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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
This is my second Fiona Davis book and I am really loving her historical fiction works. She brings you back to the past seamlessly while adding mystery and a tie to present day.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I’m feeling very 50/50 about this book. The first 100 pages I was not super into it. Then I couldn’t put it down. THEN I finished it and found the ending really cheap. I loved Darby a lot and was very invested with how her story played out. I kept pushing through Roses parts just to be back in 1950’s with Darby. Which is exactly how Rose felt, but Rose to me was not likable at all and I was fine with that because I thought that was the point. I was wrong. Apparently we are supposed to forgive her for being extremely weird and selfish?? I don’t know, to me the ending wrap up was really unbelievable, and it spoiled what could’ve been a five star read. Anyways love Sam and Darby❤️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
This was great - charming, interesting, clever. A great peek into a very different, but very similar, time period!
A great story and a mystery that kept me guessing pretty much until the end. Fast and easy, with a time line that alternates between the 1950s and the present day, I'd happily recommend this to fans of historical novels, romance, and New York City.
DNF after 50 pages. I love historical fiction, but this plot was too boring.
[audiobook]
i feel like i can’t even begin to express my hatred for esme. she was charming and she knew all the right things to say but she was so incredibly selfish. she practically manipulated darby into all the jazz club activities. and darby knew better, she knew she shouldn’t be spending her nights at the jazz club instead of studying. but at the same time, darby had no spine. she’s a people pleaser and therefore struggled to say no to anyone. and just when i thought darby was growing a spine, she takes two steps back nd reverses any progressing thought she made.
i didn’t like rose either. she was squatting in darby’s apartment and delusional over a man who clearly used her for his own gains. she stuck her nose where it didn’t belong and while it had the best outcome for her, it 100% could’ve gone the other way.
i feel like i can’t even begin to express my hatred for esme. she was charming and she knew all the right things to say but she was so incredibly selfish. she practically manipulated darby into all the jazz club activities. and darby knew better, she knew she shouldn’t be spending her nights at the jazz club instead of studying. but at the same time, darby had no spine. she’s a people pleaser and therefore struggled to say no to anyone. and just when i thought darby was growing a spine, she takes two steps back nd reverses any progressing thought she made.
i didn’t like rose either. she was squatting in darby’s apartment and delusional over a man who clearly used her for his own gains. she stuck her nose where it didn’t belong and while it had the best outcome for her, it 100% could’ve gone the other way.
Just ridiculous. But interesting enough that I finished it. Seriously, though, a bit too much. I guess sometimes everything does come tied in a bow.