I will be taking a brief hiatus on reviews to do some pure enjoyment reading of some thick Fantasy novels I've had on my to-do list for a while (which don't really fit the theme of my usual reviews, despite the few Sci-Fi ones I slid in.) I have more Historical Fiction ARC reviews coming… Continue reading Hiatus
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier is based on the life of Mary Anning, an early 19th century fossil hunter, collector, and paleontologist (although without a formal education.) I first discovered Mary Anning during a visit to the National History Museum in London. I was fascinated by this young woman, whom I somehow had never… Continue reading Review: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus is an alt-history novel, of sorts, in which the US government agreed to the true to life request of the Cheyenne tribe to send white brides to them in order to help integrate the Cheyenne into white society and thus survive. In reality, President Grant refused, but Jim… Continue reading Review: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
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