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Aug 13

Review of The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd

The Final Act of Juliette Lloyd is a historical fiction art-focused mystery told in two timelines. I found the story immensely...

Jun 6

Review of The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard

The Other Valley is literary fiction with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which is a different timeline of the same...

Mar 27

Review of The Excitements by C. J. Wray

C. J. Wray's story of elderly British sisters who played key roles in fighting the enemy in World War II offers lots of heart, sassy...

Feb 6

Review of Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh

I loved each of the story's two timelines--following a stewardess on board The Titanic as well as a British spy working with the WWII...

Nov 9, 2023

Review of Secondhand Daylight by Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook

Although the first section felt manic and uneven as Green hurtled through time, the second point of view offered lovely perspective on...

Oct 17, 2023

Review of The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

ICYMI: Morton offers a strong historical fiction mystery, with assumed identities, dual timelines, twists and turns, and a richly wrought...

Oct 5, 2023

Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton

Morton's newest historical fiction involves two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's discovery of her family's...

Oct 3, 2023

Review of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

Despite the many outlandish details of Iris's situation and ongoing secrets, I was taken with the sweet family relationships and the...

Aug 30, 2023

Review of The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

I was taken with the first half of this book--a rural cult, a teen mother, a strong female protagonist in an impossible situation,...

Mar 8, 2023

Review of The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines in its vivid settings, richly imagined characters, sea voyage...

Mar 1, 2023

Review of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Makkai's boarding school-set mystery offers depth as it exposes age-old power mismatches; offers young characters agency; explores...

Feb 23, 2023

Review of All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

I was hooked on Willingham's past and present storylines and by her unreliable narrator Isabelle, who is desperate to find her missing...

Jan 5, 2023

Review of The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

The past timeline explores creativity, love, betrayal, and unexpected loops of consequence--which are echoed hauntingly in the present...

Jun 16, 2022

Review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel offers a dual timeline, immersive Old Hollywood detail, a forbidden love, and revelations and long-held...

May 11, 2021

Review of Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Shipstead has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time. I was hooked on both story lines and just...

Apr 28, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/28/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming book from Chris Bohjalian (author of Midwives), a historical fiction story Hour of the...

Nov 23, 2020

Review of The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy

Valpy's detailed Scottish setting and character development are wonderful, and I was equally invested in and engaged by both of the...

Sep 30, 2020

Review of The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

This is a spooky, atmospheric, gothic Victorian ghost story perfect for the season.

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