Tag: historical fiction
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Book Review: The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister
Tasked with leading a twelve-women expedition to the Arctic in search of the missing Franklin Expedition, Virginia Reeve, though an experienced guide, quickly realizes that she’s taken on more than she intended…
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Book Review: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
After hearing so many wonderful things about this book, how could I not pick it up? Otherwise, this is a classic that hasn’t particularly been on my radar, though of course I’d heard the title countless times…
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Picking up where Encyclopaedia of Faeries ends, Emily Wilde is beginning another project: mapping the faerie realms. Her research, along with the interest of Wendell Bambleby, brings her to map and study the various portals to these realms…
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Book Review: A Thief’s Song by Tony Gratacós
If you’re familiar with scripture, then you probably know how this book ends. This knowledge, however, does not take away from the experience of reading Dismas’ story from start to finish. If anything, this intimate perspective offers a chance for deeper empathy…
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Book Review: The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz
The story goes that the Audrey Hepburn Estate is the one that was used to film the movie Sabrina. Some know the more plausible reason, is that it’s simply because the estate shares an address with the Larabee Estate in the movie. Only a few know the truth…
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Book Review: Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage
If you’ve ever watched The Golden Girls, it’s hard to resist picking this up. Though it’s not a show I’ve watched regularly, I’ve enjoyed every episode I’ve watched and have been fond of Betty White in particular. If you’re looking for Golden Girls nostalgia, this is the book for you. If you’re looking for a mystery, this may…
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Book Review: The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
Widowed and left to take care of her young daughter Olivia on her own, Emma struggles to find work. Eventually, she finds a job at a library. But the onset of war makes being a single parent even more difficult…
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Book Review: A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner
Blacklisted from Hollywood in the Cold War climate and suspected of consorting with Communists, Melanie has little company anymore aside from her neighbor, Elwood. Given Elwood is agoraphobic and doesn’t leave the house, Melanie finds cause for concern when she suddenly can’t find him…
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Book Review: The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn
Theresienstadt, a ghetto in Czechoslovakia, is the stage the Nazis set to show ‘proof’ that Jewish people aren’t being harmed at the hands of the Third Reich. The reality, of course, is a living hell for the prisoners sent there…
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Book Review: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
This book was initially recommended to me by a friend because of the historical and academic tone, but I’d put it off being intimidated by the faerie storyline. When it ended up being selected for a group read, I decided not to put it off any longer. Definitely different for me, but a nice different!…