Well written and well performed. The story line was disturbing to me but found myself wanting to find out how it ended. Definitely a different type of storyline.
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Stagnant and Jarring
Review from Liar’s Bench →
*may be spoilers ahead* This story was not really what I had expected when starting. I was expecting a more involved plot with mysteries and twists unwinding, gradually but surprisingly. I was also hoping for some justice for the victims of racially motivated killings, but that was very very lightly touched upon. The story is..
If you expect the characters in this book to be similar to the characters in the original Nancy Drew mysteries, you will be disappointed. Even Nancy’s father is different in this book. He is a banker in this book, and not the attorney that he was in the original Nancy Drew mysteries. Nancy herself behaved..
It was ok.
Review from Pretty Baby →
For me it was just ok. I like this author and some of her other work but this one just missed the mark for me.
there’s always beauty in the breakdown, and this book makes you see that. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Really enjoyed the writing and character development. The narrater was really talented. Story was disturbing
I enjoyed this love story. It was very different from other love stories. A true love over time and very difficult challenges. I will read another book by this author due to it being different from other books.
Perhaps my second favorite book
Review from Secondhand Time →
This books fall just below The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn for me, and in fact they may go hand in hand although detailing different eras. The personal stories will move you, surprise you, frighten you, and sadden you. Unfortunately you have to put up with some very poor narrating at times, but the sheer..
I really loved the characters in As Bright as Heaven and found the reaction of people during the Spanish Flu similar to Covid and even more interesting is the book was written prior to Covid.
Made it through one third of the book before I had to look for spoilers in reviews. And oh, boy. I thought while listening, “There’s no way this author is writing the love story between these two characters–Kellen and Wavy. That would be disturbing and their relationship is a paternal one.” I didn’t see the..