MUSTIQUE ISLAND | Sarah McCoy 05.10.2022 | William Morrow Rating: 4/5 stars Willy May Michael’s boat has just arrived on the coast of Mustique Island in January 1972. This private island has become a haven for the wealthy and privileged. Its owner is the eccentric British playboy Colin Tennant, who is determined to turn this … Continue reading Book Review: Mustique Island
Tag: Historical Fiction
Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE | V.E. Schwab 10.06.2020 | Tor Books Rating: 5/5 stars France, 1714: In a moment of desperation a young woman makes a fated bargain to live forever. She doesn’t realize that in order to live forever she must also accept a curse that she will be forgotten by everyone … Continue reading Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Book Review: The Burning Chambers
THE BURNING CHAMBERS | Kate Mosse (The Burning Chambers #1) 06.18.2019 | Minotaur Books Rating: 4/5 stars France, 1562: Minou Joubert is a nineteen-year-old growing up in a world filled with religious tensions between the Catholics and the Huguenots. For a while it seemed as though her family would avoid any consequences from the ongoing … Continue reading Book Review: The Burning Chambers
Book Review: Creatures of Want & Ruin
CREATURES OF WANT AND RUIN | Molly Tanzer 11.13.2018 | John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books Rating: 4/5 stars Ellie West is a moonshine bootlegger living in a small town in Long Island, known as Amityville. Here she finds herself working to assist her family and send her brother to college through any means necessary. Fishing by … Continue reading Book Review: Creatures of Want & Ruin
Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO | Taylor Jenkins Reid 06.13.2017 | Atria Books Rating: 5/5 stars Evelyn Hugo is one of the most famous actresses of our generation. She has lived a life of glamour and scandal that has been highlighted in tabloids throughout the years, most notably including her seven marriages. Evelyn recently … Continue reading Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Book Review: The Way of Beauty
THE WAY OF BEAUTY | Camille Di Maio 05.01.2018 | Lake Union Publishing Rating: 5/5 stars Turn-of-the-century New York City is the home of many immigrant families trying to make it on their own in a bustling city that doesn’t always look out for the average person. Vera Keller is the daughter of one of … Continue reading Book Review: The Way of Beauty