I’m a big fan of William Kent Krueger. I’ve read all of his books. This was his best book yet. The story contains tough subject matter but it’s told in a beautiful way. The story keeps you guessing and invested in the characters’ lives.

This is an excellent book. It is historical fiction. The main character lived and was a midwife but the author created a story around her. Martha and her husband Ephraim are wonderful people/characters who you like, respect and admire. A wonderful book to read. This is my second time reading it.

I read Bill’s book about the Appalachian Trail and found it hilarious, so I decided to read this book. It wasn’t as funny as A Walk in the Woods, but it was amusing. It was really about the history and geography of Australia. Very interesting.

I was eager to read this book, as the author is a former colleague of mine. I greatly enjoyed reading her memoir. By moments I felt very moved, and by moments I laughed out loud, two responses I greatly appreciate a book evoking. I also deeply appreciated Felicia's celebration of cultural and linguistic diversity. Last but not least, I found the parallels between her work with Deaf and hard of hearing students, and hearing students learning English as a second language, fascinating, and would love to delve further into this topic!

I’m biased to any story set in Scotland, but this was such an interesting and unexpected one. I did not anticipate how much the lore of the region would play, and it was a great surprise.

4.5 What a beautiful story. I really enjoyed this book and its surprises (I don’t like to give spoilers). The Community House is a surprising place and the librarian, as all librarians are, is magical. I can relate in some way to each story and each one touched my heart. Life’s simple things and what we can do if we think a little differently about our selves and situations. And try new things. And how we interpret stories differently. Libraries are always comforting to me. Sayuri Komachi is a wonderful librarian - she knows what people need. Open up and value ourselves a little more.

This had me going back and forth trying to guess what the ending was going to be the entire time! It kept me hooked!

I like this book because it was really fascinating and good. This book has a lot of adventure and I like fantasy books.

Not my favorite, I wasn’t a huge fan of either main character and found the plot was very predictable.

The plot was fairly predictable, but the descriptions of the unusual setting, the weather and the seed vault made for an interesting read.