pickIn one of Everett‘s early books, retired OB John vacations with his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter on the Oregon coast. He‘s a bit prickly and some of the relationships show some strain, but in some ways it seems like a pretty typical family drama. But then you get to the oh shit ending and everything changes. This is a really good one of his, and that‘s saying something!
#JuneSpecials Music. Billy Joel actually started as a piano man. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars
This is a page turner right to the end. The characters are very well rounded, even the secondary ones. The plot moves forward at a steady pace without dragging.
This is an historical romance about a small community of free African Americans just north of Boston. It's set in the 18th century right before the start of the Revolutionary War.
Great reading. And I'm usually not a romance reader.
#romance #historicalfiction
I'm about halfway through this chunkster and enjoying it immensely. It's an historical romance set in 18th century America leading up to the Revolutionary War. It's from the perspective of free African Americans living in a small community just outside of Boston. Very entertaining and informative. Well written and great leading characters.
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pick4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed this book (liked it so much that I spoke for 15 minutes on the book on my YouTube channel [mjreadings on YouTube if you‘re interested]). The only thing that didn‘t make it a 5⭐️ was that it was slow paced in the beginning. I read it about 10+ years ago for another #bookclub and reading it again now blew me away once again. #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #africanamerican
pickAbsolutely essential writings of our nation's founding. Poetry, memoir, letters, reportage - it's all here from the triumphal to the horrific realities of Black life in early America. I took my time with this one dipping in and out over the last year. Baskerville has built a solid collection.
This is actually my first experience with a Library of America title (imma Penguin Classic girlie) and I was genuinely surprised to see it as an ARC.
