A Crown of Stars by Shana Abe follows real life historical figure, actress Rita Jolivet, from her budding acting career to her eventual survival of the torpedoing of the RMS Lusitania. Abe opens the novel in the early 1900s where Marguerite "Rita" and her younger sister Inez pursue their careers as an actress and violinist,… Continue reading Review: A Crown of Stars by Shana Abe
Daughter of Strangers by Maybelle Wallis rounds of the trilogy which began with Heart of Cruelty and was followed by The Piano Player. The third book in the Doughty trilogy, Daughter of Strangers relegates William and Jane to the background and focuses instead on William's colleague from Dublin, now in New York with the Doughtys,… Continue reading Review: Daughter of Strangers by Maybelle Wallis
Like many, I know Starship Troopers from the cult classic 1997 movie. Although the movie is campy and satirical fun, the premise and world building is interesting and so I was curious how different the original book would be. While there are similarities in general strokes, the book is a lot less narrative in both… Continue reading Review: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
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