A review by bennett_book_lover
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin

4.0

Based off other reviews, I knew I was either going to love or hate this book. Maybe it’s because I had to force myself through my last book but The American Heiress was a breath of fresh air. When I’m reading a Daisy Goodwin book, I end up savoring the pages instead of counting down the pages until it ends. This book did remind me of Gone With the Wind a little. Basically, the perception of how someone acts and what they are actually thinking can be misconstrued, which is basically the reason why Scarlett and Rhett don’t make it. In this book, Cora loves Ivo and the whole time you are fearful that Ivo isn’t seeing what he has and is still hung up on his ex (sound familiar GWTW fans?). At the end, you get his side of the story, which yeah- there were gaps... a couple of situations or moments in the book were left unexplained. Ivo was also frustrating throughout the book because you never knew what he was thinking and he was constantly having really bad mood swings but you knew things were going to get revealed and explained in the end and that’s why you keep reading. Cora wasn’t perfect but I respected her for her efforts to fit into a society that was practically deceitful at every turn. It was all about how you were portrayed by others, rather than how you were in real life. A lot of other reviews said they hated Cora but Cora, at least, stayed loyal. Cora challenges the status quo so that she could be herself but still found a way to be respected in society. Although, this was one of the reasons Ivo and Cora clashes, it was also one of the reasons he loved her. Thought it was an enjoyable read!