2.12k reviews for:

The Magnolia Palace

Fiona Davis

3.79 AVERAGE

molhog93's review

5.0

informative mysterious medium-paced

lexhayz's review

2.0

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This book was sadly a disappointment. I really enjoyed reading about the history of the Frick family and about all of the different art pieces mentioned in the story. Every time an interesting little tidbit was mentioned, it was a lot of fun to google the particular moment in history or piece of art. These parts almost tempted me to rate this 3 stars. Almost.

The fictional story itself was just so bad. The characters were one-dimensional. The “murder mystery” element felt pointless and stupid. Mr. Frick was literally dying anyways. Why does it even matter? And don’t get me started on the 1966 timeline. I wish that wasn’t even included in the book at all. So pointless and stupid. If anyone has any recommendations for historical fiction books set in a similar setting/time frame that are actually good, I would love to hear about them!

lianamathias's review

3.0

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There were way too many protagonists and stories happening here. I would have preferred a linear timeline focusing on Angelica and the Frick family.

alexandra_medley1995's review

4.0

hopeful sad medium-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: Yes

pither's review

4.0

adventurous emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mariannevoyager's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pages_and_chaos's review

3.0

medium-paced

wallace's review

4.0

fast-paced

ktlep21's review against another edition

3.75

informative mysterious

morgan_powers's review

3.5

informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No