Reviews by Vivian T. (Charleston, WV)

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Natchez Burning: A Penn Cage Novel, Natchez Burning Trilogy #1
by Greg Iles
A Change is Coming... (9/28/2015)
Natchez Burning presents a variety of societal issues without any sugarcoating, such as rampant racism, racially motivated torture and killings, rape, intimidation, adultery, illegal drugs, family, injustice, and, the worst thing of all, secrets. How far do you go tomore
Lamp Black, Wolf Grey
by Paula Brackston
One for the DNF Pile (8/4/2015)
I've thoroughly enjoyed reading previous works by Paula Brackston, but there was simply something about LAMP BLACK, WOLF GREY that failed to capture and hold my attention. I tried numerous times over the past month to sit and read this book (and I usually finish a book inmore
A Killing in the Hills: Bell Elkins #1
by Julia Keller
Big City Problems in a Small Town (8/12/2014)
Acker's Gap, West Virginia could literally be any small town within the United States. The problems found there are found elsewhere. And the growing problem faced in many small towns is a problem with drugs (meth as well as prescription drug abuse). Prosecuting attorneymore
In Praise of Hatred
by Khaled Khalifa
One Strange Read (3/25/2014)
I found this to be a very difficult read, primarily because I couldn't really connect with any of the characters. I thought the sequence of activity within the story to be a little chaotic, jumping randomly (or it least it seemed random to me) from past to present and pastmore
Bitter River: A Bell Elkins Novel
by Julia Keller
Small Town Troubles Continued (8/20/2013)
BITTER RIVER starts off with a murder and the problems just keep coming. Bell Elkins is now dealing with empty nest syndrome (her daughter decided to relocate to Washington DC and finish her high school education there), she has a beau (that is quite a number of yearsmore
Calling Me Home
by Julie Kibler
A stirring read (12/19/2012)
Very rarely does a book touch me so much that I wind up in tears at the end, but Calling Me Home was just such a book. Isabelle and Robert's story, although in the past, was presented as if actually happening. The young Isabelle was easy to love and it became easier tomore
The Art Forger
by B. A. Shapiro
Limited Approach to Art History/Forgery made Enjoyable (9/29/2012)
I wasn't quite sure if I was going to enjoy THE ART FORGER but I was intrigued by the subject matter as a former resident of Boston around the time of the Gardner heist. Imagine my surprise when I found myself pulled into the story. Ms. Shapiro has crafted a story thatmore
The Printmaker's Daughter: A Novel
by Katherine Govier
19th Century Japan through a Woman's Eyes (5/29/2012)
The Printmaker's Daughter is at times hauntingly beautiful in bringing the lives of Ei, Shino and Hokusai to life. There were also times the story seemed sluggish, as a result I found myself having to put the book down because my attention kept wavering as I tried to read.more
The Look of Love: A Piper Donovan Mystery
by Mary Jane Clark
Only a Pinch of Mystery Found (12/7/2011)
Piper Donovan isn't the average wedding cake baker. In fact she's only made one wedding cake before, but what a cake it was. On the basis of that one cake, she has been asked to come to Los Angeles and make a cake for Jillian Abernathy, director of Elysium. A trip to LA, amore
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