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Ash & Olive by Elle Pallmore

bookwormjourney's review

4.0

I am a sucker for modern retellings of classic literature so I knew immediately I wanted to read and review this book when it came across my potential ARC books. Admittedly, I haven't read Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence on which this book is based. However, I do own it and definitely plan on reading it when I get the chance. Since I haven't read the classic work, I can't speak to how closely it followed that story line, but I could tell the basic ideas were very much the same. Regardless, this was still a good book. You don't need to read the original to enjoy it. Elle Pallmore does a good job of getting across the arrogance of the wealthy families of New York that you follow throughout this book. You watch Ashford (or Ash) and Olive dance around each other for many pages as you see Ash fighting what he's always done and what he wants now. It's done in a way that kept me reading. I really felt myself cheering for them. I would definitely recommend this book, whether or not you like classic literature. I liked the hint of hope at the ending of the book. You don't get a 100% closure, but it was wrapped up enough to where you could fill it in to imagine a happy ending.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.