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A review by kfish1829
The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel
3.0
This book was fun! It was a little dramatic and silly but I enjoyed it. The best part was upon reading the author’s note, I realized that the characters were based on real people and certain parts of the story were true!
The Paris Model is about an Australian woman named Grace who escapes her abusive husband and family drama to become a mannequin (model) for the House of Dior in Paris. There she falls in love with a spy, and heartbreak, chaos, and espionage ensue.
The descriptions in this book are really beautiful. The author writes about Dior’s beautiful creations and the city of Paris so well that it’s like word candy or something. Grace is also a lovely character who you continue to root for because she’s cute and clever, even when she’s being obstinate. I will say the plot was kind of a lot and there were so many different cliches going on that it made the book seem a tad foolish. On another good note though, the author inserts a lot of real people seamlessly into the story, Like Jackie Kennedy and Julia Child, and the author’s note really lent credibility to their inclusion.
I read this book off and on for the past couple of months so it’s not something that you’ll devour in a night because it’s so good, but it was sweet and easy. 3/5 stars.
The Paris Model is about an Australian woman named Grace who escapes her abusive husband and family drama to become a mannequin (model) for the House of Dior in Paris. There she falls in love with a spy, and heartbreak, chaos, and espionage ensue.
The descriptions in this book are really beautiful. The author writes about Dior’s beautiful creations and the city of Paris so well that it’s like word candy or something. Grace is also a lovely character who you continue to root for because she’s cute and clever, even when she’s being obstinate. I will say the plot was kind of a lot and there were so many different cliches going on that it made the book seem a tad foolish. On another good note though, the author inserts a lot of real people seamlessly into the story, Like Jackie Kennedy and Julia Child, and the author’s note really lent credibility to their inclusion.
I read this book off and on for the past couple of months so it’s not something that you’ll devour in a night because it’s so good, but it was sweet and easy. 3/5 stars.