Title: The Wicked CityAuthor: Beatriz Williams
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: "When she discovers her husband cheating, Ella Hawthorne impulsively moves out of their SoHo loft and into a small apartment in an old Greenwich Village building. Her surprisingly attractive new neighbor, Hector, warns her to stay out of the basement at night. Tenants have reported strange noises after midnight—laughter, clinking glasses, jazz piano—even though the space has been empty for decades. Back in the Roaring Twenties, the place hid a speakeasy.
In 1924, Geneva "Gin" Kelly, a smart-mouthed flapper from the hills of western Maryland, is a regular at this Village hideaway known as the Christopher Club. Caught up in a raid, Gin becomes entangled with Prohibition enforcement agent Oliver Anson, who persuades her to help him catch her stepfather Duke Kelly, one of Appalachia’s most notorious bootleggers." - GoodReads.com
My Thoughts
There is a lot going on in this novel, thus the reason I had to borrow the official synopsis instead of writing my own, I could not sum it up any better. At first, I didn't realize that Ella was not living during 1924. Then the author described her as having left her husband, going for a run, and wearing a scrunchy. After that I went back to the beginning of the chapter to realize the scene had been set in 1998, makes much more sense.
Once I had oriented myself it was easy to differentiate which chapters were about Ella, and which were about Gin. The author had to stretch a bit to show how their lives were intertwined decades apart, but it doesn't feel totally forced.
The whole haunted basement thing is a little bizarre. It doesn't really play a major role at all and the story could have been complete even if it had been removed. Beyond hearing a few creepy sounds, nothing really happens in Ella's time that makes it relevant.
Overall, it is a fun quick read, nothing earthshattering, but has enough suspense to keep the reader engaged.
If you want more books by this author, I suggest you pick up A Certain Age, it was one that I enjoyed even more!
Comment below if you have read this book or have suggestions for others like it!
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To see more from the author, visit the website linked above
There is a lot going on in this novel, thus the reason I had to borrow the official synopsis instead of writing my own, I could not sum it up any better. At first, I didn't realize that Ella was not living during 1924. Then the author described her as having left her husband, going for a run, and wearing a scrunchy. After that I went back to the beginning of the chapter to realize the scene had been set in 1998, makes much more sense.
Once I had oriented myself it was easy to differentiate which chapters were about Ella, and which were about Gin. The author had to stretch a bit to show how their lives were intertwined decades apart, but it doesn't feel totally forced.
The whole haunted basement thing is a little bizarre. It doesn't really play a major role at all and the story could have been complete even if it had been removed. Beyond hearing a few creepy sounds, nothing really happens in Ella's time that makes it relevant.
Overall, it is a fun quick read, nothing earthshattering, but has enough suspense to keep the reader engaged.
If you want more books by this author, I suggest you pick up A Certain Age, it was one that I enjoyed even more!
Comment below if you have read this book or have suggestions for others like it!
To buy this book from Amazon now, click on the image at the top of the post.
To see more from the author, visit the website linked above
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