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Don‘t know if I can like this book🤔
My Last Duchess | 
pickThis was a fun, frothy read based on the Gilded Age trend of wealthy American heiresses marrying Englishmen with titles and huge estates that require an influx of new money for upkeep. The fictional heroine of this story Cora Cash faces some difficulties adjusting to her new life as a Duchess but it made for an entertaining read. This book received mixed reviews on Goodreads, but I just went along for the ride and enjoyed it.
pickThis is the perfect read for anyone who enjoys Victorian influenced books or movies. If you liked downton abbey, you will love this book
pickI really liked this ‘Downton Abbey‘-esque Book. A great summer read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Gotta love when you pick up a book 24 hours ago and you‘re already past page 100. The blurb on the cover says this is an “instant tonic for ‘Downton Abbey‘ withdrawals”. I‘m sold!
It is absolutely #shocking that I mowed just last week and my yard was already so long I had to mow it again 😩. So now I‘m relaxing on my back deck trying to pick a book to read! #30junebooks @howjessreads
Picked these up at the thrift shop today for 20 cents total!
This novel loosely based on the life of Consuelo Vanderbilt. Cora Cash is manipulated into marrying Ivo, the Duke of Wareham. Cora's inheritance will help the crumbling Lulworth Castle. She aims to please her husband, but scandal, betrayal, and distance threaten Cora's ability to run the Castle her way and come to terms with the secret all of England know about but her.
It‘s a great day to read! #BookFairiesOffline
Reading while getting hair cut and colored. I had no idea about the magazine Titled Americans- a catalogue of English men with a legacy (but oftentimes poor) for nouveau Riche American girls to find a beau so they can have money and a title!! Crazy!
so-soMy God this book was boring. I kept reading because 1) I hate ditching books, hate it more when I'm more than half way through and 2) I still had hopes for it to pick up and 3) I love Daisy Goodwin. It's OK Daisy you're allowed one bad book and it's ok that it's your debut book. You can tell she's Improved from this book.
More pictures from our gorgeous weekend!! I found these books on sale at the cute little bookstore yesterday! I had Sams Letters to Jennifer, but loaned it and it was never returned... #anunreturnedbook
#riotgrams
Anyone read the other two??
1. Love butterball cookies. We make them every year.
2. These days I'm going to say hosting.
3. So far, I've read 115 books.
4. Neither. Christmas Vacation all the way.
5. Just wish we could all get along and everyone would stop being so mean and angry.
#FriYayintro @jesshowbooks
pickI'm fascinated by the Gilded Age and have been wondering about this author's books for quite a while, so I finally gave this one a try. Liked it very much, and even grew to like the heroine, even though I thought she was a little annoying in the beginning. A good read. I'll definitely try other things by Goodwin.
#currentlyreading The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin and loving it so far! If you are a big fan of Downton Abbey then Definently pick this one up
Patio reading. Waiting for the storm to roll in. ⛈⛈Accidentally started American Heiress yesterday, so I guess that's what I'm reading now.
My library loans are coming in all at once 😳
The boyfriend randomly surprised me with three new books today that weren't even on my radar!
Gotta love a guy who randomly stops by the bookstore on the way home to pick out books for you just because!
Excited to read them!
(Also, how cute is my fluffy little book prop?!)
pickA blurb on the back cover describes this book as a guilty pleasure. Personally I don't think reading should ever make one feel guilty. I understand the intention of the comment, but sometimes a reader just wants simple entertainment without having to analyze literary elements. I do enough thinking at work right now. Bring on the guilty pleasure!
I'm enjoying this book immensely. The glass of wine, the Christmas tree lights, and the fire behind me aren't bad either.
It's a lovely morning for reading a book by the fire while my husband shovels snow off the sidewalk and driveway. Don't even feel guilty!
I hit the jackpot in the clearance aisle at Half Price Books! All these for under $10! Feeling thankful!
so-soI really wanted to like this book, but with so many unsympathetic characters, I just couldn't do it. I think the author does a good job of portraying the lifestyle of the aristocracy and the social climbing of a segment of wealthy American society, but it wasn't enough to make me sorry that the book came to an end. I left it on the book shelf at the country house in Derbyshire where we were when I finished it.
Packing for our trip to England--we fly out in Thursday--has to include reading material. My husband picked up The Yard, and The American Heiress was my choice. I didn't want anything that requires too much concentration. Of course, I'll have my Kindle, too, because one book is never enough.
