After a brutal killing in 1950s Florence, Serafina, the only woman in the crime squad, is assigned to the case with her partner, and when a second murder targets the same family, Serafina quickly focuses in on the past and the war as the motive behind the deaths. The novel flashes back and forth between the investigation, and World War II era Tuscany and the family home of the Rosatis. Their oldest son is at war in Sicily, the middle child is working in Florence helping to […]
A Southern Trainwreck of a Novel
I liked The Prince of Tides enough to want to read more by Conroy but also wasn’t in a hurry to follow up on that since parts of it did seem so, well, crazy. South of Broad is a more recent novel of Conroy’s and as a result, it may not have been the smartest pick. The book is incredibly readable, and there are definitely parts where the language just sweeps the reader along. However, it also showcases the flaws much more, packing just a […]
A Novel to Help Overcome Vampire Fatigue
This is the first audiobook I’ve ever read/listened to, and I think in this case the narrator worked well for the story, since she didn’t distract me. In Tana’s world, vampires are real. When she was only six, a vampire decided he was tired of living in the shadows, and infected many people, leading to a worldwide epidemic. In Black’s world, you don’t have to drink vampire blood to switch over, but you are infected once they bite you, and if you drink human blood while infected, you […]
A Modern Day Pilgrimage
While I had seen lots of reviews of this last year, it was Scootsa1000‘s comparison to Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand that finally convinced me to read this. While I enjoyed it, I can’t say it captivated me in the same way that novel did but it was a pleasant read that made me want to go on long walks and stop for tea.
“To be or not to be, that is the question”
The novel switches back and forth between Ruth and Nao, and while I generally didn’t have any issues with Ruth, I was always in a hurry to get back to Nao. However, Ruth decides to read the journal at a slow pace, basically only reading as much as she thinks Nao wrote as a time so there is lot of switching back and forth between the two characters. Ruth’s sections discuss much about the impact of globalism and climate change on the environment which I […]
Identity and Past in Salem, Massachusetts
Towner Whitney left her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts several years ago for California, and hasn’t returned. She’s recovering from a surgery when she receives a package from her beloved great-aunt Eva, and soon after there is a call that she’s missing. This leads to Towner’s return to the town and the family she has been avoiding for a long time. Towner warns us from the very beginning that she lies and should be viewed as an unreliable narrator. Full review.
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