Historical Fiction
Review of “Three Sisters” by Heather Morris
Review of “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell
Review of “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner
Review of “brown girl dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson
Review of “The Pull of the Stars” by
Review of “The Light in Hidden Spaces” by Sharon Cameron
Review of “Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Review of “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles
Review of “Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah
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
Review of “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
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
Review of “The Orphan Collector” by Ellen Wiseman
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
Review of “Rabbit Proof Fence” by Doris Pilkington
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
Review of “Finding Dorothy” by Elizabeth Letts
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
“The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes
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 Fall of the Marigolds” by Susan Meissner review
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