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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
elizriley16's review
3.0
Definitely a guilty pleasure...I was not a huge fan of the ending, but I enjoyed the story.
livystone's review
2.0
Maybe a 2.5. I like novels set during this time period, but this book was a bit dull for me.
wendoodle's review
4.0
I liked the book very much. It didn't end quite the way I hoped it would, but it was still a good ending. Can't wait to start her next book, The Fortune Hunter!
catchtanya's review
4.0
Very Downton Abbey-ish. I was hoping for a sequel at the end for more. I did feel the book was a bit lengthy.
mpeek22's review
1.0
Atrocious grammar. That being said, I was curious enough to see how things unfolded that I read all 400-something pages. The characters developed better than I had hoped for. If literally anyone had proofread it, it would be a solid 2 stars.
adrienneyt's review against another edition
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
3.0
shanbonan's review
3.0
I listened to this book on CD and, while it made my commute pass more quickly, my overall impression is ho-hum. None of the characters, save Cora Cash's maid, Bertha Jackson, were very likable. And the story was too-often bogged down in details that were unnecessary. I believe that Daisy Goodwin is a wonderful writer - her descriptive language is remarkable - but this book needed some serious editing. There's an incident at the beginning of the book, for example, in which Cora's mother is disfigured by fire during a ball held at her home in Newport, Rhode Island. I kept waiting to see the reason for adding the accident, how it might develop the character. Yet she never changed. Beginning to end she was stuck-up and interested only in her own reputation and in how her daughter's life reflected on her. In other words, it was a pointless incident and could have been deleted without affecting the story in any way.
I would be interested in reading Goodwin's future efforts, as I think she shows promise as a writer. But they wouldn't be at the top of my list.
I would be interested in reading Goodwin's future efforts, as I think she shows promise as a writer. But they wouldn't be at the top of my list.
half_lucid's review
1.0
Trite, and boring, it's a re-do of "The Buccaneers" without the skill or heart. Total disappointment.