"It's a tougher job than you think, sometimes, isn't it? Not really about delivering books at all." Published: October 8th, 2019 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Pages: 389 (Kindle) Series: N/A - Standalone The Baileyville WPA packhorse librarians were a team, yes, and a team stuck together. Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story … Continue reading Review | The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Historical Fiction
ARC Review: In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
"But when hatred shows its face, you need to make a little ruckus." Published: Expected April 9, 2019 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Pages: 320 (Kindle) Series: N/A - Standalone I'm pretending so much - hiding the Jewish situation along with my general New York neuroses - someone should give me a Tony. A … Continue reading ARC Review: In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan Carlton
Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Claire Randall, on a second honeymoon in Scotland with her husband Frank, gets transported back in time. Over 200 years back in time, to be exact. Suddenly her life is vastly different; new life, new home, new time, new husband, too. But is that a bad thing? Published: June 1st, 1991 Publisher: Dell … Continue reading Review: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Jackson Taylor’s ‘The Blue Orchard’ Review
This is the story of Verna Krone, a woman who grew up with nothing and became a nurse, a wife, a mother, and eventually, a member of a very public and shocking scandal. Politics, gender, race, and class all intersect in this deeply moving portrayal of life. Published: January 12th, 2010 Publisher: Touchstone Pages: … Continue reading Jackson Taylor’s ‘The Blue Orchard’ Review
ARC Review | A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
I cannot rid myself of the fear that something else is at work here, something darker. Published: January 16th, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Pages: 308 (Hardcover) Series: Veronica Speedwell #3 'Most people are incapable of understanding a woman like you,' he said simply. 'You defy comprehension.' London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as … Continue reading ARC Review | A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
