This was a really interesting read! I really didn't know much about Jackie or her husband or a lot of the history around this time so I loved learning about all of this. I also enjoyed the writing style of this book. It felt like a memoir, very personal and detailed. With that said, it was so heartbreaking and sad at times. And that is not a bad thing-I love when books make me feel just a bit of what those main characters are going through. I did feel like the book was a tad too long but I think Jackie enthusiasts or history buffs will love all of the extra details. I will definitely recommend this book!

Jackie Kennedy is a historical person that has always intrigued me. I love to hear her accounts of the life she lived. I always thought the life she lived was charmed but the more I read the more I realize how much she was put through to get through the life she was living.

I liked that while I was reading a historical fiction book, Dawn Tripp (the author) stayed very true to history. I enjoyed reading another perspective of the Kennedy legacy. It is amazing to me how much I am able to retain from reading a good historical fiction book vs. how little I retained while taking history courses in school.

Jackie is a great historical fiction book. There were a few times that I felt I was reading non-fiction and it got a little dull. I felt some of the paragraphs were repetitive or out of sequence but maybe that is because I have read or listened to so many Jackie/Jack Kennedy books that I am so familiar with their lives.

Over all, this is a great historical fiction book. If you are a fan of the Kennedy’s I recommend picking up your own copy.

I loved this book so much. I have always been fascinated with the Kennedys. This story is a fictionalized account of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy as she moves through her life; a young girl falling in love, the First Lady, her marriage to Aristotle Onassis, and her time as a book editor in New York City. The author did meticulous research to bring alive Jackie's story and it keeps the pages moving.

A fictionalized account of a legendary woman. There are so many books about JFK and most books on Jackie revolve around the men in her liffe instead of a true look at the woman herself. Even though fiction, the book reads as a really great biography told in the first person. My book club is going to love this one.

“Jackie” by Dawn Tripp is the best book I have read about her. I have always been fascinated with Jackie and Jack. As someone once said they were our American Royalty. This is a work of historical fiction but it is so much more.

The story begins during the earliest encounters between Jackie and Jack through their marriage, his Presidency, her four pregnancies, his assassination, her relationship with Aristotle Onassis and her return to New York City to work at a book publisher through her death. The story covers a very long period of time.

The interesting part of this book is the perspective. The bulk of the book is written through Jackie’s point of view. Ms. Tripp has painstakingly researched this historical icon. You actually feel that you are in Jackie’s head. You see things through her eyes, experience her feelings of joy, sadness, devastating loss, her deep love and devotion to her children and grandchildren to mention a few.

While some of these events are what most of us already know, the difference is the events are seen through the lens of Jackie. Ms. Tripp expertly weaves these historical events together with Jackie’s singular perspective. I see this book as a wonderful accomplishment for Ms. Tripp. While much of what happens in the book is based on evidence, it is the beautiful prose and excellent writing that allows this story to take flight.

In her Author’s Note, (placed front and center before the book even begins) Ms. Tripp makes her project clear: “There are many stellar, insightful nonfiction works written about Jackie. I believe that fiction, when it hews to the historical record, can access a different kind of truth, an experiential truth that allows us to enter the emotional heart of a story.” Ms.Tripp asks the reader to ponder the different chapters of Jackie’s life.

Ms. Tripp provides a lengthy list of all of her sources, which she used to inspire scenes in the novel and help guide her portrayal of this complex woman. This was a book that I found difficult to put down. If you are a fan of Jackie this is a must read. If you want to learn about Jackie, this is a must read. Ms. Tripp has written a book that will stay with me for a very long time. Very well done! I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next.

I would like to thank Ms. Tripp, Random House and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Jackie. She’s so much a part of America’s history that it only takes her first name to conjure many images—a slender, fashion-setting silhouette wearing a fashionable hat, a distraught woman climbing out of the car after her husband was shot, or a grieving woman standing with two precious children at a casket. But her life reached much further than the images we have stained into our collective consciousness, and that’s what author Dawn Tripp explores in this intimate novel. Sometimes I had to remind myself that it was historical fiction and not a memoir.

I believed every word Tripp wrote, which makes me wonder how the Kennedy family would perceive this book. How on target is this meticulously researched portrait of a remarkable woman? Could she have had the very thoughts the author imagined? I was hooked. Plus, Tripp’s writing is gorgeous. I found myself underlining and highlighting lyrical prose repeatedly.

