Reviews by Colleen T. (Lakewood, CO)

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The Witches at the End of the World
The Witches at the End of the World
by Chelsea Iversen
The Witches at the End of the World by Chelsea Iversen (9/2/2023)
An interesting coming of age story of two sisters who experience death, love and heartache and learn to persevere and accept their inherent nature of witching. Kaija leaves to find a life in the village where her mother was killed and learns that she really belongs with her …more
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
The Nazi Conspiracy (12/21/2022)
This is an expertly written account of the events leading up to World War II, how America became involved and what events led up to the meeting of the big three and in consequence how the Nazi's learned of the meeting and their attempt to assassinate Roosevelt, Churchill …more
The God of Endings
The God of Endings: A Novel
by Jacqueline Holland
Great Adventure (10/25/2022)
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland is a wonderful first novel. I was completely engrossed with the twists and turns of the story, with Anna's coming of age over centuries instead of years, and her coming to terms with her grief, loss and who she is throughout all that …more
The Lost Notebook of Edouard Manet
The Lost Notebook of Edouard Manet: A Novel
by Maureen Gibbon
Amazing Life Memoir (7/10/2021)
I was extremely impressed with this book. I found myself wondering if this was indeed fiction because Gibbon's ability to portray the voice of Edouard Manet as authentic, even though I have never read any of his writings, of which several have been preserved as I found out …more
The Temple House Vanishing
The Temple House Vanishing
by Rachel Donohue
The Temple House Vanishing (4/29/2021)
An incredibly sad and terrifying coming of age story. You have young people who are still trying to discover who they are amongst the angst of attending Catholic school, being a new student and dealing with many rules and regulations and norms of the period. There is love …more
The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary: A Novel
by Sarah Penner
The Lost Apothecary (9/13/2020)
I am in awe of the Sarah Penner's ability to create these characters and the world in which they live. I have always liked stories set in London in any era, and for this story to be in the present and the past, makes it captivating. I was fascinated by the idea of a woman …more
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (11/4/2019)
This is the first book of Simone St. James that I have read, and I was delighted and very impressed. I really enjoyed the story and all the twists and turns she put into the plot. Many of the twists were well hidden and just when you thought you knew what was happening, you …more
The Seine
The Seine: The River that Made Paris
by Elaine Sciolino
The Seine (10/1/2019)
The Seine – The River That Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino is a wonderful historical description of the River Seine that flows through the heart of Paris, France. Sciolino begins with a description of the Seine as it currently looks and follows the river from its headwaters …more
As Bright as Heaven
As Bright as Heaven
by Susan Meissner
As Bright as Heaven (11/9/2017)
As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner is an interesting coming of age novel set during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 as well as World War I. Three sisters grow up during the epidemic and the war and lose people they love as well as learn to love new people that come into …more
A Piece of the World
A Piece of the World: A Novel
by Christina Baker Kline
Christina's World (1/3/2017)
Christina Baker Kline has done a wonderful job in bringing to us a possible life the story of Christina Olson, who was the subject of Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World". Kline really gives us Christina and her life, her hardships and her wondrous moments. I was totally …more
The Next
The Next
by Stephanie Gangi
The Next by Stephanie Gangi (8/13/2016)
The Next is a really good book. It's very well written and the characters have depth and feeling. The story tells of love, loss, grief, revenge and redemption in such a way that I couldn't put it down. I really like the characters and their struggle with the things that …more
The Return of the Witch
The Return of the Witch
by Paula Brackston
The Return of the Witch by Paula Brackston (1/8/2016)
In this sequel to The Witch's Daughter, The Return of the Witch brings us back to England and to Willow Cottage where Elizabeth and Tegan must again battle against Gideon in an effort to keep him from destroying their lives in order to gain all of the powers possible in his …more
The Book of Speculation
The Book of Speculation
by Erika Swyler
The Book of Speculation (5/4/2015)
This first time author has written a well thought-out and fascinatingly complex story of family and friends, both past and present, and the idea of the power of words and desires and how careful a person needs to be with their desires or wishes for other people. The story …more
The Silver Witch
The Silver Witch
by Paula Brackston
The Silver Witch by Paula Brackston (3/4/2015)
This is a fascinating story that I became completely immersed in and enjoyed. It's interesting how the author intertwines the past and the present together with a mystical backdrop to tell the story of a woman coming to terms with herself, understanding her gifts and …more
First Frost
First Frost
by Sarah Addison Allen
First Frost (11/20/2014)
I had read "Garden Spells" and was carried away by the story of the Waverley family. Sarah Addison Allen's new book, "First Frost" is a sequel that picks up ten years after "Garden Spells" and gives us another look at the emerging events in the Waverley family. What I like …more
Juliet's Nurse
Juliet's Nurse
by Lois Leveen
Juliet's Nurse (8/1/2014)
Writing a story from the nurse of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet point of view is inventive and original. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and kept replaying the movie in my mind during the reading. The author, Lois Leveen, did a meticulous job of presenting the era and the …more
The Devil in the Marshalsea
The Devil in the Marshalsea
by Antonia Hodgson
The Devil in the Marshalsea (3/27/2014)
This is a fascinating look at 18th century London and especially the prison system of that time. This is an enticing story of murder and bribery, of making friends and discovering enemies, and of surviving prison and discovering love. Antonia Hodgson has done an incredible …more
Where Monsters Dwell
Where Monsters Dwell
by Jørgen Brekke
"Where Monsters Dwell", by Jorgen Brekke (11/19/2013)
"Where Monsters Dwell", by Jorgen Brekke, was an excellent murder-mystery story. I really liked the main characters and the author did a great job of bringing all the characters to life. I was immediately immersed in the story line, that of murders in the US and in Norway …more
The Drowning Guard
The Drowning Guard: A Novel of the Ottoman Empire
by Linda Lafferty
Captivating read (8/19/2013)
[Editor's Note - review contains potential plot spoiler]

I just finished reading "The Drowning Guard" by Linda Lafferty and was captivated and awed by the story line and the characters. I loved that the story line somewhat followed the idea of Scheherazade telling nightly …more
The Jericho Deception
The Jericho Deception
by Jeffrey Small
The Jericho Deception (4/9/2013)
I found this book to be tedious and somewhat predictable. The story line was interesting and the characters were ok, but I kept getting irritated at the numerous times the author felt the need to describe in detail how this or that was going to happen – boring! I also didn' …more
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