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Outlawed by Anna North

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Title: Outlawed

Author: Anna North

Publisher: Bloomsbury 2021

Genre: Fiction - Alternate History; Western

Pages: 261

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Unread Shelf Project; Seasonal RC

In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw.

The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada’s life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows.

She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she’s willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all.

I was so excited to grab this on from Book of the Month back in January. It was a very enjoyable story, but missed the mark just a bit for me. The book was slightly slow to start, but once Ada arrived at the Hole in the Wall Gang, everything started to pick up. From there, I was reading at a decent clip to get to the end of the adventure. Ada is at times, a very sympathetic character and a very annoying character. I enjoyed many of the other characters, and wished we had learned a bit more about some of them (e.g. Lo and Newsy). The book misses the mark just a bit by getting bogged down in Ada’s obsession with having a child/getting married. In this sections, I was less likely to keep reading the book. Upon reflection, I think this is a really good feminist alternate history western. But for my 5 star read, I would turn to Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. I love their take on a feminist western.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Anna North, Book of the Month, western, historical fiction, fantasy, Spring TBR List, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 04.06.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown

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Title: Recipe for a Perfect Wife

Author: Karma Brown

Publisher: Dutton 2019

Genre: Fiction

Pages: 336

Rating: 2/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

When Alice Hale leaves a career in publicity to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in a box in the old home's basement, she becomes captivated by the cookbook’s previous owner—1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realizes that within the cookbook’s pages Nellie left clues about her life—including a mysterious series of unsent letters penned to her mother.

Soon Alice learns that while baked Alaska and meatloaf five ways may seem harmless, Nellie's secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinister—even dangerous—side to Nellie’s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with the mounting pressures in her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own.

I finished this novel and absolutely groaned in disgust. I couldn’t believe that I wasted all that time reading the book. But let’s back up. I was concerned in just the first two chapters. I was making predictions as to where the story would go. I was right about Nellie’s story. But I actually liked reading Nellie’s story. I thought it was an interesting look at an abusive relationship in the 1950s. We get to see how she attempts to navigate her world. And I fairly satisfied about the ending of her story. Unfortunately, I absolutely detested Alice’s story. I kept thinking that we were supposed to find parallels between Nellie and Alice and their relationships. However, the two women went about life very differently. While Nellie found herself in an impossible situation, Alice’s bad behavior just escalated over the course of the novel. I really liked Nate and kept rooting for him to see how terrible Alice was and leave her. She was a terrible partner to him but kept stringing him along. By the end, I was completely confused as to the message of the book. Should we show sympathy to Alice as a women “stuck” in a bad marriage (she wasn’t and I didn’t)? Should we see a turning of the tables in terms of gender roles and who was initiated the abuse? If so, that’s a terrible thing to aspire to and obviously this book is a warning. Either way, it wasn’t clear what the author was actually getting at and I ended up really disliking the book.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Karma Brown, fiction, historical fiction, 2 stars, Girly Book Club
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 03.27.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Dangerous Women by Hope Adams

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Title: Dangerous Women

Author: Hope Adams

Publisher: Berkley 2021

Genre: Historical Thriller

Pages: 334

Rating: 3/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

London, 1841. One hundred eighty Englishwomen file aboard the Rajah, embarking on a three-month voyage to the other side of the world.
They're daughters, sisters, mothers—and convicts.
Transported for petty crimes.
Except one of them has a deadly secret, and will do anything to flee justice.
As the Rajah sails farther from land, the women forge a tenuous kinship. Until, in the middle of the cold and unforgiving sea, a young mother is mortally wounded, and the hunt is on for the assailant before he or she strikes again.
Each woman called in for question has something to fear: Will she be attacked next? Will she be believed? Because far from land, there is nowhere to flee, and how can you prove innocence when you’ve already been found guilty?

What a meh book… Seriously, I was just so incredibly bored. There’s a spark of a great story here in the actual history. After reading the author’s note, I was interested in learning more the real story of the women aboard the Rajah. It’s definitely a part of history that I know very little about. Unfortunately, the actual novel just doesn’t do the history justice. Out of the 200 women on the ship, we only get to know three of them and I didn’t really connect to any of those three women. I was just bored with this book. Definitely not for me.

Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: historical fiction, thriller, 3 stars, Hope Adams
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 03.26.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman

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Title: The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany

Author: Lori Nelson Spielman

Publisher: Berkley 2020

Genre: Fiction

Pages: 378

Rating: 3/5 stars

Reading Challenges: UnRead Shelf Project; UnRead Shelf Reading Challenge - Recent Acquisition

Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse upon her sister more than two hundred years ago, not one second-born Fontana daughter has found lasting love. Some, like second-born Emilia, the happily-single baker at her grandfather’s Brooklyn deli, claim it’s an odd coincidence. Others, like her sexy, desperate-for-love cousin Lucy, insist it’s a true hex. But both are bewildered when their great-aunt calls with an astounding proposition: If they accompany her to her homeland of Italy, Aunt Poppy vows she’ll meet the love of her life on the steps of the Ravello Cathedral on her eightieth birthday, and break the Fontana Second-Daughter Curse once and for all.

Against the backdrop of wandering Venetian canals, rolling Tuscan fields, and enchanting Amalfi Coast villages, romance blooms, destinies are found, and family secrets are unearthed—secrets that could threaten the family far more than a centuries-old curse.

I had such high hopes for this book and it just fell flat for me. Most of the book is set in modern times and full of what seemed to be a travelogue for Italy. That’s fine, but it didn’t really grab my attention. I really fell for the chapters detailing the romance between Poppy and Rico. I wanted a book just of them. Emilia and Lucy were complete wet blankets in comparison. I just couldn’t seem to get myself to root for either of them. So, I wasn’t super excited about the book and then we get to the revelations and secrets about Poppy and Rosa. And I wanted to throw the book across the room. I was so incredibly mad at Rosa and her entire attitude and actions throughout the story. And we don’t really get any real apology from her. For that matter, I was very disappointed that Emilia’s sister never truly apologies for her behavior toward Emilia. For a book that was touted as being full of family and forgiveness, I felt it was sorely lacking in the forgiveness part. Boring.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Lori Nelson Spielman, 3 stars, contemporary, historical fiction, Unread Shelf Project, UnRead Shelf Project RC, Book of the Month
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 02.27.21
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

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Title: The Widow of Rose House

Author: Diana Biller

Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 352

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: TBR Jar Random

It’s 1875, and Alva Webster is ready for a fresh start. After three years of being pilloried in the presses for fleeing her abusive husband, his sudden death allows her to return to New York where she is determined to restore a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion, and hopefully her reputation at the same time. She is decidedly not supposed to fall in love.

But when a haunting at her new home threatens her careful plans, she must seek help from the eccentric and brilliant and - much to her dismay - very handsome Professor Samuel Moore. Alva doesn’t need more complications in her life, especially not a convention-flouting, scandal-raising one like Sam. Unfortunately, Sam is the only one who can help. Together, the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva’s new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva’s history―and her heart.

Not sure why this one came up on my TBR, but I’m glad I ended up reading it. Overall I really enjoyed the story of Alva and the the mysteries of a rundown mansion. I loved her relationship with Sam and the back and forth between those two. I loved the the discussions about engineering and interior design. It was an interesting book and a good historical fiction volume. My biggest complaint was the ghost story part. The summary of the book makes it seem like the ghost story is essential, but it only appears sporadically. I would have liked more ghost story, but it was not meant to be.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Diana Biller, historical fiction, romance, 4 stars, Random TBR Pick
categories: Book Reviews
Thursday 10.22.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Dark Desires by Eve Silver

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Title: Dark Desires (Dark Gothic #1)

Author: Eve Silver

Publisher: Eve Silver 2013

Genre: Historical Romance

Pages: 318

Rating: 3/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Goodreads Random

Betrayed by those she trusted, penniless and alone, Darcie Finch is forced to accept a position that no one else dares, as assistant to dangerously attractive Dr. Damien Cole. Ignoring the whispered warnings and rumours that he's a man to fear, she takes her position at his eerie estate where she quickly discovers that nothing is at it seems, least of all her handsome and brooding employer. As Darcie struggles with her fierce attraction to Damien, she must also deal with the blood, the disappearances … and the murders.

