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A review by ashmmccormick
The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé
3.0
3.75 stars?? I love a good historical fiction. The romance was fine- sweet but understated.
The Titanic part was heavily foreshadowed and brief, as other readers have mentioned. I was fine with this, actually. And I enjoyed that a heavier portion of the book focused on aftermath rather than the sinking itself. I personally would have liked more of that rather than the slow, somewhat tedious build up of the romance beforehand that again, for me, was so so. The latter parts of the book were better, in my opinion. The survivorship, guilt, navigating life after. I liked it once they boarded the ship. Lower ratings for the beginning, for me.
The Titanic part was heavily foreshadowed and brief, as other readers have mentioned. I was fine with this, actually. And I enjoyed that a heavier portion of the book focused on aftermath rather than the sinking itself. I personally would have liked more of that rather than the slow, somewhat tedious build up of the romance beforehand that again, for me, was so so. The latter parts of the book were better, in my opinion. The survivorship, guilt, navigating life after. I liked it once they boarded the ship. Lower ratings for the beginning, for me.