A story of racial reconciliation and the cost of telling the truth Back cover copy: In a town battered and bruised by war, one woman embarks upon an impossible search — and one man must face the past in the very place that almost destroyed him. Tennessee, 1866. According to the last letter Irish immigrant… Continue reading Book review: Colors of Truth by Tamera Alexander
Tag: book review
Book Review: The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin
Back cover copy: Selling stories is a deadly business. Tanwen doesn’t just tell stories — she weaves them into crystallized sculptures that sell for more than a few bits. But the only way to escape the control of her cruel mentor and claw her way from poverty is to set her sights on something grander:… Continue reading Book Review: The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin
Book review: Romanov by Nadine Brandes
Back cover copy: The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was given a single mission: to smuggle an ancient spell into her suitcase on her way to exile in Siberia. It might be her family’s only salvation. But the leader of the Bolshevik army is after… Continue reading Book review: Romanov by Nadine Brandes
First Line Friday: Heart of a Royal
Welcome to First Line Friday, where book lovers across blogland share the opening line from a nearby book (since we all have books everywhere we turn). It's a fun thing I hope to do more often in 2021, so I'm kicking off my participation for the New Year with a story from an Australian YA… Continue reading First Line Friday: Heart of a Royal