2.12k reviews for:

The Magnolia Palace

Fiona Davis

3.79 AVERAGE

cautioner86's review

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

not_a_dr_shh's review

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brittonmc1221's review

3.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kathy's review

3.5

informative lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

christines_booked's review

3.5

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

earth_to_haley's review

3.75

hopeful mysterious reflective 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

booksarethenewblack's review

3.0

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 This was a really different pick for me. I chose it as my BoTM option and was a bit disappointed with it. We have two timelines going on and I always hate when I prefer one timeline over the other. In this case, I much preferred the past to the current timeline. There were some things with the current timeline that I just couldn’t connect to, for instance, the two main characters. I would have adored this book so much more without the current timeline. It just didn’t work for me and really there’s one sole purpose and it was disappointing. It was my first by this author and it might be my last. I have seen that she does two timelines in many of her books. The story that’s written in the past was so intriguing and full of so much art. The relationship between Helen and Lillian was also an interesting dynamic. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book but it could just be that the authors’ writing style doesn’t mesh with me. 

excellentboiledpotatoes's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sringdahl's review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bafine's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes