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3.8 / 5.0
An atmospheric tale of star-crossed love and Spain's postwar reckoning, Peter J. Meehan's RETURN TO PAMPLONA: A Lover's Quest in Post-War Spain offers a deeply...
November 25, 2024
THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES: Enlistment in the Union Army
By David J. MasonRating:
3.0 / 5.0
Col. David J. Mason’s THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES: Enlistment in the Union Army isn’t really the “novel” it claims to be, but it is...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Set in late-19th-century rural Australia, