CarrieK | August 28, 2010
Faith ‘n’ Fiction Saturday is a weekly event hosted by Amy at My Friend Amy. Each week Amy posts a different question or topic, having to do with faith in fiction, for people to blog about. This month, several bloggers read Godric by Frederick Buechner. According to Wikipedia: Godric is the “semi-fictionalized life story of [...]
CarrieK | August 17, 2010
I find myself in the position of being behind on reviews again, and, although each of these books fully deserves its own, full-length review, I’m going to fall back on my catch-up method of doing mini-reviews. Title: The Fiddler’s Gun Author: A.S. Peterson Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Rabbit Room Press Rating: 4 out of 5 [...]
CarrieK | August 9, 2010
Title: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming Author: Joshilyn Jackson Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library; audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Joshilyn Jackson First line: Until the drowned girl came to Laurel’s bedroom, ghosts had never walked in Victorianna. There [...]
CarrieK | August 5, 2010
Title: Though Waters Roar Author: Lynn Austin Genre: Christian historical fiction Publisher: Bethany House Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: It was ironic. Harriet Sherwood adores and admires her independent, fiery grandmother Bebe. Bebe watched her mother hide slaves and help them escape along the Underground [...]
CarrieK | July 22, 2010
Title: God of the Hive Author: Laurie R. King Genre: Historical fiction, mystery Publisher: Bantam Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: This ARC copy was a gift from Laura First line: Two clever London gentlemen. Both wore city suits, both sat in quiet rooms, both thought about luncheon. This one picks up right [...]
CarrieK | July 15, 2010
Title: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Author: Beth Hoffman Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: Momma left her red satin shoes in the middle of the road. Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt needs saving; she needs saving from her mentally disturbed mother and [...]
CarrieK | July 13, 2010
Title: Dracula in Love Author: Karen Essex Genre: Historical fiction, paranormal fiction Publisher: Doubleday Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from the publisher First line: Everyone has a secret life. Mina Murray has seen and heard strange things ever since she was a child. Her ability was enough to make her father think [...]
CarrieK | July 11, 2010
Title: Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show Author: Frank Delaney Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Random House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from Library Thing First line: She sprang from the womb and waved to the crowd. Venetia Kelly may be the title character of Frank Delaney’s latest novel of historical Ireland, but the [...]
