BookBrowse | Book Reviews and Recommendations

Reviews by Sherilyn R. (Bountiful, UT)

If you'd like to be able to easily share your reviews with others, please join BookBrowse.

The Secrets of Midwives
by Sally Hepworth

Simply Captivating (12/17/2014)

I loved this story about three generations of midwives. Each had their own secret and it was fascinating to see how Sally Hepworth, told each of their stories. Floss, Grace and Neva were each a midwife and their secrets and their views on being a midwife reflected the time …more

The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah

Women and the Price of Heroism (9/24/2014)

Kristin Hannah's latest book The Nightingale is the story of two sisters and how each reacts to the challenges of living in France under Nazi occupation.

The sisters grew up in the years after the Great War and both saw and felt the destructive effects of that war on their …more

The Fortune Hunter
by Daisy Goodwin

Fun and entertaining (3/28/2014)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I especially loved the characters. Both primary & secondary characters were well drawn out and I found I was sympathetic to all of them including characters called Chicken and Caspar. The Empress Sisi, Bay Middleton, his horse Tipsy and …more

The Venetian Bargain
by Marina Fiorato

Good But Not Great Historical Fiction (12/1/2013)

You need to know that I love historical fiction. When I find an author who blends both history and fiction into a well written novel I couldn't be happier.

Marina Fiorato's novel The Venetian Bargain is the first of her numerous historical novels I have read. She did a …more

The Last Enchantments
by Charles Finch

Truly Enchanting Novel (11/7/2013)

An enchanting book that captures the exquisite period between college and true adulthood. The time when every college student dreams of being free, of being able to explore who they really are and what they really want, of being independent without the encumbrances of being …more

Song of the Spirits: In the Land of the Long White Cloud saga
by Sarah Lark

A Long but Great Read (7/18/2013)

My first impression of the book Song of the Spirits was fairly daunting. It's a huge book at 687 pages. Not something you'd pick up casually.

The book is divided into five parts and covers five years in the lives of two young women: Kura an exotic, talented half-Maori …more

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
by Daniel Stashower

Pinkerton's efforts to protect Lincoln (12/4/2012)

On a cold winter's day in 1861 Lincoln and two lone bodyguards entered Washington City, capital of thirty four United States. This book detailed the drama, duplicity and secret maneuvers necessary in getting him to the capital to take on his duties as President of the …more

BookBrowse Book Club

Death at the Sign of the Rook
by Kate Atkinson

Jackson Brodie returns in a gripping new mystery! Welcome to Rook Hall. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed.

About Discuss
The Cover Girl
by Amy Rossi

Find them early enough, and they will always be her girls.

About Discuss

Members Recommend

The Magician of Tiger Castle
by Louis Sachar

The author of Holes returns with a magical adult debut about forbidden love and a kingdom on the brink of collapse.

Read the Reviews
A Club of One's Own
by BookBrowse

Dreaming of starting or reviving a book club? A Club of One’s Own is the essential guide to doing it right.

Read the Reviews
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing

A retired killer's secret is at risk when a visitor arrives—her only option? Another murder.

Read the Reviews
This Here Is Love
by Princess Joy L. Perry

Three people—two enslaved, one indentured—struggle to overcome the limits and labels of their painful shared pasts.

Read the Reviews