The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall
This one didn’t work for me. It started really strong but less than halfway, I lost interest. The connection that I found with the characters just evaporated.
I really liked the aspect of connecting with family history and I enjoyed the WWII timeline with Audrey working with the resistance.
The conflict of this being romance and historical fiction was detracting from the overall story.
To be honest it seemed the author was merging two ideas to fit a publishing narrative that is fast emerging in popular fiction. It clearly didn’t serve the purpose of historical fiction or a modern romance trope. It was like pieces were meshed together to call it historical fiction but the true historical pieces were missed with Audrey’s incarceration. It just didn’t work.
It needed more grit, more actual historical references, it had too much fluff.
The instant romance between Ian and Kate was rushed and overly predictable. The two themesand timelines just didn’t work well together. It seemed that the historical details were borrowed and forced into a story.
On a side note – Looking for Jane was phenomenal! This one just didn’t meet expectations. 2/5⭐
I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to review an ARC for this novel.
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