With her options dwindling and time running out, Darcie must rely on her instincts as she confronts the man she is falling in love with. Is he an innocent and misunderstood man … or a remorseless killer who prowls the East End streets?

I sped through this novel quickly. It was one of those random cheap Kindle deals that I picked up somewhere along the way. I thought it would be a fun supernatural romance. I really wanted some good fun supernatural occurrences, a great relationship, and some steamy scenes. By the time I had gotten tot he end of the book, i was just pretty disappointed. Their relationship between Darcie and Damien was nonexistent. I couldn’t see any reason why these two were together. I get Darcie’s motivations a bit, but Damien is a complete mystery. I never figured out why he loved Darcie. There just didn’t seem like anything to build a relationship. And I was disappointed that there wasn’t any real supernatural occurrences. Not really impressed.

Dark Gothic

  • #1 Dark Desires

  • #2 His Dark Kiss

  • #3 Dark Prince

  • #4 His Wicked Sins

  • #5 Seduced by a Stranger

  • #6 Dark Embrace

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Eve Silver, romance, 3 stars, Goodreads Random Pick, historical fiction
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 10.17.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Lovely War by Julie Berry

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Title: Lovely War

Author: Julie Berry

Publisher: Penguin Books 2020

Genre: YA Historical Fiction

Pages: 480

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Modern Mrs. Darcy 2020; Monthly Theme - June

They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect turned soldier, a Harlem-born ragtime genius in the U.S. Army, and a Belgian orphan with a gorgeous voice and a devastating past. Their story, as told by the goddess Aphrodite, who must spin the tale or face judgment on Mount Olympus, is filled with hope and heartbreak, prejudice and passion, and reveals that, though War is a formidable force, it's no match for the transcendent power of Love.

Another selection from the Modern Mrs. Darcy Summer Reading Challenge. Overall, I ended up really enjoying this book. I loved following the interconnected stories of James, Hazel, Aubrey, and Colette. I loved reading about their experiences in World War I and the trials their endured. It was a good book that kept me interested throughout. I did have to keep reminding myself that this was labeled as a young adult novel and as such, didn’t get as serious as i would have liked. The frame story with the Greek gods was inventive in the telling of the story. The story did start fairly slow and I didn’t get hooked until we crossed the 100 page mark. And the last 25 pages or so, I could have done without. But it was a good book that was very infortative as to life during World War I.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Julie Berry, Modern Mrs. Darcy, young adult, historical fiction, 4 stars, Monthly Theme
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 10.16.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

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Title: The Stationery Shop

Author: Marjan Kamali

Publisher: Gallery Books 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 320

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Monthly Theme - October

Roya is a dreamy, idealistic teenager living in 1953 Tehran who, amidst the political upheaval of the time, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s neighborhood book and stationery shop. She always feels safe in his dusty store, overflowing with fountain pens, shiny ink bottles, and thick pads of soft writing paper.

When Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite customer—handsome Bahman, who has a burning passion for justice and a love for Rumi’s poetry—she loses her heart at once. And, as their romance blossoms, the modest little stationery shop remains their favorite place in all of Tehran.

A few short months later, on the eve of their marriage, Roya agrees to meet Bahman at the town square, but suddenly, violence erupts—a result of the coup d’etat that forever changes their country’s future. In the chaos, Bahman never shows. For weeks, Roya tries desperately to contact him, but her efforts are fruitless. With a sorrowful heart, she resigns herself to never seeing him again.

Until, more than sixty years later, an accident of fate leads her back to Bahman and offers her a chance to ask him the questions that have haunted her for more than half a century: Why did he leave? Where did he go? How was he able to forget her?

I really wanted to love this book and I just felt like it was good, but not great. The writing is lovely. The characters are (for the most part) lovely. But it just didn’t connect with me emotionally. I wonder after reading it if I wanted more in the past. Often with these books set in the present and the past, I end up liking one time period much more than the other. And usually that preference is for the story set in the past. I would have liked to have spent more time in 1950s Iran than the present.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Marjan Kamali, 4 stars, historical fiction, Monthly Theme
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 10.10.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore

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Title: A Rogue of One’s Own(A League of Extraordinary Women #2)

Author: Evie Dunmore

Publisher: Berkley 2020

Genre: Romance

Pages: 444

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: TBR Jar Random

Lady Lucie is fuming. She and her band of Oxford suffragists have finally scraped together enough capital to control one of London’s major publishing houses, with one purpose: to use it in a coup against Parliament. But who could have predicted that the one person standing between her and success is her old nemesis and London’s undisputed lord of sin, Lord Ballentine? Or that he would be willing to hand over the reins for an outrageous price—a night in her bed.
 
