★★★★ A slow boil mystery/thriller, with a knack for leaving you still not knowing who you can trust even after being told point blank who you can trust. Is Ariel Price a victim, or a bad guy? Is her husband really her husband? Is her child really hers? Is she involved with the mob? Which …
★★★ Sometimes gripping, sometimes slow and always a tad bit confusing. Still not entirely sure how I feel about it, but credit where credit is due that I am still thinking about it two weeks later. Touted as a ‘coming of age’ story and classified in some places as mystery, a more apt description might …
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★★★★ Beautifully written, enthralling though at times slow tale of a woman before her time, a victim of her time, and both popular and easy to dislike. But don't let the prologue fool you into thinking you're embarking on an exciting story of her aviation career. "Mwanzo is the word in Swahili for "beginnings". But …
★★★★ “A stunningly average woman the wrong side of thirty on her way to Vegas, wearing an eye patch, sitting in a broken seat, listening to porn” - Julia Whelan, Thank You for Listening.*Technically a romance, but with contemporary fiction writing style and quality. Slightly outlandish at times as romances are, but ultimately a sweet …
★★★ A fun and creative concept with some good writing, but suffers a bit from lack of focus and trying to squeeze in too many ideas. Not enough to history to deserve the 'historical fiction' moniker, but a great part of the story. A good start as a debut, and a nice, light weekend beach …
Fun and interesting women-in-history story with some great themes and a few downfalls. If you enjoy old bookstores, feisty women, and historical cameos you'll likely enjoy this story. Likely not a re-read candidate, but would go with the print version if I did. Read by Juliet Stevenson and set in post-WWII London in the opening …
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