Whether you think of her as Jackie, Miss Bouvier, Mrs. Kennedy, or Jackie O, you’ll be drawn into Camelot’s magical world in a way you’ve never experienced. This book is hypnotic, poetic, and tender. I highly recommend it.

This is the story of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Jackie was many things – wife to an American President, a mother to Carolyn and John Kennedy Jr., a widow, a wife again with Onassis and a career woman working as a book editor. She was a woman who was very private and protective of her children.

I have read several non-fiction works about Jackie and but this was the first one I had read that was historical fiction. In my opinion, it was a well researched book, but I have to say that I found the poetic quotes tiring after a while. Jackie apparently loved poetry so it made sense to include these in the book, but as I am not a lover of poetry, I did find these sections dragged.
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

If you follow my stories you already know that Jackie was my favorite book for the month of May. I’m so grateful my friend rimc suggested it as our monthly pick for the rsrbc as we had a great zoom chat discussing our love for the book.

The first thing we need to discuss is that cover. It is striking and was the launching point for this story - what was going on between Jackie and JFK in this moment?

Jackie is not your typical historical fiction novel. Instead, the author essentially becomes Jackie. We know a lot about the Kennedy family and the assassination. This book provides a close look at what might have been happening behind the scene’s, from Jackie’s perspective. The amount of research this book required is obvious but it never reads like a text book. Rather it is intimate, personal, and kept me absolutely engaged for all 500 pages.

I’ve already purchased my tickets to attend a luncheon when the author comes to San Diego. I can’t wait to meet her and tell her in person how much I loved her book!

Jackie Kennedy has been one of my icons for ages. I grab anything I can to read about her and her amazing yet painfully sad life. This book did not disappoint! Dawn Tripp told it all; from the beginning to the end and I devoured it. Jackie fans, or any fans of former first ladies will love this book!

Five brilliant and shiny stars for Dawn Tripp’s book Jackie. I’ve been obsessed with Jackie Kennedy-Onassis all of my life. She has always represented an intelligent and strong person to me. I’ve read many books on Jackie, so some of the facts were not new, but some shockingly were. This book is written beautifully and if Jackie herself were here today, I think she would adore how this was done. I already went and bought the hard copy to put in the front of my bookshelf. Thank you Netgalley and Random House for the honor to get this read this early!!

This fictionalized story of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is beautifully written, with a rhythmical tone that shares so many horrible events in her life in almost a soft way. Her life story in the 1960s is closely intertwined with American history, and we follow through Jackie the courtship and marriage to John F. Kennedy, her time as first lady, and the President's support of the Civil Rights Movement. We watch in horror as John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy are killed.. Then we watch Jackie strike out on her own and emerge from the shadow of the Kennedy family, rebuilding her life in her own way.

This book is fiction, but combines historical facts with fiction in a believable way. The writing is so eloquent and includes Jackie's love of books and poetry. It is an enjoyable read about a tumultuous time and a woman who weathered many storms. Highly Recommend.

I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via Netgalley. My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own.

I have been intrigued by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for years so when I saw a historical fiction book about her, I was so excited to request this advanced reader copy and even more excited to have the opportunity to read it, This book did not disappoint! I love Dawn Tripp’s writing style which made the almost 500 page book easier to read. . Written in the voice of Jackie, the book starts with Jackie meeting Jack and continues through her life. I felt so many emotions throughout this book as the of Jackie was speaking to me. The wording was written so beautifully; poetic in many spots. This is one not to be missed. Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Random House for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

The beautiful thing about historical fiction is you get to learn about a time in history in a way that makes you fall in love with it. Jackie did just that. Told from Jackie’s perspective the reader got a first person view of what it was like to be the great Jackie Kennedy.

Thank you to Netgalley and to the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy

Make sure you pick up your copy of this beautifully intimate novel inspired by the life of our beloved Jackie O.
The novel begins just as she’s met Jack. We learn who Jackie was, what her passions were, what she wanted out of life…and that didn’t appear to be a life with the future president. The story follows her through their love story and its problems, the presidency and beyond, and the assassination. At times, I forgot this book was a work of fiction. It was so emotionally raw, well thought out, and very well researched.

