Natasha Leland's Reviews > Dolores

***3.5 stars***

Dolores Ryan watched her husband die right in front of her. As she navigates the years afterward, going from First Lady of the United States to being next to broke, you follow along with her story as she tries to find love and ultimately has to decide whether or not she will settle.

At first, I found this to be very similar to the events that happened with JFK and Jackie Kennedy. I wasn't sure how I felt about the parallels, but the novel did really seem to come into its own about halfway through.

You're thrust into a world of endless affairs and learning to cope and accept life when everything seems to be falling down around you. Because really, everything is falling down around Dolores. She's constantly trying to keep up a façade that limits how she's able to overcome certain circumstances. She tries to be her own woman, but she also has to stay hidden and deal with the repercussions of being "mysterious".

This was certainly a quick read, and I found myself really enjoying it towards the end. This was my first Jacqueline Susann novel, and I would be very interested to read more by her!