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A review by bringmybooks
The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group, and Penguin Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
I absolutely LOVED this book - the three timelines worked so well together, and each timeline was so completely engrossing it was near impossible for me to stop reading! Every time I would get to the end of a chapter, I knew I had to keep going to get back to that timeline ... which would happen again at the next chapter for the 2nd timeline, and then again at the next chapter for the 3rd timeline. Read, Repeat, Read, Repeat, Read, Repeat! (Sleep recommended, but not required.)
I was expecting for this book to take some time to get into, and probably to take a good amount of time to finish (576 pages, hello), but honestly I flew through it. It was well written with believable characters, three intricately researched and developed plots, and a compulsively readable framework.
Speaking of research: the historical research that was put into this novel by Stephanie Dray is absolutely FASCINATING - including the fact that during her research, she seemed to come up with heretofore UNKNOWN information about the heroine of the 1917 timeline. I mean?? That's amazing???
All of that being said, it's a brilliant book and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Whether you're an avid historical fiction reader or you want to dip your toes into the genre, this is a fantastic option. I will definitely be on the lookout for more of her books in the future.
I absolutely LOVED this book - the three timelines worked so well together, and each timeline was so completely engrossing it was near impossible for me to stop reading! Every time I would get to the end of a chapter, I knew I had to keep going to get back to that timeline ... which would happen again at the next chapter for the 2nd timeline, and then again at the next chapter for the 3rd timeline. Read, Repeat, Read, Repeat, Read, Repeat! (Sleep recommended, but not required.)
I was expecting for this book to take some time to get into, and probably to take a good amount of time to finish (576 pages, hello), but honestly I flew through it. It was well written with believable characters, three intricately researched and developed plots, and a compulsively readable framework.
Speaking of research: the historical research that was put into this novel by Stephanie Dray is absolutely FASCINATING - including the fact that during her research, she seemed to come up with heretofore UNKNOWN information about the heroine of the 1917 timeline. I mean?? That's amazing???
All of that being said, it's a brilliant book and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Whether you're an avid historical fiction reader or you want to dip your toes into the genre, this is a fantastic option. I will definitely be on the lookout for more of her books in the future.
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