Lucie tempts Tristan like no other woman, burning him up with her fierceness and determination every time they clash. But as their battle of wills and words fans the flames of long-smoldering devotion, the silver-tongued seducer runs the risk of becoming caught in his own snare.
 
As Lucie tries to out-maneuver Tristan in the boardroom and the bedchamber, she soon discovers there’s truth in what the poets say: all is fair in love and war…

Another great historical romance! I really enjoyed the first one in the series and this one was a delightful continuation of some of the characters. We get to know Lucie and Tristan throughout the course of the novel and I completely fell in love with both of them. I love how each of them have hidden their actual personalities and dreams. Thankfully we do get a check-in with the ladies from the first novel also. At times the novel became very serious, but I loved it. There was even a point where I felt myself tearing up. It really got to me and I just had to see Tristan and Lucie find their happen ending.

A League of Extraordinary Women

  • #1 Bringing Down the Duke

  • #2 A Rogue of One’s Own

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Evie Dunmore, romance, 5 stars, historical fiction
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 10.07.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

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Title: The Jane Austen Society

Author: Natalie Jenner

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press 2020

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 320

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: MMD 2020

Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England's finest novelists. Now it's home to a few distant relatives and their diminishing estate. With the last bit of Austen's legacy threatened, a group of disparate individuals come together to preserve both Jane Austen's home and her legacy. These people―a laborer, a young widow, the local doctor, and a movie star, among others―could not be more different and yet they are united in their love for the works and words of Austen. As each of them endures their own quiet struggle with loss and trauma, some from the recent war, others from more distant tragedies, they rally together to create the Jane Austen Society.

I listened to this one on audio (read by Richard Armitage!) and it was a delight. I enjoyed getting to know these delightful characters, all who love Jane Austen. Following their stories was interesting, but my favorite parts were every discussion about Jane Austen, her stories, and her characters. I wanted to see more of those conversations as the characters’ lives progressed. Adaline and Benjamin were my clear favorites, although Frances was also amazing. I just wanted to see all everyone get a happy ending. I was annoyed by the choice Adam made and Mimi’s relationship. But I guess those stories also ended well. The ending was very rushed (like usual), but the ending did leave me all warm and fuzzy inside.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: 5 stars, historical fiction, Natalie Jenner, Jane Austen
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 09.26.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

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Title: Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2)

Author: Justine Ireland

Publisher: Balzer + Bray 2020

Genre: YA Horror

Pages: 553

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook

After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother.

But nothing is easy when you’re a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodemus has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880s America.

What’s more, this safe haven is not what it appears—as Jane discovers when she sees familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her.

But she won’t be in it alone.

Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by—and that Jane needs her too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not.

Watching Jane’s back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a breaking point, it’s up to Katherine to keep hope alive—even as she begins to fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her.

Yes! This was such a great follow-up to Dread Nation! We fall right back in with Jane and Katherine but time and circumstances have changed situation. I loved seeing what was happening out west after spending the first book in the east and in the middle of the country. I loved that we retained a few of the favorite characters and even added some new ones. I was along for the ride from page one. The book may not have ended with a happily ever after, but it definitely had a resolution to one of the big storylines. Loved every second of this series.

Dread Nation

  • #1 Dread Nation

  • #2 Deathless Divide

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Justina Ireland, historical fiction, fantasy, zombies, young adult, 5 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 09.09.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau

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Title: Dreamland

Author: Nancy Bilyeau

Publisher: Lume Book 2020

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 386

Rating: 2/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook

The year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in America’s Playground.

The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of America’s richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family.

But soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and it’s not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of.

Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal, and deadly secrets. And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamor of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything… even murder.

