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Ol’ Hollywood

Windhall by Ava Barry

April 11, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Sigh. Why can’t books like this be easier to review? There’s so much to like about Ava Barry’s debut novel Windhall…and so much that grated on my nerves. I really wanted to push this to a charity first-book-4-star review and I just couldn’t. The book kind of feels like the version of the decaying mansion at the center of the story: beautiful and glamorous but uninhabitable and far past its prime. Probably easier with this one to pull out the old good/bad formula: Good: -The book […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Ava Barry, Film Industry, los angeles, mystery, Old Hollywood, Windhall

Jake's CBR13 Review No:56 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Ava Barry, Film Industry, los angeles, mystery, Old Hollywood, Windhall ·
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