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The Kennedy Girl by Julia Bryan Thomas
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Thank you so much Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!
The Kennedy Girl is such a unique historical fiction novel. It follows Mia who is scouted in NYC to be a model for a fashion house in Paris. While she is there, she ends up involved - unbeknownst to her - with a network of spies during the Cold War.
I loved how suspenseful this book was. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what's going to happen to Mia since she became unknowingly tangled up in espionage.
I have to admit, though, that my interest in this book didn't pique until the spy stuff started happening. I wasn't really connecting to Mia or her occupation and I found her day to day life to be not that exciting. But things started getting very interesting once the talk of the Cold War started.
Mia ended up surprising me as a character. She seemed very skiddish at the beginning, but as time went on, I could tell she became more comfortable in her modeling role and her role as a spy. Her character development was seamless.
Some of the spy and Cold War stuff did confuse me a little bit and I wasn't always able to follow who was sided with who.
The ending of this book was super satisfying. If you enjoy historical fiction and suspense, you are bound to enjoy this one when it releases on January 14th!
The Kennedy Girl is such a unique historical fiction novel. It follows Mia who is scouted in NYC to be a model for a fashion house in Paris. While she is there, she ends up involved - unbeknownst to her - with a network of spies during the Cold War.
I loved how suspenseful this book was. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what's going to happen to Mia since she became unknowingly tangled up in espionage.
I have to admit, though, that my interest in this book didn't pique until the spy stuff started happening. I wasn't really connecting to Mia or her occupation and I found her day to day life to be not that exciting. But things started getting very interesting once the talk of the Cold War started.
Mia ended up surprising me as a character. She seemed very skiddish at the beginning, but as time went on, I could tell she became more comfortable in her modeling role and her role as a spy. Her character development was seamless.
Some of the spy and Cold War stuff did confuse me a little bit and I wasn't always able to follow who was sided with who.
The ending of this book was super satisfying. If you enjoy historical fiction and suspense, you are bound to enjoy this one when it releases on January 14th!