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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
I skimmed this one. Good narrator, nice set-up, but the story didn't grab me. I think having a main character whose introduction revolves around being in an obviously bad relationship of which every predictable twist shocks her is a trope I'm just more than done with. The ending was a bit too tidy for the kind of story it was, too, I think.
Interesting story. I was not convinced that I would enjoy it but it drew me in with it's plot twists.
This was fine. I appreciated the chance to learn a bit about the Barbizon Hotel and its history. The plots (There are two. They intersect.) were engaging enough, but like so many first novels, the author couldn't resist throwing everything possible into the story. Recommended if you liked B.A. Shapiro's "The Muralist".
Rounded up from 3.5 stars
I am a HUGE fan of historic fiction and decided to pick this up because I didn't know about the housing for single women going to the big city to become professionals in the middle of the 20th century. I do like what I learned. I didn't like one of the main characters' stories: the narrative of small town girl coming to the big city and getting caught up with the wrong people because of her innocence. Once I let that go, I was able to enjoy the other parts of the story
I am a HUGE fan of historic fiction and decided to pick this up because I didn't know about the housing for single women going to the big city to become professionals in the middle of the 20th century. I do like what I learned. I didn't like one of the main characters' stories: the narrative of small town girl coming to the big city and getting caught up with the wrong people because of her innocence. Once I let that go, I was able to enjoy the other parts of the story
required a bit of stretching of reality...some things wrapped up way too neatly for 'real life' but as far as a historical picture of NYC in the 1950s, it was a good read, and speedy
I just finished The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis, and I
absolutely loved it. The combination of period
drama, mystery, and romance was so easy to read, and
I found I couldn't put it down. Told from two narrators
in different time periods, the book makes you feel so
immersed that you think you're the one having
flashbacks to bustling NYC in the 50s! Add in
underground jazz clubs, mob connections, glamorous mean-girl models, luncheonettes and supper clubs, forbidden love, and murder. Perfection!
absolutely loved it. The combination of period
drama, mystery, and romance was so easy to read, and
I found I couldn't put it down. Told from two narrators
in different time periods, the book makes you feel so
immersed that you think you're the one having
flashbacks to bustling NYC in the 50s! Add in
underground jazz clubs, mob connections, glamorous mean-girl models, luncheonettes and supper clubs, forbidden love, and murder. Perfection!
I can’t believe this was her debut novel because it was SO good! I love how all of Fiona Davis’s novels take place in two timelines and eventually merge into one.
Engrossing mystery. Well plotted. Like the two timelines.
I thoroughly enjoyed this engaging novel about life in the Barbizon Hotel for Women in 1950s NYC. I was caught up in the details and twisty elements of Darby and Esme's story. I found the present-day character of Rose likable and sympathetic, and I enjoyed solving the mystery alongside her. Davis clearly did her research on this time period and specific locale. I look forward to reading more Fiona Davis novels!
maybe 2.5 * .this was seriesof to be better than the address, but I think I liked the address more than this one, but maybe the narrator ruined this one for me.