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Monthly Book Review: April 2019
I'm moving into a new-to-us house with my fiance in a few weeks so my mind has been preoccupied with lighting fixtures, the virtues of wood plank vs. bamboo flooring, kitchen appliances and cabinet knobs. See how I dropped fiance in there?! Yep, I'm getting remarried. In a little less than five months so there's that to think about too.
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton - this chronicles the inhabitants of Birchwood Manor over 155 years, weaving the stories of 1862 artist muse Lily Millington/Birdie, Ada, Juliet and her children following WWII, and modern day Elodie. The common themes are art, love, loss and secrets. A LOT of secrets ... priest holes, the Radcliffe Blue, murder. The switching back and forth between characters was a bit clunky and I grew annoyed that Lily could never just be called Lily, rather always by her full name (those extra three syllables grated on me). The murder was never solved, but for some reason that didn't bother me as I was keen to find out where the story would go next. I give it a solid B.
These is My Words by John Driver - this gets great reviews, but the narrator sounded like an auto bot so I returned it and have already started The Huntress.
Next up:
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton - this chronicles the inhabitants of Birchwood Manor over 155 years, weaving the stories of 1862 artist muse Lily Millington/Birdie, Ada, Juliet and her children following WWII, and modern day Elodie. The common themes are art, love, loss and secrets. A LOT of secrets ... priest holes, the Radcliffe Blue, murder. The switching back and forth between characters was a bit clunky and I grew annoyed that Lily could never just be called Lily, rather always by her full name (those extra three syllables grated on me). The murder was never solved, but for some reason that didn't bother me as I was keen to find out where the story would go next. I give it a solid B.
These is My Words by John Driver - this gets great reviews, but the narrator sounded like an auto bot so I returned it and have already started The Huntress.
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Distant Hours by Kate Morton
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