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The American Heiress
by Daisy Goodwin
Cora Cash is a wealthy American heiress who splits her time between a Newport mansion and the New York City elite social scene. When Cora turns of age, her overbearing mother whisks her away to England in search of the one thing their money can’t buy: a title. Though Cora indeed finds a suitable match fairly quickly, she also finds that life in a world of dukes and princes is nothing like her life back in America. Cora struggles to keep track of the new social faux pas and fit in with the new crowd while remaining true to herself, but it doesn’t help that some people do not seem to want her to fit in.
Pros:
•this is over all an easy, light read. It doesn’t address many heavy topics and you also don’t have to think very hard while reading it
•Goodwin did a nice job of allowing the reader to feel a bit of sympathy for Cora while still recognizing the absurdity of her extravagant life
Cons:
•Aside from that one pro about Cora, the character development in this book was severely lacking, and it made it hard to empathize with any of the characters. I really wasn’t sure who I was rooting for or what I wanted to happen
•I generally found this book to be boring. The details of everyone’s extravagant life were not of interest to me and I wasn’t invested in the outcome. The plot wasn’t very suspenseful and the revelations at the end were fairly predictable
Recommendation: I recommend if you’re looking for an easy read and are interested in the idea of high English society. I can’t speak to this but the reviewers in the book suggest this for fans of Downton Abby. I would say avoid if you’re looking for strong characters, meaningful themes, or a suspenseful plot. It’s not that I didn’t like reading this book but I was overall underwhelmed and I think you could pick some better novels to occupy your time
Pros:
•this is over all an easy, light read. It doesn’t address many heavy topics and you also don’t have to think very hard while reading it
•Goodwin did a nice job of allowing the reader to feel a bit of sympathy for Cora while still recognizing the absurdity of her extravagant life
Cons:
•Aside from that one pro about Cora, the character development in this book was severely lacking, and it made it hard to empathize with any of the characters. I really wasn’t sure who I was rooting for or what I wanted to happen
•I generally found this book to be boring. The details of everyone’s extravagant life were not of interest to me and I wasn’t invested in the outcome. The plot wasn’t very suspenseful and the revelations at the end were fairly predictable
Recommendation: I recommend if you’re looking for an easy read and are interested in the idea of high English society. I can’t speak to this but the reviewers in the book suggest this for fans of Downton Abby. I would say avoid if you’re looking for strong characters, meaningful themes, or a suspenseful plot. It’s not that I didn’t like reading this book but I was overall underwhelmed and I think you could pick some better novels to occupy your time