Reviews by Annie P. (Murrells Inlet, SC)

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The In-Betweens
The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
by Mira Ptacin
The In-Betweens (10/23/2019)
The In-Betweens by Mira Ptacin is a textbook on the many facets of spirituality and the 140-year history of Camp Etna, Maine. Ms. Ptacin went to the source to meet spiritualists and explore Camp Etna; she immersed herself in the study of spiritualism by actually living at …more
Sold on a Monday
Sold on a Monday
by Kristina McMorris
Children 4 Sale (8/13/2018)
Children 4 Sale, the 1929 depression, choices and consequences. Kristina McMorris' novel "Sold on a Monday" explores the sale of children during the depression. Was it desperation or avarice? Two children, their mother, a reporter's chance photograph and story change lives …more
Eternal Life
Eternal Life
by Dara Horn
Eternal Life by Dara Horn - An exciting trip (11/16/2017)
Rachel is immortal and with so many lives already lived, difficult to understand at times, but you want to hold her hand and run with her to the next "version".
Dara Horn's style of writing is so refreshing, her story so demanding that I got up in the middle of the night …more
Miss Jane
Miss Jane
by Brad Watson
Miss Jane (9/21/2017)
A very unusual book! An interesting treatment of a problem a woman and her family has to deal with from her birth and through her entire life. Even though it is the cause of her way of life, it's handled reasonably without great and gory detail. The characters are alive and …more
The Gypsy Moth Summer
The Gypsy Moth Summer
by Julia Fierro
The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro (4/20/2017)
This book had me in a real quandary. I liked the story and the characters. I liked the setting. I liked the author's writing. And that's why I'm giving it a 3. But, I absolutely hated all the cursing and the sex. Then I realized that I'm an "old" lady, and I'm applying the …more
The Barrowfields
The Barrowfields
by Phillip Lewis
The Barrowfields by Phillip Lewis (3/1/2017)
This book captivated me from the first page to the very last! I was enthralled with Lewis' writing style (poetic, visionary, promising), giving me such a plethora of sights and sounds, accents and idioms, colorful words and sights, that my imagination was overloaded to the …more
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
by April Smith
Home Sweet Home (12/25/2016)
A story of an honest, loving family brought to its knees by an impulsive act of youth and the mob hysteria driven by hatemongers and fortune-seekers taking advantage of a bad situation. The book is beautifully written; Smith deftly uses her skill to convey emotions and …more
The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins
The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins
by Antonia Hodgson
Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins (1/6/2016)
When I received this book, I wasn't thrilled; novels where the story takes place hundreds of years ago are not my thing. Once I began reading this one, though, I was so wrapped up by the third chapter I even had to stay up nearly all night to finish it! The characters are …more
The Sound of Gravel
The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir
by Ruth Wariner
A well-told story (11/18/2015)
Sound of Gravel as a novel is a difficult but interesting read. As a memoir, it is mind-boggling that people actually manage to convince themselves that what they are doing and what they believe is acceptable, not only to society, but to the human race and, if God is in …more
The Shore
The Shore: A Novel
by Sara Taylor
The Shore by Sara Taylor (6/13/2015)
This may be one of the strangest books I have ever read! At first I thought I'd never make it through, but the more I read the more fascinated I became. Trying to follow all the characters was not easy at first, but the rhythm of the story finally caught me and it all came …more
Letters to the Lost
Letters to the Lost
by Iona Grey
Letters to the Lost (4/20/2015)
I approached this book with a bit of trepidation, but after a few pages my doubts vanished as I was slinking along dark streets with a young girl, worrying about being spotted by not only a pursuer but others who might see us and expose us. After a bit I relaxed, only to be …more
The Book of Speculation
The Book of Speculation
by Erika Swyler
A Terrific Tale! (4/5/2015)
The Book of Speculation is a book full of surprises! There are more twists and turns, more unexpected moments, than a person can keep up with. But, you will keep reading and turning the pages faster and faster as you follow the stories that twine and intermingle, pull apart …more
Everybody Rise
Everybody Rise
by Stephanie Clifford
Great character study (3/23/2015)
Everybody Rise is a story of a young girl, trying to please her mother, herself, and everyone else in the world. How she handles her inevitable slide into oblivion and the climb back out is heart-wrenching and a serious lesson for many young people today. I was so angry at …more
The Well
The Well
by Catherine Chanter
The Well (3/1/2015)
The Well is a beautifully-written book. The plot is scarily possible, the people wholly identifiable. I can't say I loved the book, because it isn't that kind of story. I found myself going back and forth on the 'whodunit' right up until the moment the truth was revealed. …more
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
Ms. Hannah has written a masterpiece. (9/27/2014)
The Nightingale is a wonderful, horrible book, a book that brings the reader to his/her knees. It's not about the warriors, the front-line fighters, the military heroes and wolves. It's about the people who were in the shadows, who had to live amongst the death and …more
The House We Grew Up In
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
The House We Grew Up In By Lisa Jewell (3/28/2014)
I can't honestly say I "liked" this book – but I was completely enthralled by it, engrossed in it, and educated by it. The Bird family is reminiscent of the Weston family in August-Osage County, without the theatrics, and tempered by the Britishness of their upbringing. …more
House of Bathory
House of Bathory
by Linda Lafferty
House of Bathory (1/18/2014)
A brutal 17th century countess in the 21st century? Linda Lafferty has captured how evil can transcend time in the House of Bathory. A fact-based historical novel that takes us from 1600 Slovakia to present-day Colorado to meet Betty Path and Daisy Hart. A novel of suspense, …more
House of Bathory
House of Bathory
by Linda Lafferty
House of Bathory (1/18/2014)
A brutal 17th century countess in the 21st century? Linda Lafferty has captured how evil can transcend time in the House of Bathory. A fact-based historical novel that takes us from 1600 Slovakia to present-day Colorado to meet Betty Path and Daisy Hart. A novel of suspense, …more
Henry and Rachel
Henry and Rachel
by Laurel Saville
Henry and Rachel by Laurel Saville (9/22/2013)
This is a delightful read! I found myself underlining certain passages and phrases all the way thru the story; Saville has a refreshing store of them! I particularly enjoyed the different points of view. Saville walked very deftly in Henry's sandals, expressing (what I …more
The Affairs of Others
The Affairs of Others
by Amy Grace Loyd
The Affairs of Others (7/12/2013)
I have mixed feelings about this book. The writing was superb; I enjoyed Loyd's descriptive text and interactions. Many of the pages are marked where snippets jumped out at me. I wasn't so wild about the subject matter after I got into the story. Maybe I'm a little behind …more
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