop had a mentioned in it.Worth reading.Now we have to wait until next year for the other story.

I found this story laborious to read and couldn't really get into the characters or the plot. I gave up a third of the way through and started reading something else instead! Shame as I had been looking forward reading it.