Dreamland

Emancipated heroine, full of pseudo-feminist contemporary remarks: Check
Said heroine is a reluctant part of the richest family in the USA: Check
Said heroine has a superficial sister: Check
Said heroine has a strict mother: Check
Said heroine was once engaged to her sister's evil-looking fiance because obviously: Check
Said fiance has a strict mother n.2:Check
New York setting in the year of Our Lord 1911 because we definitely need to be fashionable and pretend we are writing a Great Gatsby for the modern audience: Check
Bookish references because we need to show we are educated: Check
Secrets in a coastal area: Check
More secrets in a coastal area that are implausible and horribly presented but what the heck, let's do it! : Check
Instant love because that's how we roll: Check
The wealthy girl disregards everything for the love of an artist: Check
More instant love:Check
Maidens (or not...) ‘'melting in broad chests...:” : Check

...No way...Abandoned at 50% in fury that a mediocre writer had the audacity to think that a 350-plus page ‘'novel'' of naive romance and pseudo-magical realism that tried to be The Great Gatsby, The Night Circus and The Age of Innocence could actually work. I am sure it will work for many, but for me, those were three days of my life I will never get back...

How could I think that the writer of the snoozefest ‘'The Blue'' could actually produce something of quality is beyond me. It must have been the Christmas champagne...

Many thanks to Endeavour and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.