Reviews by Linda K. (Sunset, SC)

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In the Garden of Monsters
In the Garden of Monsters: A Novel
by Crystal King
In the Garden of the Monsters (9/24/2024)
I found this book to be a bizarre and confusing story centered on Greek mythology and Salvadore Dali's obsession with the Sacro Bocco. A beautiful model and art student, Julia Lombardi was tired to be Dali's muse for a collection of paintings about this garden. The tale …more
Pony Confidential
Pony Confidential
by Christina Lynch
Pony Confidential (7/6/2024)
Pony Confidential turned out to be a charmer...at first thought it to be a kids book but it's a delightful light summer read. The voice of Pony is reminiscent of Mr. Ed (a 60's TV Sitcom) half of the main characters...Penny, is his long lost owner and Pony's quest is to …more
Pieces of Blue
Pieces of Blue
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A delightful story. (3/13/2023)
An intriguing story about a family overcoming the loss of a father and husband, their previous affluent lifestyle and home...investing in a rundown Hawaiian motel sight unseen and attempting to reopen it. A widow with three kids each having different personalities and needs …more
River Sing Me Home
River Sing Me Home
by Eleanor Shearer
River Sing Me Home (11/1/2022)
Loved the central figure of the story, Rachel, a slave on a plantation, from page one. I truly felt that I was on her journey to find her five children that had been taken from her either by force or stolen in her absence.
Each child was so special to her and fleeing from …more
Take My Hand
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Take My Hand (11/7/2021)
This story of a young nurse who answered the call to serve was a heart-warming read. The historical background of the South in the Roe v. Wade era was most enlightening. Loved Civil's embracing concern for her two patients and her endurance to bring justice to them. I felt …more
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir
by James Tate Hill
Blind Man's Bluff (8/25/2021)
Blind Man's Bluff was not only an informative view into the world of a visually challenged young man, but also a very sensitive and often amusing story. Mr. Hill's memoir of coping with diminishing eyesight and never giving up his hopes to be an author, journalist and …more
Mrs. March
Mrs. March: A Novel
by Virginia Feito
Loved it and so will you! (6/17/2021)
It's not often you pick up a new book and are pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns of the story...Mrs. March does not disappoint. First impression of the title character you are not too sure how to assess Mrs. March then the fun begins. Ms. Feito's writing style …more
The Voyage of the Morning Light
The Voyage of the Morning Light: A Novel
by Marina Endicott
Voyage of the Morning Light (6/22/2020)
Honestly, I don't know if I will finish reading this book. Historical fiction is my niche reading, but this story was touted as a story of a devoted half-sister caring for a much younger sibling at the expense of her own happiness. The sisters are anything but happy and …more
Remembrance
Remembrance
by Rita Woods
Remembrance (11/21/2019)
For fans of historical based novels, Remembrance is an emotional experience into a dark chapter of slavery in the new world. The overlaying stories of the female characters in Dominica in the late 17th century, fleeing to the port city of New Orleans, the American Civil War …more
D-Day Girls
D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II
by Sarah Rose
D-Day Girls (4/22/2019)
There have been numerous World War II nonfiction stories, but D-Day Girls is an impressive historical work based on years of unparalleled research by Sarah Rose. Not only does the reader learn so much about the war effort in England France, but also the perils of the heroic …more
Sold on a Monday
Sold on a Monday
by Kristina McMorris
Sold on a Monday (8/29/2018)
"A picture is worth a thousand words", but in the case of Ellis Reed, an aspiring news writer, it was the start of an adventure and mission to correct a terrible mistake. The setting of the story is Philadelphia and New York City in the 1930's long before today's 24-hour …more
A Place for Us
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A Place for Us for (4/28/2018)
Initially I found it difficult to follow because of the many brief flashbacks in the story, but became more comfortable with the style and the central characters. Beautifully and touchingly written, it is a family's story in America while struggling to maintain their Indian …more
The Chalk Man
The Chalk Man
by C. J. Tudor
The Chalk Man (1/10/2018)
My initial reaction to The Chalk Man was hopeful, that it would be as suspenseful as "Girl on the Train". With a cast of characters reminiscent of "Stand By Me" and the Faulknesque setting in a small-town, the story unfolds between 1986 and today -- a story telling device …more
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