A review by echombravo
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin

2.0

This book was a disappointment. Advertised as the answer to Downton Abby withdrawal, it just doesn't provide the same type of connection. First of all, it takes place in the generation before Downton, the Gilded Age. I was willing to overlook it as Gilded Age Newport is fascinating. I was hoping for more of an American spin on the Upstairs, Downstairs model. However, the book goes to England after it's exciting first chapter and creeps along there for the rest of the book. The characters don't seem to develop throughout the book. The mystery over her husband, Ivo, doesn't go "Rebecca" or "Jane Eyre" far enough for you to be intrigued. He is just plain boring. The book was just so-so, overall.