THE HIGH SEASON by Judy Blundell This is definitely “women’s fiction.” The writing is okay. The characters are okay. The plot is slow moving and heavy on feelings. The house plays a big part in both the feelings and the plot. You will figure out the ending as soon as Adeline shows up. ...
Debbie Krenzer's review May 15, 2018 · edit really liked it bookshelves: ebooks, net-galley-books Amazingly, this was my first book by Judy Blundell. I had no idea that she did the Star Wars book series. Although not really my genre. However, this is her first adult novel, so that definit...
"They left the lights burning in the skyscrapers all night long, because now they could." That does an excellent job of setting the scene of a time period I don't know very well. This was dark, which is appropriate for the time period and the ideas handled. The "lighter" sub-plot involved anti-...
A copy of this book was provided via Netgalley for the purpose of review. Dear America is a middle grade series from Scholastic that explores in diary form the lives of young women and girls at important points in United States history. In A City Tossed and Broken, the young woman in question is M...
If you're looking for great reads that aren't part of a big commercial series and aren't genre fiction (whatever that means these days) - in other words if you want a beautifully crafted work of literature AND a great plot - you might want to check out the two above, or the others in my YA Worth Rea...
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