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The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles Historical Fiction | 4⭐️ | 10/5/21 | Viking Emmet, an eighteen year old Nebraskan farm boy, has just been released from a boys home and is retuning home for his fathers funeral. Now parent-less, he is not responsible for his 8 year old brother, Billy. They decide to start over in San Francisco, Continue reading
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The Return of Ellie Black
by Emiko Jean Mystery/Thriller | 5⭐️ | 5/7/24 | Simon & Schuster Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets a call that Ellie Black has mysteriously reappeared after being missing for over two years. Chelsey is determined to find the person responsible and in that time also comes to some realizations Continue reading
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Top 7 Tips to Read on a Budget: From Local Library to NetGalley
Have you every walked into a bookstore and been overwhelmed by all the books that you wanted to read and the lack of funds available to buy them? Or maybe felt guilty about spending money on yet another book? This was me in the heart of 2020 when things (like the library) were closed. I Continue reading
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James
by Percival Everett Historical Fiction | 5⭐️ | 3/19/24 | Knopf Doubleday “James” by Percival Everett is an imaginative retelling of”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the enslaved Jim’s Perspective. When Jim (James) overhears hat he is to be sold and separated from his wife and daughter, he escapes to Jackson Island to give Continue reading
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All We Were Promised
by Ashton Lattimore Historical Fiction | 4.5⭐️ | 4/2/24 | Ballantine Books Ashton Lattimore’s Debut novel, “All We Were Promised,” is a fascinating look at Pre Civil War Philadelphia. A young housemaid with a risky secret befriends a wealthy abolitionist and works together to help an enslaved girl escape. While the characters are fictional, Lattimore Continue reading
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The Berlin Letters
by Katherine Reay Historical Fiction | 5⭐️ | 3/5/24 | Harper Muse When CIA codebreaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childhood on coded letters from Berlin, she embarks on a journey to learn more about the secrets of her childhood and her family as the Berlin wall was constructed during the Cold War Continue reading
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The Women
by Kristin Hannah Historical Fiction | 5 ⭐️ | 2/6/24 | St. Martin’s Press “Women can be heroes.” Kristin Hannah throws you head first into the Vietnam era as told through a young combat nurse, Frankie McGrath. She writes of the fear and tension as bombs explode. The heat during the dry season and the rain Continue reading
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The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawson Historical Fiction | 5⭐️ | 12/5/23 | Doubleday Publishing “The Frozen River” by Ariel Lawhon exemplifies historical fiction by skillfully intertwining factual accounts with a captivating fictional narrative that delves into the realms of possibility. Maintaining a fast pace until the very end, the novel not only teaches you something, but is Continue reading
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Happiness Falls
by Angie Kim Mystery | 5 ⭐️ | 8/29/23 | Hogarth Angie Kim’s sophomore novel “Happiness Falls” is an intricately woven story of a family in crisis when their father and husband fail to return from a hike. The only witness to the event is Eugene, the youngest sibling of the biracial Korean-American family. He Continue reading
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