I admit that while I have absolutely nothing against graphic novels, they have never been my fiction vehicle of choice. Not being a visual person, I just assumed the artistry would be lost on someone like me. When The Sculptor arrived in the mail, I was intrigued enough by the jacket copy […]
Genre: Fiction
Average Rating: 3.87
A Memory Of Violets By Hazel Gaynor
A Memory Of Violets takes place in two time periods, the late 19th century and the early 20th century. Our main character is Tilly, a young woman who is leaving her home town for reasons we don’t immediately know and in 1912, the jobs a single woman of a certain class can have are somewhat […]
Amherst By William Nicholson
I think it’s safe to say that almost everyone has recited or is at least familiar with, Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Her eccentricities are almost as famous as her poems. She never left the house, she really never saw people or let people see her, and she became an acclaimed poet after her death. What I […]
After The War Is Over By Jennifer Robson
If you like stories about English people tethered by the constraints of class and money, this is the book for you. Fortunately, that is exactly what I like, so After The War Is Over was very enjoyable for me! Charlotte is a feminist, or as she would be called at that time, a suffragist. […]
First Frost By Sarah Addison Allen
Since Garden Spells is one of my favorite books, I was beyond thrilled to find out that SAA would be writing a book set in that world, once again. First Frost takes place about 10 years after the events of Garden Spells and we find both Waverley Daughters more settled than they have ever […]
Rooms By Lauren Oliver
I suppose if you forced me to reduce this book to a one sentence recap, it would be that we are all haunted, in one way or another. Lauren Oliver sets up a deeply dysfunctional family with an almost too slow start, but the story gained its momentum and I ended up enjoying the writing, […]
Into The Dark by Alison Gaylin
Into The Dark is a follow up to And She Was, and like its predecessor, it artfully combines intricate mystery with a personal story. The Iris Neff case pushed Brenna into the limelight, which both works for and against her. In this book, a mysterious performance artist has […]
After I Do By Taylor Jenkins Reid
After I Do might seem like your typical marriage-in-crisis story, but what I found was a very honest and sometimes painful look at a couple who hits a pretty big roadblock and must make a detour in order to decide whether their marriage is worth saving. I think the key to this type of […]
Ex Libris Audio: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line picks up a few months after the movie ends, and Veronica is trying to keep Mars Investigations afloat while her father recovers from the serious injuries he sustained from a hit and run accident. I really loved being back in this world and those of you that are clamoring for more […]
The Fortune Hunter By Daisy Goodwin
I’ve always thought that historical fiction is best when at its root is a seed of truth. The Fortune Hunter tells a story that involves the Empress of Austria, a profoundly lonely and somewhat tragic figure, whose real life story is worth researching after you’ve read this book. In the book, her visit to England […]