I loved this book! Jackie is such an interesting and brave person to me. My favorite little tidbit about her (that made it into this book!) was that she had to go do a walkthrough of the White House with First Lady Eisenhower just days after having an emergency c-section. She was told a wheelchair would be available for her, but it never showed up. Turns out, Mrs. Eisenhower told staff not to get the chair unless Jackie asked for it. She never did ask for that wheelchair. She was a strong lady who fought for what she believed in until the very end.

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Happy Pub Day! Right away we should say that we are not Kennedy fanatics who have been following this family’s story for years in detail. We do wonder how those who have read other version’s of Jackie’s story would rate this book. The book seems well researched according to the author’s note with some direct quotes from Jackie herself. Most of this is written from her perspective though you do get some small JFK sections. When reading Jackie, we grew bored with the style of writing, it felt choppy and like reporting live her stream of thoughts. We missed storytelling, but clearly that is not the point of this story. Jackie was a real human being who endured much hardship for many years while the American public was her audience front row center. Takeaways:
1. In life, “later” and “soon” are not always promised.
2.Beneath her hardships, there is this idea of a woman who was in love with her own life. We loved that!

Thank you @penguinrandomhouse and @netgalley for the advanced readers copy of this book!

What can one say about Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis that hasn't been said? Well first off have a novel with her as the narrator. This first person POV was very engaging and throughout the novel Jackie's voice brings so much humanity to world events that happened decades ago as well as the every day life that Jackie wanted and sought but never really got. Jackie was many things to many people but in so many ways she never got to pick the role she wanted most. I say that knowing that she did get to be a mother but often so many other things got in the way. Jackie is deserving to be the infinitely interesting character that she is. Lover of art, music, history, reading, languages, etc. As you can tell I definitely enjoyed reading this and will probably want to re-read one day.
I loved Tripp's writing style and the way it engages the reader. From one photograph Tripp was inspired to write this novel and it certainly paid off! I think this novel is a treat and very welcome for those who want to learn more about Jackie and her life.

I really enjoyed this intimate look at the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from the point of her dating John F. Kennedy until her death.

“In the white space, the margins, and the gaps, that’s where life dwells.”

In this historical fiction novel, the author committed to capturing Jackie’s spirit by sharing her thoughts, conversation, and voice. The result is a realistic view of what Jackie experienced and what was important to her. Some interstitial chapters from John F. Kennedy’s perspective provide additional context about his relationship with Jackie. The book explores love, family, tragedy, and reinvention. I found it engaging, very interesting and thought provoking.

I highly recommend Jackie to those who enjoy a unique perspective on historical figures.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for this advance reader copy, in exchange for an honest review. Jackie is the story about the story of Jackie Bouvier when she first meets John F. Kennedy and the story of their relationship through their marriage and his ultimate presidency.

I enjoyed this book and really found that the author gave these “characters” life and depth. I was truly immersed in the time and felt what it was like to be there in that time. Although it took me a little while to get into the story, I am glad I stuck it through! I enjoyed the breadth of this text and getting to stick with Jackie throughout these major life events, I sympathized with her by the end and felt for her character.

I’d recommend this to women’s fiction and historical fiction fans!

I’ve always been fascinated by the stories of the Kennedy family so I thought a historical fiction novel about Jackie would be entertaining. That word does not even begin to describe the way I feel about this book now that I’m done! I know some liberties have been taken to give the story continuity and have it seem to be from her point of view, but oh my - the life she led. The people she met and considered friends, her life was not dull. A lot of her story was new to me and it definitely reads like a novel! Although it seems like she may have been a prop for the Kennedy family, to get Jack elected to president, she knew what she was doing and was usually in co from if her own life. An amazing story.
Thank you Netgalley and Random House publishing for the digital ARC!

I HATE being the outlier but Curtis Sittenfeld does this better.

Jackie is a historical fiction novel about Jackie Kennedy-Onassis. I think what Curtis Sittenfeld did in Rodham and American Wife was add a new element to the faux stories of two First Ladies. There was a familiar storyline, but then the historical fiction part added fun new elements to the relationships that two both into the stratosphere. This just...the story of Jack and Jackie. It's told in Jackie's soft voice. It's not...anything new or interesting.

I hate when I rate things significantly lower than the crowd, but this just didn't do it for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.