Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens My rating: 5 of 5 stars Simon Vance narrated the 2007 Blackstone Audio-published audiobook with exceptional skill, and I would strongly recommend this version for those who prefer listening. This is a long book (31 hours plus), and there are so many characters, but I was never confused about who […]
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Austen at Sea by Natalie Jenner My rating: 3 of 5 stars Clean historical fiction with some romance, set in 1965 Boston and Hampshire, England. Some interesting data about the reserved Austen family, but readers should be familiar with Jane’s work in order to appreciate the many references to her books. When listening to an
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Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas My rating: 4 of 5 stars Charming historical fiction about a young woman in 1863 who is determined to find her wayward father in the Colorado Territory. After the death of their mother, 14-year-old Haidie and her little brother, Boots, are dumped in an Illinois orphanage by older brother Cheats.
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Babylonia by Costanza Casati My rating: 4 of 5 stars Set in ancient Assyria, this novel follows an orphan girl from a tragic childhood to the height of power. Semiramis must sacrifice much to make this journey, but she is definitely up to the challenge. Babylonia includes lots of court intrigue, back-stabbing, politics, manipulation, and
It might be a trend for mystery authors to imagine famous people of the past as detectives in their own series, but this one didn’t work for me.
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am unenlightened about botany, to say the least. But I still enjoyed this book very much, even in audiobook format. It’s not dry and was written for
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This is a murder mystery much more than a sci-fi story, which was a bit disappointing.
The Women of the Copper Country Author: Mary Doria Russell; Genre: Historical fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Cassandra Campbell; Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (2019); Rating: . Ancestors of mine were copper miners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, so I was excited to read this one. This was a character study of several people involved
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