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A review by sarahs_book_corner
A Dress of Violet Taffeta by Tessa Arlen
3.0
Read This If Enjoy:
•Historical Fiction
•Fashion
•The Titanic
•Downton Abbey
Thoughts:
I was so excited to read this one, because I love historical fiction. I also love watching period dramas, so I thought this would be perfect for me. I thought this was such a cool and interesting concept for a book. But it took me far too long to get invested into the story (about half-way). The story felt a little all over the place to me because it kept jumping around. We were introduced to characters and storylines that I thought would lead somewhere, and then never did. Granted I know the story is about Lucy and her fashion brand, but after a point we never got more about her family (her sister, mother, & daughter) when they had significant parts in the beginning. I did still like this one, I love a strong independent female lead.
What I didn’t like:
•Storylines/characters that went nowhere
•Slow start
•Historical Fiction
•Fashion
•The Titanic
•Downton Abbey
Thoughts:
I was so excited to read this one, because I love historical fiction. I also love watching period dramas, so I thought this would be perfect for me. I thought this was such a cool and interesting concept for a book. But it took me far too long to get invested into the story (about half-way). The story felt a little all over the place to me because it kept jumping around. We were introduced to characters and storylines that I thought would lead somewhere, and then never did. Granted I know the story is about Lucy and her fashion brand, but after a point we never got more about her family (her sister, mother, & daughter) when they had significant parts in the beginning. I did still like this one, I love a strong independent female lead.
What I didn’t like:
•Storylines/characters that went nowhere
•Slow start