Wow that was disappointing. I was expecting a bit of The Night Circus tinged with The Great Gatsby. Instead, I got a meandering story of an unlikable heroine and her horrid family as they spend a summer by Coney Island. Not at Coney Island, but Coney Island. The Dreamland amusement park only has a few appearances in the novel, none very memorable. The author doesn’t take much time to describe the people or the scenery leaving me with very vague impressions. I was thoroughly bored by most of the book. It really only picks up int the last 20% or so when Peggy decides to solve the string of murders. But even then, I knew who the murderer was and didn’t really care. It was just boring…

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: ebook, Nancy Bilyeau, 2 stars, historical fiction, mystery
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 08.15.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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Title: Dread Nation (Dread Nation #1)

Author: Justine Ireland

Publisher: Balzer + Bray 2018

Genre: YA Horror

Pages: 418

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: GR Random; Monthly Theme

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.

In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.

But there are also opportunities—and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained in both weaponry and etiquette to protect the well-to-do. It's a chance for a better life for Negro girls like Jane. After all, not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations.

But that’s not a life Jane wants. Almost finished with her education at Miss Preston's School of Combat in Baltimore, Jane is set on returning to her Kentucky home and doesn’t pay much mind to the politics of the eastern cities, with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose.

But when families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane is caught in the middle of a conspiracy, one that finds her in a desperate fight for her life against some powerful enemies. 

And the restless dead, it would seem, are the least of her problems.

Oh my goodness! This was a thrilling ride! I immediately starting rooting for Jane, but know bad things were going to happen to her (that’s how zombie books go). I loved starting at Miss Preston’s school before venturing out into the world outside. I loved the world Ireland creates. I’m a sucker for good alternative history. This world is a horrible yet fascinating one. I was fully invested in the characters and the story. Like Jane, I needed to see what was really going on in Baltimore and in Summerland. Even Katherine grew on me and I daresay, I actually like her now! I can’t wait to read the second book and find out who made it out of Summerland (fingers crossed for Gideon) and who our characters have still yet to meet.

Dread Nation

  • #1 Dread Nation

  • #2 Deathless Divide

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Justina Ireland, historical fiction, zombies, fantasy, young adult, 5 stars, Goodreads Random Pick, Monthly Theme
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 07.28.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

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Title: Conjure Women

Author: Afia Atakora

Publisher: 

Genre: Fiction

Pages: 416

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Library; Monthly Theme - June

Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a midwife; and their master’s daughter Varina. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to a head at the beginning of a war and at the birth of an accursed child, who sets the townspeople alight with fear and a spreading superstition that threatens their newly won, tenuous freedom.

A very atmospheric look at three women in the mid 1800s. I was captivated by the dreamy descriptions of life in the south. May Belle and Rue were amazing and interesting women. I definitely wanted to see where their lives went. At times, the book was very difficult to read, depicting horrific situations and occurrences. Important, but definitely hard to read. Ultimately, I was bored with Varina’s story and would rather have had those sections reworked to focus on May Belle and Rue instead. I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to feel about Varina. Those hesitations kept me from rating this with 5 stars.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Afia Atakora, 4 stars, library, historical fiction, Monthly Theme
categories: Book Reviews
Tuesday 07.07.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Paris Hours by Alex George

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Title: The Paris Hours

Author: Alex George

Publisher: Flatiron Books 2020

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 258

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: UnRead Shelf Project; Monthly Theme - June

Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativity of the city’s most famous citizens, four regular people are each searching for something they’ve lost.

Camille was the maid of Marcel Proust, and she has a secret: when she was asked to burn her employer’s notebooks, she saved one for herself. Now she is desperate to find it before her betrayal is revealed. Souren, an Armenian refugee, performs puppet shows for children that are nothing like the fairy tales they expect. Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay—but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio, he wonders if this is the day everything could change. And Jean-Paul is a journalist who tells other people’s stories, because his own is too painful to tell. When the quartet’s paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax, each discovers if they will find what they are looking for.

This book really snuck up on me. I made it about 50 pages in and was enjoying the book, but not desperately wanting to finish it. And then we learned even more about our quartet of main characters and I couldn’t put it down. I had to see how their individual searches played out. I had to understand just what kept them going. I demanded to know more about each of their pasts. And we get all of those things in bits and pieces spread out over the novel. By page 125, I could not put the book back down; I had to finish it. This slim novel really packs an emotional punch that I didn’t see coming but thoroughly enjoyed. Each of the main characters (and many of the secondary characters including all the famous ones) leapt off the page. They were as real as you or me. George manages to layer so much characterization and complexities into very short chapters, snippets really. By the end of the novel, I felt like I had head each of their life stories, when the actual action takes place over the course of one day. Breathtaking!

