I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In The Four Winds, Elsa Martinelli lives on a farm in Texas with her children and her husband’s parents. …
Tag: historical fiction
Book Review | Outlawed (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Outlawed by Anna North. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In an alternate world in which a flu decimates—and in fact destroys—America as we know it, fertility is valued above everything. …
Book Review | Hold Back the Tide (ARC)
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! Let's review a horror novel. You know, for irony. I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. I’m apparently …
Book Review | The Liar’s Dictionary (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. This book was so odd, a word which here means (yes, I’m borrowing Lemony Snicket’s turn of phrase) unusual …
Book Review | Things in Jars
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd follows investigator Bridie Devine, who is tasked with solving the kidnapping of Christabel, daughter of Sir Edmund Berwick. The child, apparently, has been kept secret from the world, and the more Bridie investigates, the more mystery there is surrounding the girl. Combine that with a ghost following Bridie, as …
