Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan
Source: Harper Paperback, 351 pages I am an Amazon Affiliate Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan is a historical fiction novel set in the 1920s when Ireland is fighting for Home Rule, and Ellie Hogan makes...
View ArticleCity of Hope by Kate Kerrigan
Source: William Morrow, Harper Paperback, 400 pages I am an Amazon Affiliate City of Hope by Kate Kerrigan is the second novel in the life of Ellie Hogan (if you haven’t read Ellis Island, this review...
View ArticleThe Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins
Source: Borrowed from Anna at Diary of an Eccentric Paperback, 373 pages I am an Amazon Affiliate The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins is a dual narrative novel with heroines in present day Queens,...
View ArticleAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Source: Borrowed from Diary of an Eccentric Paperback, 460 pages I am an Amazon Affiliate Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt is a memoir about his young life and his coming of age. The memoir does not...
View Article2014 Reading Challenges
Everyone got a jump ahead of me on signing up for challenges this year. At least that’s how it seems to me. Anyway, here are my reading challenges and goals. I’ll try to update this if I decide on more...
View ArticleBorn & Bred by Peter Murphy
Source: Story Plant Paperback, 395 pages On Amazon, on Kobo Born & Bred by Peter Murphy set in 1970s Ireland is a Boyle family saga. Like many families, there are those members who have secrets,...
View ArticleBlack Lake by Johanna Lane
Source: Little, Brown and Company Hardcover, 224 pages On Amazon, on Kobo Black Lake by Johanna Lane is set in Northern Ireland at the Campbell estate of Dulough, which translates to Black Lake. A...
View ArticleThe Paradise Tree by Elena Maria Vidal
Source: Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours Paperback, 252 pgs I am an Amazon Affiliate The Paradise Tree by Elena Marie Vidal recounts the real life of Daniel O’Connor, the author’s...
View ArticleLand of Dreams by Kate Kerrigan
Source: William Morrow and TLC Book Tours Paperback, 336 pages On Amazon and on Kobo Land of Dreams by Kate Kerrigan, the third book in the Ellis Island trilogy (Ellis Island and City of Hope), could...
View ArticleReading Challenge Roundup
Isn’t this time of year when we assess where we are with our reading? I’ve taken stock and here are the hard numbers. I enjoyed most if not all of the books I read this year, and I cannot wait to see...
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