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Alex George, historical fiction, Unread Shelf Project, 5 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Friday 06.26.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Library of Legends by Janie Chang

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Title: The Library of Legends

Author: Janie Chang

Publisher: William Morrow 2020

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 400

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: UnRead Shelf Project

China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends.

Her family’s past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students’ common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger. Accompanied by Shao and the enigmatic maidservant Sparrow, Lian makes her way to Shanghai, hoping to reunite with her mother.

On the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. Learning Shao and Sparrow’s true identities compels Lian to confront her feelings for Shao. But there are broader consequences too, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits to embark on an exodus of their own, one that changes the country’s fate forever.

This was such a good book club selection. I was hesitant to read another WWII book, but the setting in China dealing with a slighter different conflict was a nice change. I am fairly ignorant about the Second Sino-Japanese War and this book gave me some insight into the conflict. I loved how the book moved back and forth across China as the characters made the journey to safety and then to family. Lian and Shao are interesting characters and interesting motivations. I loved the mostly fictional Library of Legends. I love the inclusion of the legends themselves and the glimpses that we saw of the mythical creatures and gods. Chang skillfully weaves the fantastical elements into a very down-to-Earth story of families. My only issue was the book was the very rushed last 30 pages. Everything wrapped up too quickly for my tastes. I would have liked a bit different pacing for the second half.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Janie Chang, Book of the Month, Unread Shelf Project, 4 stars, fantasy, historical fiction
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 06.17.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams

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Title: The Golden Hour

Author: Beatriz Williams

Publisher: William Morrow 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 468

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Library; TBR Random

The Bahamas, 1941. Newly-widowed Leonora “Lulu” Randolph arrives in the Bahamas to investigate the Governor and his wife for a New York society magazine. After all, American readers have an insatiable appetite for news of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, that glamorous couple whose love affair nearly brought the British monarchy to its knees five years earlier. What more intriguing backdrop for their romance than a wartime Caribbean paradise, a colonial playground for kingpins of ill-gotten empires?

Or so Lulu imagines. But as she infiltrates the Duke and Duchess’s social circle, and the powerful cabal that controls the islands’ political and financial affairs, she uncovers evidence that beneath the glister of Wallis and Edward’s marriage lies an ugly—and even treasonous—reality. In fact, Windsor-era Nassau seethes with spies, financial swindles, and racial tension, and in the middle of it all stands Benedict Thorpe: a scientist of tremendous charm and murky national loyalties. Inevitably, the willful and wounded Lulu falls in love.

Then Nassau’s wealthiest man is murdered in one of the most notorious cases of the century, and the resulting coverup reeks of royal privilege. Benedict Thorpe disappears without a trace, and Lulu embarks on a journey to London and beyond to unpick Thorpe’s complicated family history: a fateful love affair, a wartime tragedy, and a mother from whom all joy is stolen.

The stories of two unforgettable women thread together in this extraordinary epic of espionage, sacrifice, human love, and human courage, set against a shocking true crime . . . and the rise and fall of a legendary royal couple.

Our book club selection for April. I think I’ve really come to like Williams’s books. I love how she weaves together a real historical event (in this case WWII and the Windsors governance of The Bahamas) and a fictional narrator with a mystery. I loved Lulu and Elfriede and their two storylines. I loved learning more about The Bahamas and, yes, I even liked learning more about Wallis Simpson. Williams writes intriguing and realistic female characters. My biggest complaint with every one of her books that I’ve read is the male leads. They always seem to be such wet blankets. I never really buy the romance between the characters. For this book, Wilfred and Benedict really seem like one dimensional people. They have nothing to them. For that fact, I always take off a star from my rating. But overall, I really did enjoy this book.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: library, historical fiction, Beatriz Williams, 4 stars, TBR Pick
categories: Book Reviews
Saturday 04.25.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis

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Title: The Dollhouse

Author: Fiona Davis

Publisher: Dutton 2016

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 306

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook

When she arrives at the famed Barbizon Hotel in 1952, secretarial school enrollment in hand, Darby McLaughlin is everything her modeling agency hall mates aren't: plain, self-conscious, homesick, and utterly convinced she doesn't belong—a notion the models do nothing to disabuse. Yet when Darby befriends Esme, a Barbizon maid, she's introduced to an entirely new side of New York City: seedy downtown jazz clubs where the music is as addictive as the heroin that's used there, the startling sounds of bebop, and even the possibility of romance.
 
