It was a little slow at times, but I enjoyed the story. I wasn’t aware that a group of women delivered library books by horseback in Kentucky in the 1930s and 1940s. The story has a twist near the end which I enjoyed.

Not one of my favorites of her. I thought there was too much info dumping about popular restaurants and stores in Nantucket and not enough focus on the plot. I did not like many of the characters in the story either especially Leslee and Bull.

Was my summer reading book and I had low expectations going in but I actually enjoyed it! It’s a very dramatic play about the Salem witch trials so it’s fun to see references to actual historical things. It’s also very strong and thematic. The author intended it to compare to the red scare going on at the time of the book, but I think it can be related to really any point in time. Some parts are iffy, but honestly I got hooked by the end!

This book captured my interest even more because of the one kidnapping and efforts Gabriel went to to save the kidnapped person. I will not spoil the book so that is as far as I will go.

I love learning new fancy words with Fancy Nancy. I also pretended that I needed glasses one time.

I love how Jeanne Birdsall made a surprising twist

I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone. I don’t need a book that mentions the pandemic all the time and I didn’t like the main character at all either. It was a predictable read.

This book is an historical fiction that takes place in Lisbon, Portugal during WWII. The descriptions of life in Lisbon kept my interest, but the characters and the story were exciting and comical. I felt I understood that even in dangerous times, people can find a way to use their talents and enjoy working with others toward a common goal.

The story kept me glued to this book. Koontz’s writing is very prosaic and richly descriptive. My first read of this author.

Highly imaginative romp through a multiverse that some characters seek to capitalize on financially, others militarily, and some for the restoration of magic eclipsed by technology. The story is told through various characters, riffing on different vernaculars in comic ways, including a surfeit of acronyms and inflated business speak, which deserve the comic treatment. The plot gets a bit long and byzantine, but the imagination propelling the story and the funny dialogue are charming. Terrific entertainment overall.