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A review by spaceonthebookcase
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
3.0
Dual storylines can work when written well. Unfortunately for The Magnolia Palace, dual storylines made an otherwise interesting story, boring and slow.
The highlight of the book was the relationship between young Helen and young Lillian. The constant tit for tat was engaging and entertaining. I also enjoyed the information about the Frick Museum and artwork. If this book was solely about the 1919 storyline I probably would have enjoyed it better.
What didn't work for me was the lack of mystery. The treasure hunt didn't really happen until the book was nearly finished and then it ended with a nice and neat bow. I enjoyed the character Joshua, but found Veronica to be intolerable and annoying. I felt very little about the 1960s timeline and really, nearly all of the characters were pretty 2 dimensional.
Overall, this was more of a miss than a hit.
The highlight of the book was the relationship between young Helen and young Lillian. The constant tit for tat was engaging and entertaining. I also enjoyed the information about the Frick Museum and artwork. If this book was solely about the 1919 storyline I probably would have enjoyed it better.
What didn't work for me was the lack of mystery. The treasure hunt didn't really happen until the book was nearly finished and then it ended with a nice and neat bow. I enjoyed the character Joshua, but found Veronica to be intolerable and annoying. I felt very little about the 1960s timeline and really, nearly all of the characters were pretty 2 dimensional.
Overall, this was more of a miss than a hit.