Reviews by Kathryn S. (St. Helena Island, SC)

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Happy Land
Happy Land
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Happy Land (11/19/2024)
Nikkie, a DC real estate agent, receives an unexpected – and inconvenient- request from her maternal grandmother living in North Carolina. Mother Rita urgently wants Nikki to visit her, for the first time in a long while. Nikki's first-person narrative of that visit and the …more
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir
by James Tate Hill
Blind Man's Bluff (8/19/2021)
I was interested in this book for two reasons: 1)I am a therapist who has worked with the blind and visually impaired, so reading from the client's perspective interested me and 2) I have recently been diagnosed with macular degeneration myself and the story of someone …more
A Million Things
A Million Things
by Emily Spurr
A Million Things (5/19/2021)
This book demands at least two readings. First Reading: enjoy the story of a resilient little girl, a scruffy dog, a cranky old woman, and a remarkable friendship. Second Reading: slow down, stroll leisurely through the sensuous soundscape, filled with vivid imagery. The …more
Ariadne
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint
A Delicious Read - Ariadne! (3/26/2021)
I really loved this book! It took a few chapters before I became hooked, but that is my own fault. Since childhood I have been conversant with Greek gods and heroes. My grandmother was really into Greek and Roman mythology, so as child I became enthralled with stories of …more
Ellie and the Harpmaker
Ellie and the Harpmaker
by Hazel Prior
Ellie and the Harpmaker (3/31/2019)
What a pleasurable read! Even though the plot was obvious from the beginning, it was fun to meander through the book, discovering some interesting tidbits about the harp along the way. It would make a good book club selection, conversations about relationships and how they …more
Greek to Me
Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen
by Mary Norris
Greek To Me (3/13/2019)
What a fun book! It was like sitting down with a very down-to-earth chatty friend and comparing notes about things classical - languages, literature and travel. It helps to have at least a smattering knowledge of Greek (and Roman) mythology, mythology,classical languages ( …more
The Night Tiger
The Night Tiger: A Novel
by Yangsze Choo
The Night Tiger (12/27/2018)
I love a novel that pulls me into an unfamiliar time period, geographical area and/or culture. This one did all of that! Malaya in the 1930s with its upstairs-downstairs mix of British colonials and native Chinese was new to me. The two main characters, Ren and Ji Lin, …more
Only Child
Only Child
by Rhiannon Navin
Only Child (1/27/2018)
This is a very timely book, as it deals with the emotional effects of all-too-often occurring phenomena in our country today - mass shootings in our schools. It is told in the words of a six-year old whose community is experiencing the aftermath of such an event. The family …more
The Second Mrs. Hockaday
The Second Mrs. Hockaday
by Susan Rivers
The Second Mrs. Hockaday (11/30/2016)
The format of this novel, which consists entirely of letters, journal entries and legal documents, immerses the reader in a mystery involving three generations of a South Carolina family, before, during and after the Civil War. The story - which unfolds slowly (building …more
Victoria
Victoria
by Daisy Goodwin
Victoria (10/30/2016)
I am a big fan of historical fiction, but this book does not count among my favorites. It is an easy to read love story, begins in 1835, two years prior to Victoria's ascent to the throne, and ends with her proposal to Albert in 1839. Victoria's less-than-satisfactory …more
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