Over half a century later, the Barbizon's gone condo and most of its long-ago guests are forgotten. But rumors of Darby's involvement in a deadly skirmish with a hotel maid back in 1952 haunt the halls of the building as surely as the melancholy music that floats from the elderly woman's rent-controlled apartment. It's a combination too intoxicating for journalist Rose Lewin, Darby's upstairs neighbor, to resist—not to mention the perfect distraction from her own imploding personal life. Yet as Rose's obsession deepens, the ethics of her investigation become increasingly murky, and neither woman will remain unchanged when the shocking truth is finally revealed.

My second Fiona Davis book and I do enjoy her focus on historical geographic locations. This book’s focus on New York City and specifically the Barbizon Hotel was such fun. I loved learning more about the actual history of the Barbizon Hotel while focusing on fictional characters. The story itself was good, although the tension sometimes was a bit much. Often there is a little too much melodrama in the story. I would have liked a little less from the chaos of Rose’s life and more focus on Darby and Esme. Ultimately, I did like the book and will read another Fiona Davis book.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Fiona Davis, historical fiction, ebook, 4 stars
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 04.15.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer

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Title: The Things We Cannot Say

Author: Kelly Rimmer

Publisher: Graydon House 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 432

Rating: 4/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Library

In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny…and it’s a lie that will remain buried until the next century.

Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi soldiers at the Polish border, believing her neighbors that they pose no real threat, and dreams instead of the day Tomasz returns from college in Warsaw so they can be married. But little by little, injustice by brutal injustice, the Nazi occupation takes hold, and Alina’s tiny rural village, its families, are divided by fear and hate.

Then, as the fabric of their lives is slowly picked apart, Tomasz disappears. Where Alina used to measure time between visits from her beloved, now she measures the spaces between hope and despair, waiting for word from Tomasz and avoiding the attentions of the soldiers who patrol her parents’ farm. But for now, even deafening silence is preferable to grief.

I’ve been really over the various WWII books this year, but this one was our book club selection for February. And I found that I mostly really enjoyed this one. I loved Alina’s story during the war. It was tough to read, but a great perspective on the war. You don’t often get stories centered in Poland during the 1940s. The first person narration felt a lot like Alina telling us her story from old age. I was fascinated by the mystery of Alina’s future. However I know need to go to the bad. I was not a fan of the modern story line. Well, that’s not quite true. I liked the sections where Alice tried to uncover the mystery of her Babcia’s life during the war and in Poland. I was on pins and needles waiting for the reveal of the players and what happened. I was not a fan of Alice’s voice throughout the modern sections. The voice was very whiny and informal. I thought I was reading a blog post instead of a published novel. The voice was grating. If I could have ignored the voice, I would have given the book 5 stars.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Kelly Rimmer, historical fiction, 4 stars, library, WWII
categories: Book Reviews
Wednesday 02.19.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey

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Title: The Glittering Hour

Author: Iona Grey

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction

Pages: 480

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook

Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her.

Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right.

Spanning two decades and a seismic shift in British history as World War II approaches, Iona Grey's The Glittering Hour is an epic novel of passion, heartache and loss.

This was our book club selection for January and I didn’t quite know what to think of it. I ended up absolutely loving this book. I actually ended this book in sobbing tears. It was just so good with an amazing emotional connection to the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the part o the story focused on Selina’s life during the 1920s. I don’t read many book set during the 1920s and it was really a fascinating time period to highlight. I feel like I need to read more books set during the 1920s. I really wanted a bit more focused on Alice and her life, but overall I was still very engaged in this book.

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Next up on the TBR pile:

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tags: Iona Grey, historical fiction, ebook, 5 stars
categories: Books
Wednesday 01.29.20
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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