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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
My Rating: 3.5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
The Second Mrs. Astor tells the story of how Madeleine Force and John Astor meet and their story from beginning to end in a fictional tale.
Overall I did enjoy this book. The story being told in letter format from Madeleine to her child was an interesting one and showed a more personal side of the second Mrs. Astor's life. You get to see what happened from the start of their relationship and how they ended up being together, to a little bit of what Madeleine did once she was on her own after the Titanic had sunk.
For me the part that I found the most interesting was their time aboard the Titanic and what happened afterward. Seeing how they appeared to be on the ship and their friendship with Margaret Brown who I always adore. The friendship between Molly and Margaret is one that is so nice to see and does help Madeleine deal with everything a little bit better. Madeleine's time aboard the lifeboat and the aftermath of the Titanic was also interesting and I felt like we got to see how strong she had become throughout the book more than we had previously.
I am just going to say that the main issue I had with this is the huge age gap between Madeleine and John Astor. Yes, I do realize that it was the early 1900s and things were a little bit different. It still gives me the ick and I just don't like it personally. Did I know about the age gap going into this book? Yes, I just didn't realize how much of this book would be focused on their relationship itself.
I think this book will work well for people who enjoy historical romances more than I do. But they do need to be aware of the age gap and how Madeleine is just 18 when they get married. The parts about their honeymoon and the places they traveled and being aboard the Titanic is fascinating especially compared to what they had been doing back in New York (at least for me it was).
Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
The Second Mrs. Astor tells the story of how Madeleine Force and John Astor meet and their story from beginning to end in a fictional tale.
Overall I did enjoy this book. The story being told in letter format from Madeleine to her child was an interesting one and showed a more personal side of the second Mrs. Astor's life. You get to see what happened from the start of their relationship and how they ended up being together, to a little bit of what Madeleine did once she was on her own after the Titanic had sunk.
For me the part that I found the most interesting was their time aboard the Titanic and what happened afterward. Seeing how they appeared to be on the ship and their friendship with Margaret Brown who I always adore. The friendship between Molly and Margaret is one that is so nice to see and does help Madeleine deal with everything a little bit better. Madeleine's time aboard the lifeboat and the aftermath of the Titanic was also interesting and I felt like we got to see how strong she had become throughout the book more than we had previously.
I am just going to say that the main issue I had with this is the huge age gap between Madeleine and John Astor. Yes, I do realize that it was the early 1900s and things were a little bit different. It still gives me the ick and I just don't like it personally. Did I know about the age gap going into this book? Yes, I just didn't realize how much of this book would be focused on their relationship itself.
I think this book will work well for people who enjoy historical romances more than I do. But they do need to be aware of the age gap and how Madeleine is just 18 when they get married. The parts about their honeymoon and the places they traveled and being aboard the Titanic is fascinating especially compared to what they had been doing back in New York (at least for me it was).
This was super boring. I was actually waiting for the boat to go down for some action. Even that was boring. Sigh.
I love a good historical fiction- but this was anticlimactic. It was also almost too detailed/wordy. If you’re between this and another Titanic-inspired book- I’d try the other.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
sad
medium-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No