Amber Brock

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

For the most part I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow for the first half of the book and at times Vera could get a little annoying. It was also frustrating at times because obviously during the time the book is set in the early 1900's women are treated and required to act differently. I kept thinking grow some ovaries Vera and just say what you want to say to your husband and mother!! I can't even imagine living in that time period. Vera did have very good character development and I really did love the way it ended! There was also a small twist near the end that I didn't see coming which is always nice! I would actually rate it 3 1/2 stars and recommend it to anyone who loves historical fiction with a little romance and intrigue.… (plus d'informations)

Some stories told through alternate timelines can sometimes become confusing. That was not the case with this novel. I enjoyed the way the story flowed from 1913 to 1923 detailing the life of Vera, a woman born into a wealthy family with all the responsibility and expectations it entails. She is allowed to go to college at Vassar where she befriends a woman, Bea, who allows Vera to experience world in a way she could never have imagined. Her story is told alternating from her days at Vassar when she gets involved in a situation with Bea, her unconventional friend and ten years later. Vera begins to question all she knew and believed living a protected life of wealth when she begins an affair with an artist who was hired to paint a mural in the luxury building in which she lives with her husband.

The story exposes questions of human nature that we all have about life. Did I make the right decision? Was it the decision I wanted or was it to make other people happy? What happens when you challenge the beliefs and customs you were raised to believe are "best?" What are you willing to sacrifice for a chance to experience a different beginning?… (plus d'informations)

Light and fun are the words that come to mind for describing this book. The main character is a spoiled rich girl in 1950s New York City - so rich she convinces her father she to send her to Miami and then Havana for a little shopping, among other pursuits - and who is yet entirely focused on her place in the social pecking order. As she schemes to ensure she marries the right man, she manages to hurt her best friend and ruin her chances with the one man who has ever challenged her. Thankfully, one of the things this heroine is awakened to in the course of the novel is the unfortunate plight of others. Otherwise, this novel makes for light, easy, fun reading and I enjoyed the character evolution (even if it was predictable) and the atmosphere of the 1950s in New York, Miami, and Havana.… (plus d'informations)

I have to give this book 2.5 stars. In the beginning I liked it and then started to get bored about half way through.

Kitty was one devious woman; only wanting what her friend Hen (Henrietta) had - her boyfriend for status and money and ploys to get him. Her father owned hotels and she do anything it seems from the beginning of the book.

She goes to Miami with Hen and her father's business partner Andre, who her father expects her to marry and two of the band member's in her father's club in the hotel. She falls in love with Max, who is Cuban and is friends with another band member Sebastian.

It ends well but not before she and Hen have a falling out (of course).… (plus d'informations)