The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards; Alyson Richman is a historical novel set in the American Civil War time period and follows two very different couples and how they managed during the war. Stella is the slave mistress of a rich plantation owner in New Orleans, as the daughter of a slave and a […]
The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah is an emotional family drama that had me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book. Gorgeous descriptions of the beauty of Alaska, and deep and dark secrets all in a sweeping family drama. All this packs an emotional punch that leaves me thinking of the book […]
The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Clare Marchant is a historical novel with a dual timeline and just a dash of magical realism. The historical timeline is set in 1569 and the other timeline is in present day. Present day- after a terrible tragedy seven years ago, Robyn moved home to help her father in his map […]
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a book about the world of tennis, but more than that, it’s a character study on what it takes to be at the top of your sport. I don’t know much about the sport of tennis, and I’m not much of a sports person, but I […]
A Dress of Violet Taffeta is a fictional account of the life of Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, and her rise to fame as a fashion icon. It’s a fabulous story of grit and determination. The story follows Lucy, from the betrayal of her first husband and subsequent divorce to her rise to fame as the […]
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner is a bookish, historical fiction novel about three women and how they navigate the inequalities of men and women in a retail setting. Set in London in 1950, this book follows three women who all work at Bloomsbury Books, an old-fashioned bookstore owned and run by men. Evie Stone […]
The Mad Girls of New York is a historical fiction novel based on real events. It is also the first book in Maya Rodale’s Nellie Bly series. And I’m excited that I’ll get to learn more about Nellie in her next book. Nellie moves to New York City to become a reporter after starting out […]
Every once in a while, a book comes around that just stuns me. I can’t even put into words how much I loved Lessons in Chemistry. It is refreshingly different, historical, and highlights the struggles of women scientists in the late 1950s. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is a very unusual woman, even by today’s standards, but […]
Reputation by Lex Croucher is an unusual, quirky, and snarky, young adult regency-era romance. It is Mean Girls, set in Regency England, with both the formal language of the time mixed with some modern language of today. As I said, it’s very unusual and highly entertaining. The book also deals with some heavy topics, that […]
The White Girl by Tony Birch is a beautiful story about one strong woman’s desire to protect her granddaughter and make a better life for her. This is a look into the oppressive practice of the Australian government in removing Aboriginal children from their families in order to “protect” them back in the 1960s. In […]