so-soI will read whatever KJ Charles publishes. They are a go-to author for me. This is the first one where I was not fully invested in the characters. It is not bad writing or story. A gothic novel mystery is always fun and with queer representation is a bonus.
All of this to say, if you are picking up a KJ Charles for the first time- don‘t start here. Try Slippery Creatures. Or The Secret Lives of Country Gentleman.
#bookhaul from The Corner Nook, a sweet little shop in Parker CO, last night. I was there doing a bookish craft with my SIL (see next post) and, naturally, couldn't resist adding to my library. The owner raved about the series the tagged book belongs to so I'm eager to try it.
so-soSet in 1945 London during the bombing, 3 people find each other to fight to survive what they themselves have already lost. This book shows how horrible it was to live through this time but the story itself for me…3.75 stars. To live through that time though…terrible.
pickThis book kept me on my toes! We don't even find out the true identify of the main character until the last quarter and that penny dropped hard. And the mystery of the witch was later still. It was compulsive reading as there were so many questions to be answered.
Each answer was drip-fed, like water to a dried up well...
pickA friend lent me this older book from her shelf. Published in 2001 and sub titled “A Year of the Plague” - I wasn‘t feeling much excitement to read this so it sat by the bed for 6 months. I finally picked it up over Xmas & then completely devoured it. It‘s a beautifully written & researched historical fiction, told in 1st person from a young woman living within a small English village in 1665 & her town has been closed off due to plague outbreak.
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"The alarm clock woke me this morning at the ungodly hour of eight."
Indeed it did, though it was six for me...
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pickThis started kind of slow for me, but then I got into the story and the worlds that George and Orry were from. I loved this book and can't wait to read the next 2 in the trilogy!
