Book Reviews

Book reviews and my thoughts on books I’ve read.

The Stolen Marriage is classic Diane Chamberlain, a historical fiction set in 1940's North Carolina during the Miracle in Hickory, she explores segregation and racial and gender discrimination in the South with characters you love, characters you despise and good people in impossible situations. An unputdownable historical fiction, great to the last page! 
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The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain: Excellent Historical Fiction set in 1940’s North Carolina

Blurb: 5* – I Loved it! The Stolen Marriage is classic Diane Chamberlain, a historical fiction set in 1940’s North Carolina during the Miracle in Hickory, she explores segregation and racial and gender discrimination in the South with characters you love, characters you despise and good people in impossible situations. An unputdownable historical fiction, great…

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Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank Book Club Discussion Questions & Review

Blurb: 4* I really liked it! – Same Beach, Next Year by Dorothea Benton Frank explores whether people really get over their first loves and can men and women really ever just be friends?  Set in the beautiful Isle of Palms, South Carolina and Corfu, Greece, Same Beach, Next Year is a fun and entertaining addition to…

Wicked by Gregory Maguire is a wonderfully creepy, magical and sometimes disturbing is perfect for your fall reading list. Maguire creates a "Wicked" Witch we can empathize with and relate to while providing commentary on the role religion, racial inequality and suppression play in fueling evil.
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Wicked by Gregory Maguire Book Review – is evil born or created?

Blurb: Wicked by Gregory Maguire is a wonderfully creepy, magical and sometimes disturbing book, perfect for your fall reading list. Maguire creates a “Wicked” Witch we can empathize with and relate to while providing commentary on the role religion, racial inequality and suppression play in fueling evil. An interesting look at whether evil is born…

The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson is storytelling at it's best and unlike anything I've ever read. A unique and unexpected mix of the mystical Hindu mythology and how family penetrates the toughest walls and deepest buried secrets.
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The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson is storytelling at its best! Review

Blurb: 5* I loved it! – The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson is storytelling at it’s best and unlike anything I’ve ever read. A unique and unexpected mix of the mystical Hindu mythology and how family penetrates the toughest walls and deepest buried secrets.    Synopsis from Goodreads: “Born in Alabama, Paula Vauss spent the first decade…