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The Second Mrs. Astor

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3.64 AVERAGE

lorrainereads's review

3.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bluetopaz411's review

4.0

This story was about Madeleine Astor, the second wife of Jack Astor. It was her story before she met Jack, the courting and then their very short marriage. They were on the Titantic on that fateful journey. It was her love story. She was a very young girl who fell in love with a man 30 years older than her. It was very descriptive and at times drawn out. I did enjoy the chapters on the Titantic. It was horrible reading about their last moments. She survived the Titantic and gave birth about 4 months later. It is fiction but felt like a memoir.
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michaelaleigh_mtbc's review

4.0
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

cwiley's review

3.5
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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kflan123's review

4.25
emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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gwenkubberness's review

5.0

Deeply moving, another Titanic story, I can not get enough of. This one is riveting, this poor women, A phenomenal novel, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend it.
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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jaded618's review

4.0

Very well written book. I love historical fiction, and learning about people and events in history through the creative tellings of authors.

The Second Mrs. Astor follows the love story of John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Force. Although their love and marriage was a short one, it was strong and full of passion. This book was written from Madeleine's pov as a journal to her son. It followed their love story from start, to tragic end aboard the Titanic.

Before reading this, I had no idea who Jack or Madeleine Astor were, and even decided to watch the scene from Titanic where they were mentioned. Other characters aboard the ship came into the picture as well, and it brought the story to life. There are many Titanic stories out there, but this one focuses on their love and relationship before the Titanic.

lexireed's review

3.5
adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hlepage's review

3.75
emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No