For a first book, the premise is pretty amazing and very creative. This was told to be science fiction, but I honestly think there is a bit of fantasy in there, but I like both so that was ok. An area of a town mysteriously disappears other than a few people who are caught in the middle of it all. And so while applying survival skills and the harsh history of each other's pasts, they are also looking for a little brother who is lost. A special brother who has uncanny connections to the world that we don't see. This was not a hard book to follow, and it was an interesting journey to get to the other side of the "world".
3/5 stars
For a first book, the premise is pretty amazing and very creative. This was told to be science fiction, but I honestly think there is a bit of fantasy in there, but I like both so that was ok. An area of a town mysteriously disappears other than a few people who are caught in the middle of it all. And so while applying survival skills and the harsh history of each other's pasts, they are also looking for a little brother who is lost. A special brother who has uncanny connections to the world that we don't see. This was not a hard book to follow, and it was an interesting journey to get to the other side of the "world".
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4/5 stars NetGalley Americans in the turn of the century were a source of political ambush, sexual dalliances, and general drama not unlike we would see on soap operas today. And Jenny Jerome was no different, despite being in a different world, Paris. Amidst counterparts of Alva Vanderbilt, Jennie is portrayed as a headstrong woman, looking for love outside of her hasty marriage to Mr. Churchill. Her vitality is imbibed with first her affair with a Frenchman, and then later with the political career of her son Winston. Fascinating to see the women of the time as the forces behind much of the world's changes of the time. A well written book that will bring much insight to the parentage of one of the greatest men of the 20th century. 3/5 stars
I have to say this was a nice mystery. There were some questions that came up in our book group, but for the most part, the plot held up. Basically a young girl (originally thought to be right after high school, so there was some initial confusion) is befriended by the daughter of the power-family in a tourist town. Her parents died in a car accident, her grandmother recently passed away, so all she has is being the power-family's manager for the vacation houses. Then weird things start happening after the daughter/her best friend died, and so there is now a mystery as to just how "accidental" the friend's death was. I was surprised at the end, so it was a pretty good book. Only a couple of suspension of belief moments when I wondering about the conclusions of the main character. 5/5 stars I get it, Jeanine Cummins has not lived anything like in the book, but she admits that in her author notes. And dang nabbit, it's fiction. Sure, there is the viewpoint to expose a humanity to migrants, as well as the danger of what it takes to come into the US. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time- seriously, my blood pressure went up while reading the book. It was a good book, and it is fiction. I would definitely be willing to read more about this subject. |
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December 2023
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