I really liked the unique plot. I will never read something like this again! It is also a unique setting. It is set in Africa (Serengeti) in the 1960s. In this novel, the land, animals, and people can kill you. I would classify this novel as a Historical fiction thriller. I thought at first that Read more
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All I can say is wow. One of the best books that I read in 2020! Hands down a 5 star read. This novel is about a family of siblings, but so much more. It is set in the 80’s at Nina’s Riva’s annual party at her Malibu house. You Read more
I am rating this book a 3.5 star review. Overall, this was a good story. I cannot wait to see the movie with Tom Hanks! YAY! It was about Captain Kidd and a 10 year old girl. The story is set in Texas after the Civil War. The young girl Read more
WOW! What an awesome story with unforgettable characters! Kristin Hannah never disappoints! This is historical fiction novel. I have been going back and forth between a 4 or 5 star review on this book. I am going with a 4.5 and meet in the middle! This novel is multiple POVs Read more
This book is about twins who leave home at a young age. The twins take two different paths in life (One decides to pass as a white woman). It is a complicated family drama, a critique on race/racism as well as class in America, sex identity, etc. I enjoyed Read more
I am giving this novel a 3 star review. This review may contain spoilers: Read at your own risk- This story is set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu. It is about a young German-American girl, Pia. She is living in Philadelphia during the outbreak with her twin brothers Read more
I am giving this book a 4 star review. I learned a lot about Aboriginals in Australia with this novel. It was an interesting read for sure. My heart was broken with these girls stories. Basically you get the history of Aboriginals from the time white settlers came to the Read more
I am rating this book a 4 star review. WOW! This book was great! It touched on elements of women’s right to vote to a woman’s right to not be victimized in Hollywood. It is definitely poignant today as women as fighting for equality #me2 movement. This novel revolves around Read more
Reese Witherspoon chose this book as her selection for November 2019. Here is my review of this novel. I rated this book 3 stars. “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes is a historical fiction novel about rural Kentucky in late 30s when a group of women were employed by Read more
The following is my review for “The Fall of Marigolds” by Susan Meissner. I gave this book a 3.5 star rating. I went back and forth while reading this book with my review. I wanted to love the book, but there were little things that made this book lower in Read more