Reviews by Babe H. (Augusta, IL)

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The Whyte Python World Tour: A Novel
by Travis Kennedy
Tour of Persuasion (4/15/2025)
I haven't decided exactly what demographic this story is aimed for, but sharing that I'm NO spring chick, the people with whom I discussed this story line with found it quite believable. It led to discussions of Elvis, Madonna and Brittney Spears and how we watched musicmore
Half a Cup of Sand and Sky
by Nadine Bjursten
Love & Commitment (3/26/2024)
I am reviewing the book, but I am also recommending it for my book club. Although described as a love story—and love is entwined –the strength of the story is commitment. The commitment may be to another person, to a cause with deep belief, to one’s ethics and/or morals ormore
Bad Animals: A Novel
by Sarah Braunstein
Bad Animal (1/16/2024)
Mauve, the main character, appears to be a semi-psychotic woman perhaps going through a mid-life crisis. Working as a librarian, Mauve is drawn into a sexual situation regarding teens actions in the library. Her life centers on her co-workers and establishing programs formore
Wild and Distant Seas: A Novel
by Tara Karr Roberts
Women and Whales (11/10/2023)
Roberts' story is extremely enhanced with her relating the female whales and the driven women of her novel. The historic island setting is a perfect start for the first brave, hard-working woman. The premise seems to be women who love men who love the adventure and lure ofmore
This Is Salvaged: Stories
by Vauhini Vara
Define Salvage (8/22/2023)
This is a thought-provoking series of stories and most difficult to review. The jacket mentioned so many questionable characters that I was interested to see how they could be combined. They aren't. The first story seemed to be the first chapter of a novel that the authormore
Hotel Cuba: A Novel
by Aaron Hamburger
Immigration Story (4/5/2023)
Hotel Cuba is the saga of two Russian sisters leaving their homeland to try to get to America in 1922. Hamburger relates the trials and struggles and disappointments incurred as the women, Pearl and Frieda, must settle for Cuba as a destination.
Pearl, in her late 20's, is amore
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
Interesting History--or History for Mystery Readers (12/8/2022)
Having read the Lincoln conspiracy, I was very excited to be chosen to review the Nazi conspiracy. Meltzer and Mensch reveal historical situations in such a manner that one feels as though they're reading a novel. Their writing style allows the reader to appreciate themore
Clock Dance: A Novel
by Anne Tyler
Clock Dance (7/5/2018)
Readers often need to feel connected to the protagonists in novels. Although the cover piece noted that this novel would be covering significant events within a 10 or 20 year span, I didn't feel involved enough with Willa to realize that the discussed events weremore
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