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libraryofalexandra 's review for:
The American Heiress
by Daisy Goodwin
I really enjoyed this! This book was everything I wanted: full of dramatic romance and snobby aristocrats. I, personally, thoroughly enjoy anything to do with snobby rich people, especially if it's in a 19th/early 20th century setting. It's a guilty pleasure for me in a sense. The American Heiress hit everything that I really enjoy about the time period. I don't know how else to explain why I like it other than I just enjoy the genre.
I will say, however, that this book is kind of pointless. Unless you really like rich people problems like I do, I don't think you'll like this book. There's no real plot to this at all. Sure, there's a 'mystery' surrounding Ivo but that's not really a major part of the story. At the end something happens that's really interesting but then the book ends. It's like the ending was the middle of the story. It just stopped when the conflict started. Things do get resolved, I guess, but not in a satisfying way. I wish that Goodwin either made this a series or would have put that part earlier in the book. The way it ended left me wanting more resolution.
I really recommend this to Downton Abbey fans or people who love a good poor little rich girl story. I think you'd have to really like rich people and 19th century British aristocrats to really get anything from the story.
I will say, however, that this book is kind of pointless. Unless you really like rich people problems like I do, I don't think you'll like this book. There's no real plot to this at all. Sure, there's a 'mystery' surrounding Ivo but that's not really a major part of the story. At the end something happens that's really interesting but then the book ends. It's like the ending was the middle of the story. It just stopped when the conflict started. Things do get resolved, I guess, but not in a satisfying way. I wish that Goodwin either made this a series or would have put that part earlier in the book. The way it ended left me wanting more resolution.
I really recommend this to Downton Abbey fans or people who love a good poor little rich girl story. I think you'd have to really like rich people and 19th century British aristocrats to really get anything from the story.