The Emperor of Ocean Park

I thought I would try a book that was outside my typical genre and point of view. The Emperor of Ocean Park is about familial intrigue, questioning the character of a parent where the relationship was already imperfect, and all the while trying to hold your own personal life together. I don’t normally read political, […]

Nick

I wanted to read something shorter and hop off the series train, so I read Nick. Nick is a prelude to The Great Gatsby, exploring the time Nick Carraway spent toward the end of his tour in France during WWI to when he went to New Orleans to escape the monotony of home, leading up […]

The Wild Rose

One more book to go for this trilogy. The Wild Rose focuses on Seamie, Fiona’s little brother, who isn’t little anymore. Time has passed since [Spoiler] Seamie and Willa have climbed Kilimanjaro, leaving their love shattered… like Willa’s leg. Back in London, time becomes a precious thing. World War I is approaching fast, leaving politics […]

The Tea Rose

I started another series. This time it was only a trilogy. Fiona Finnegan is a stubborn dreamer of a dock worker’s daughter living in London right before turn into 20th century. Fiona may not be living in even middle class terms, but it’s a good life with a loving family and adoring… the author doesn’t […]