A review by ahyggelibrary
The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel

4.0

To quote my friend this book is a "hot mess," but I love it. There is so much I could say about this book. It's like Danielle Steele meets Mission Impossible. If you love French history and French fashion you should add this to your TBR. Grace is not the perfect character, and I think Joel shows that by how much Grace lies to the people in her life. Yes, she's trying to escape her life in Australia, but she gains nothing by lying so much. She is very ambitious which works in her favor, but she is also very naive about the world around her. Interestingly, learning more about real life people like Coco Chanel widens her knowledge of the events going on. I also loved the scene when she meets Julia Child. I wished she had been more sensitive towards her husband when he came back from the war as he may have had PTSD, but that's not to excuse his behaviour towards her. I really love Phillippe and could easily see him being played by Mathew Goode.