May 15, 2021
A Splendid Ruin by Megan Chance
Penniless and orphaned, May Kimble is alone in the world until an unknown relative reaches out to her from San Francisco, inviting her to come and live with their family. May travels across the country to meet the family that she hitherto had not known existed. She is quickly swept into the glamorous lifestyle of the Sullivans. But she soon becomes aware that things aren't as they appear on the surface: her aunt wanders around in a laudanum haze, her cousin Goldie sneaks out of the mansion at night, and her uncle is obsessed with pursuing wealth at all costs. And then the 1906 earthquake hits San Francisco. As May unravels the sinister plot that surrounds her, she vows to take revenge.
Initially, May is the traditional TSTL (Too Stupid To Live) heroine so often seen in romance novels, but she grows, and by the end of the book, is a much more developed character. Good revenge story, loved the descriptions of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Will appeal to fans of historical fiction.
San Francisco 1906 post-earthquake
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