A review by melissaruthie
The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I tried so hard to like this book and the premise was so good but it just didn’t hit. The “rich girl searching for justice” felt very unrealistic. Dropping the name of the most notorious gangster at multiple high society parties and walking out of those parties alive in prohibition era Chicago is just not a reality. 

The dialogue also felt very forced and sophomoric… all in all, I DNFd this at 50% and wouldn’t recommend.