by envisionmg | Aug 20, 2014 | Adventure, Historical Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Michelle and Jim This is the story of how Jim came to read Traitor’s Blade: Michelle, after one chapter: Dude, this is basically Three Musketeers fanfiction! Jim: Oh? Are there swords? Michelle: Yes! And magic! Okay, that’s not very Three...
by envisionmg | Jun 6, 2014 | Historical Fiction, Jim Reviews
I’m normally terrible about staying on top of my favorite authors and genres. I’ll find out about a book months after it’s been released and be mystified as to how I could have missed it. But this time was different. David Downing’s (author of...
by envisionmg | Aug 16, 2013 | Historical Fiction, Patron Recommendations
“Snow had fallen in the night, and now the great house, standing at the head of the valley, seemed like a five-hundred-year old ship sailing in a white ocean
For the Cavendish family, Rutherford Park is much more than a place to call home. It is a way of life...
by envisionmg | Aug 9, 2013 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Staff Picks
Jessica Brockmole’s debut novel written in letters sparkles from the start. Don’t let the format put you off. If you are thinking of long-winded letters from the 18th Century, think again. These letters move the pace along in this historical novel often...
by envisionmg | Oct 25, 2012 | Fiction, Historical Fiction
About the Book: Born in the squalid Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the twentieth century, Willie Sutton came of age at a time when banks were out of control. If they weren’t taking brazen risks, causing millions to lose their jobs and homes, they...
by envisionmg | Jul 24, 2012 | Fiction, Fiction/Mystery, Historical Fiction
If you have already read The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game, this book is a must read. If you haven’t read the others, you’ll want to go back and read them first. I wish I had re-read both before starting The Prisoner of Heaven as all three...
