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When We Were Brilliant, a Review by Susan
21 Jan 2026

When We Were Brilliant, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: 4 star read, Historical, Susan, Women | 0

📸📸📸📸 When We Were Brilliant Lynn Cullen 400 pages Berkeley Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org Anything that is about Marilyn Monroe will automatically get my attention.  I am fascinated by her, for reasons that I do not understand.  This novel is a fictional … Continued

4 stars, historical fiction, Susan, women's fiction
Emerald City Blues, a Review by Susan
19 Dec 2025

Emerald City Blues, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: Giveaways, Historical, Susan | 0

🥾🥾🥾1/2 Emerald City Blues H. Lee Barnes 387 Pages University of Nevada Press Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org This was an interesting work of historical fiction if, for no other reason, the author, H.E. Barnes, is not a new author but his other works … Continued

historical fiction, Susan
Between Good and Evil, a review by Susan
16 Dec 2025

Between Good and Evil, a review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: Historical, Susan | 0

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Between Good and Evil Rochelle Alers 386 pages Kensington Publishers Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org I wanted to like this book.  Don’t get me wrong; there WERE things that I liked about it.  However, I think that while it did maintain my interest … Continued

Susan, three stars
Buckeye, a Review by Susan
26 Nov 2025

Buckeye, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: 4 star read, Historical, Susan, Women | 0

🏘️🏘️🏘️🏘️1/2 Buckeye Patrick Ryan 451 pages Random House Publishing Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org As I have aged, I have found that my patience with character-driven novels has worn thin. I have eschewed many works of literary fiction in favor of psychological suspense, mysteries … Continued

4 stars, historical fiction, women's fiction
The Great Mann, a Review by Susan
16 Nov 2025

The Great Mann, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: 4 star read, Historical, Susan, Women | 0

💲💲💲💲 The Great Mann Kyra Davis Lurie Crown Publishing 302 Pages Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org This novel is an unabashed retelling of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald which takes place in a wealthy Black community in Los Angeles.  I was not … Continued

4 stars, historical fiction, women's fiction
The Ivory City, a Review by Susan
3 Nov 2025

The Ivory City, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: Historical, Susan | 0

🎡🎡🎡 The Ivory City Emily Bain Murray 352 pages Union Square & Co. Goodreads/Amazon/Bookshop.org I have to admit that in this case, I was seduced into reading this book by its cover.  There is nothing like a bright red book … Continued

3 star read, historical fiction, Mystery
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes, a Review by Susan
1 Oct 2025

The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: 5 star read, Historical, Susan, Women | 0

📕📕📕📕📕 The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes Chanel Cleeton 352 pages Berkeley Publishing Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org  I have been less than enthralled with Ms. Cleeton’s novels recently—until this one. The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes is one of Ms. Cleeton’s best books … Continued

5 stars, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction
Dragon of Demark, a review by Corina
27 Feb 2025

Dragon of Demark, a review by Corina

by Corina | posted in: 4 star read, Corina, Historical | 0

Dragon of Denmark Jennifer Ivy Walker 322 pages Pub: October 5, 2024 🐉🐉🐉🐉 Goodreads | Amazon This was my first Viking read. Other than struggling through the names in my head, I raise my figurative chalice to the author for her … Continued

Christmas With the Queen, a review by Susan
8 Dec 2024

Christmas With the Queen, a review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: 5 star read, Christmas, Historical, Romance, Susan | 0

👑👑👑👑👑 Christmas With the Queen Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb 384 pages William Morrow Paperbacks November 19. 2004 Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org If you are looking for a hardcore Christmas novel, this is not it. This is a fetching cover and there are … Continued

The Sunflower House, a Review by Susan
27 Nov 2024

The Sunflower House, a Review by Susan

by Susan | posted in: 5 star read, Goodreads, Historical, Susan, Women | 0

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 The Sunflower House Adriana Allegri 336 pages St. Martin’s Press November 12, 2024 Amazon/Goodreads/Bookshop.org This was a very difficult but important book to have read. Quite honestly, I was seduced by the cover and had I actually read the … Continued

5 stars, historical fiction, women's fiction

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