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jenisalwaysreading 's review for:
The Dressmaker's Secret
by Lorna Cook
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
The premise of this book is what drew me in. I enjoy (as much as one can with the topic being as devastating as it is) novels set during WWII. I was fascinated by the wrongdoings of Coco Chanel, as I had no idea that she was involved with the Nazis. There was so much information about her doings and what life was like during that time period that I thought was done very well.
However, I'm not sure that the dual timeline added much. As someone who is looking into her grandmother's past, I felt like Chloe's story was really more about her finding someone new after divorce.
And as for Adele, I wish we had seen her take more action. There were certainly tense moments that made me wonder if the ending would be happy or not, as there is no knowing with a WWII historical fiction novel.
Overall, the writing was nice and the story was interesting, but it wasn't my favorite.
However, I'm not sure that the dual timeline added much. As someone who is looking into her grandmother's past, I felt like Chloe's story was really more about her finding someone new after divorce.
And as for Adele, I wish we had seen her take more action. There were certainly tense moments that made me wonder if the ending would be happy or not, as there is no knowing with a WWII historical fiction novel.
Overall, the writing was nice and the story was interesting, but it wasn't my favorite.