840 reviews for:

The Second Mrs. Astor

Shana Abe

3.65 AVERAGE

bakingbookscats's review

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dorothyscifres's review

2.75

medium-paced

awray's review

4.25

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

revarevareva's review

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

donnaalward's review

4.0

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This is the story of John Jacob Astor's love affair and marriage to Madeleine Force. With a lovely balance of opulent settings and well-drawn characters, we're drawn into a love story for the ages. Abe paints this relationship as a true love match, despite the fact that Astor was 30 years Madeleine's senior (which gives me predatory vibes when I think about it, and made me question if in real life the relationship was as "soul-matish" as portrayed).

Regardless, I was captivated by the story and rooting for the characters, and knowing what was coming only made their courtship and early marriage more poignant.

bookworminmaine's review

4.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

apeck06's review

4.5

adventurous emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

nayydoesthings's review

3.0

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It was okay, I read the entire book but something felt odd. The main fmc seems like an airhead and it was also kinda annoying.

cindybd's review

4.25

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: No

jenkatjenkat's review

2.0

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2.75