Reviews by Wanda T. (The Villages, FL)

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The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes
by Chanel Cleeton
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes (1/28/2025)
This historical fiction revolves around a missing novel that holds secrets about its author, Eva Fuentes. It is written in 3 time periods: about Margo in This historical fiction revolves around a missing novel that holds secrets about its author, Eva Fuentes. It is written …more
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
by Pagan Kennedy
The History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy (11/7/2024)
History has always been my favorite topic so when I saw this book I had to read it. The Secret History of the Rape Kit - A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy was quite an eye opener. The author did extensive research trying to find the origin of the rape kit. Her …more
The House on Biscayne Bay
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton (1/4/2024)
This story grabbed me from the beginning! Two women, two lives 20 some years apart and house are the main focus in this book. Throw in some intrigue, murders, affairs, opulence, mystery along with some revelations and this book has it all!
The author takes you to Miami in …more
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily: A Novel
by Noelle Salazar
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily (9/6/2023)
A young woman, Sylvia, who works at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is getting costumes together for the Hollywood Glamour Exhibition. While working on the costume for the final film worn by Greta Garbo, designed by Michele Clemente who was a well known …more
The Wager
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann
The Wager (3/12/2023)
I had never heard of the ship the Wager, an armed trading vessel bought by the Royal Navy in 1739 to help attack and capture Spanish ships. This is an account of the hardships the crew endured when they became marooned on an island after their ship wrecked and the aftermath …more
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
by Andrea Yaryura Clark
On a Night of a Thousand Stars (2/22/2022)
I admit I am a historical fiction addict. On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark took me to a time and place about which I knew virtually nothing. Argentina in the '70s was in turmoil and entered a time of chaos with kidnappings and assassinations. The story …more
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
by Marie Benedict
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict (11/19/2020)
Marie Benedict is one of my favorite authors which drew me to pick this book to read and review. Even though this is historical fiction I like the way the author gave a voice to Agatha and all she went through during her marriage. The reason for her disappearance as laid …more
The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary: A Novel
by Sarah Penner
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (9/2/2020)
In The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner you will meet three determined women: Nella, Eliza and Caroline and flip between 1791 Victorian London and present day London. Nella is the apothecary in Victorian London who does more than concoct remedies for ladies maladies. Eliza …more
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge
by Phaedra Patrick
The Secrets of Love Story Bridge by Phaedra Patrick (2/6/2020)
I was drawn to this book for two reasons: I read "The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper" and I've been to the Love Lock bridge in Vienna, Austria. I enjoy reading heartwarming stories with a little mystery thrown in. I also did not realize that there are Love Lock bridges all …more
Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine
by Marie Benedict
Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (11/13/2019)
I have always been curious about the women in the lives of famous men, how they handled the publicity surrounding them and what their lives were like. Lady Clementine is one of those books. I had no idea how important she was to Winston Churchill nor did I have any clue of …more
The Last Collection
The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel
by Jeanne Mackin
The Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin (3/22/2019)
With war looming over Paris, a young widow visiting her brother finds herself in the middle of the infamous rivalry between Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli. The author does a wonderful job of weaving this rivalry with 2 love stories, and the role these two fashion icons …more
Our House
Our House
by Louise Candlish
Our House by Louise Candlish (6/11/2018)
The author of Our House, Louise Candlish, wrote this story from three different angles: as a diary, as a podcast and as a word document. Sounds a little strange but once you start reading this book it draws you in. As Fiona walks toward her house, there seems to be someone …more
The Summer Wives
The Summer Wives
by Beatriz Williams
Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams (5/4/2018)
Beatriz Williams knows how to tell a story! She opens the story having you wonder why Miranda Schuyler has returned to Winthrop Island in 1969. Williams then zips you back to 1930 to begin her tale of love, betrayal, murder and redemption. This intricately told tale has you …more
Sometimes I Lie
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney (11/29/2017)
Written from a unique perspective, a person in a coma, the story alternates between the present, a few days in the past and several years in the past. Each chapter keeps you moving along to the next so you begin to understand why the main character is in a coma. Then there' …more
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel
by Jamie Ford
Love and Other Consolation Prizes (7/21/2017)
I was looking forward to reading another novel by Jamie Ford, author of "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet". He did not disappoint. "Love and Other Consolation Prizes" was a journey of a young boy through his later life that included sadness, fear, happiness, …more
The Weight of Ink
The Weight of Ink
by Rachel Kadish
The Weight of Ink (3/22/2017)
In The Weight of Ink two unlikely characters who are struggling with issues of love are brought together through the discovery of documents found as a result of a house renovation. Helen is an historian called by a former student whose wife inherited a 17th century house to …more
Les Parisiennes
Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved, and Died Under Nazi Occupation
by Anne Sebba
Les Parisiennes by Anne Sebba (7/16/2016)
If you are a fan of history you will love this book. It is not historical fiction, it is pure history. I have read many historical fiction novels about WWII and have read a few about the brave people who risked their lives to save airmen, Jews, children and many others from …more
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