Mrs. Martell by Elizabeth Eliot 👱🏻‍♀️🧔🏻💄👛🎀🏰

Happy #FurrowedMiddlebrowFriday, Friends! 

This is my second post for this hashtag (woo!) and, because I'm so excited about it, I think my next post will be sharing my entire Furrowed Middlebrow Collection. Let me know in the comments if this is something you'd like to see ☺️📚💚

Before I share my review of Mrs. Martell by Elizabeth Eliot, I wanted to tell you about this lovely little vintage makeup table that I thrifted in my neighborhood. 

I love all things vintage beauty, clothes and makeup (though I don't use a lot of makeup myself), but especially makeup items. I adore the little golden purse that Ian bought for me, gloves, compacts, lipstick tubes, handkerchiefs, etc. This vanity table was such an amazing and inexpensive purchase—plus, it came with the little bench, too! (Someday, I will swap out the fabric for a rosy pink color.)

[Side Note: I'm on the hunt for a vintage pedestal, swivel mirror (my Grandma Catherine had one and I loved it!) and a pink depression glass perfume bottle. Wish me luck!]

Anyway, I thought that my newest addition of vintage furniture would make a lovely background for both the Mrs. Martell book and this 1947 edition of Love Book Magazine. Don't you think the covers are really similar? 

I know, I know...back to the book!😂

 

Rating: 4.5🌟 

I was completely swept away by this Furrowed Middlebrow book!

Usually, I try to stay clear of books with unlikable main characters, but this one is the exception to the rule. It was SO good!

Mrs. Martell (Cathie) is vain, self-centered, selfish and generally horrible. But, it was extremely enjoyable reading about her devious plans and seeing the world through her one-track, malicious mind. The entire story centers on Cathie's primary goal in life—to be Mrs. West, wife to Edward...who is currently the husband of her cousin, Laura.

Not only is this the best cover of the Dean Street Press Furrowed Middlebrow series (at least, it's mine...especially being pink and all), the story was unexpectedly amazing. I loved it from the beginning to the end.

Elizabeth's Eliot's novel is definitely a great choice for a book club read. There's just so much to discuss! I plan on reading this book again very soon and I'm now intrigued by this author. This is my first Elizabeth Eliot book, but I believe there are three more in the FM series: Alice, Henry and Cecil.  I'm hoping the others are just as good (or better!)

This is the perfect, light book to read to amuse, entertain or get a "soap opera" fix. I would have given it 5🌟, but I need a little bit of hope or joy at the end of a story for a full star rating. Otherwise, I loved it!

Let me know in the comments if you've read this book or anything by Elizabeth Eliot. Dying to know your thoughts! 

Have a fantastic Friday and wonderful weekend!! Many loving hugs to you! 💕🌸🤗🌸💕 

Here are some photos of the illustrations inside of this charming magazine: