A harrowing tale of Three Sisters and the promise they made to each other. The year is 1942, the place is Slovakia. Cibi, Magda, and Livia are teenagers living when the Nazis come. Though they made a promise to their father to stay together, the Nazis have their orders. Cibi and Livia are taken toContinue reading “Three Sisters by Heather Morris #heathermorris @StMartinsPress @NetGalley #historicalfiction #fiction”
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead #fiction #historical fiction #literaryfiction #bookreviewer
Susanne’s Review: Utterly Gut-Wrenching! A fictitious novel about a real reformatory school in Florida that existed in the Jim Crow era, “The Nickel Boys” broke my heart. I think perhaps it broke the heart of everyone who read this book before me and I will hazard a guess that it will break the hearts ofContinue reading “The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead #fiction #historical fiction #literaryfiction #bookreviewer”
The Nature of Fragile Thing by Susan Meissner @SusanMeissner @BerkleyPub #librarybook #audiobook #historicalfiction #fiction #blogger #bookreviewer
Susanne’s Review: Completely Captivating! Sophie is an Irish Immigrant, who after arriving in New York, answers an ad for a mail-order bride. Arriving in San Francisco shortly thereafter, she immediately marries Martin Hocking, though she does not know him. He is looking for a mate and most importantly a father to his 5-year-old daughter Kat. Continue reading “The Nature of Fragile Thing by Susan Meissner @SusanMeissner @BerkleyPub #librarybook #audiobook #historicalfiction #fiction #blogger #bookreviewer”
The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon @SimonAudio @netgalley #jennifermcmahon #fiction #paranormal
Susanne’s Review: Atmospheric, Eerie, and Dark. Bad decisions have unfortunate consequences for all in “The Drowning Kind” by Jennifer McMahon. The Present: Jax and her sister Lex have a complicated relationship. Close when they were young, they are now estranged. Lex, you see, is manic-depressive and has wreaked havoc in Jax’s life. One day, JaxContinue reading “The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon @SimonAudio @netgalley #jennifermcmahon #fiction #paranormal”
A Hand to Hold in Deep Water by Shawn Nocher @shawn_nocher #blackstonepublishing #fiction #bookreview #bookblogger
Susanne’s Review: The day Willy Cherrymill fell for May DuBerry, his life changed in a myriad of ways. A chicken farmer, he fell and fell hard, for May and for her daughter Lacey. His life seemed picture-perfect until the day May abandons them both. Now twenty-seven, Lacey Cherrymill has always felt like she was missingContinue reading “A Hand to Hold in Deep Water by Shawn Nocher @shawn_nocher #blackstonepublishing #fiction #bookreview #bookblogger”
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy @CharMcConaghy #bookreview #bookblogger
Susanne’s Review: Brilliant. Moving. Uncharted. Franny Stone is a damaged woman who loves with abandon and yet leaves with nary a thought. She is the keeper of deep dark secrets, who is on a mission. To follow the last migration of the Arctic Terns from Greenland to Antarctica. Dangerous, treacherous, and uncharted, Franny finds aContinue reading “Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy @CharMcConaghy #bookreview #bookblogger”
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Susanne’s Review: A Beautifully Written, Heartbreaking Novel! The year is 1921, the setting is Texas, during the Great Depression. Elsa is a young woman who has never known love. Ignored by her family, she yearns for a different life. The first time a man pays attention to her, Elsa becomes wholly smitten. That man isContinue reading “The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah”
When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown
Susanne’s Review: Beautiful. Emotional. Expressive. Heart-wrenching. Opal Pruitt is Seventeen, soon to be Eighteen in the Summer of 1936. On the cusp of adulthood, Opal has never kept company or been the victim of violence, but she’s about to experience both. Living in a neighborhood called “Colored Town” in Parsons, Georgia, racism, and segregation runContinue reading “When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown”
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
Susanne’s Review: Oh, Addie Larue, How I Adore You! Making a deal with the devil (aka “The Darkness”) seems impossible and yet that is exactly what Adeline Larue does. The year is 1714. The place is France. From the moment the deal is struck, Adeline Larue’s life is changed forever. For Addie. Never again, willContinue reading “The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab”
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