Review of Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
ICYMI: The post-Depression-era city of New York is such a powerful presence in this story, it feels like a main character. I was taken by...
Jun 19, 2024
Review of Into the Wilderness (Wilderness #1) by Sara Donati
Sara Donati's historical fiction includes nods to Outlander and The Last of the Mohicans, considers the trials and adventures of a...
Nov 6, 2023
Review of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The Personal Librarian is historical fiction about the real-life figure of Belle da Costa Greene, J.P. Morgan's personal librarian who...
Jul 20, 2022
Review of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for resolutions to difficult...
Dec 23, 2021
June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from June! Here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past month, in the order in which...
Jun 30, 2021
Review of The Great Mistake by Jonathan Lee
Lee shapes a lovely, tragic, wonderfully detailed story around the forgotten, real-life figure of Andrew Green and his essential...
Jun 25, 2021
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts; the rich fictional history of an...
Jun 23, 2021
Review of The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
ICYMI: This is excellent, layered historical fiction with memorable characters and a great big story to dive into on a hot summer's day....
Jun 16, 2021
Review of City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Young Vivian's carousing in 1940s New York City is entertaining, sexy, and an interesting burst of feminism and freedom in the era. In...
Jan 13, 2021
Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year
01 The Huntress by Kate Quinn I'm in for World War II-set books with tough, brave female protagonists, and I loved this book. Nina...
Dec 18, 2020
Review of The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
A smart master thief who bends time and finds her loyalties dividded in turn-of-the-century New York.
Jun 10, 2020
Review of Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
Atlantic City before WWII, with its giant hotels, piers, and hubbub, is the backdrop for this summer in the life of an extended family.
May 27, 2020
Review of The Parting Glass by Gina Marie Guadagnino
There's a love triangle and fantastic details that bring the era1830s to life. The Parting Glass has both substance and lovely lighter...
Apr 6, 2019
Review of A Well-Behaved Woman by Therese Anne Fowler
I loved this; Fowler strikes a realistic balance between Alva's frivolity and meaningful growth and explores her important role in the...
Mar 17, 2019