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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-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
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dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5
This book started out (and sounded) so promising, but it just fell way flat for me. The structure wasn’t ideal, the characters itself were those I didn’t really care for...it just wasn’t it.
Which sucks, because I feel like Once Upon a Book Club always hits it out of the park with their book choices (even the ones I don’t like as much as others), but this one was just on its own level.
I can understand the appeal though - of Madame Dumont taking charge and beating the odds and becoming a career woman in the 1800s. But for me, it was just the flat characters, the things that went on, and just not my kind of writing style. I can appreciate the time and research that went into this book, and making it as accurate as possible.
If you love historical fiction set in the 19th century, I think you’ll enjoy this more than me!
This book started out (and sounded) so promising, but it just fell way flat for me. The structure wasn’t ideal, the characters itself were those I didn’t really care for...it just wasn’t it.
Which sucks, because I feel like Once Upon a Book Club always hits it out of the park with their book choices (even the ones I don’t like as much as others), but this one was just on its own level.
I can understand the appeal though - of Madame Dumont taking charge and beating the odds and becoming a career woman in the 1800s. But for me, it was just the flat characters, the things that went on, and just not my kind of writing style. I can appreciate the time and research that went into this book, and making it as accurate as possible.
If you love historical fiction set in the 19th century, I think you’ll enjoy this more than me!
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
sad
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
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
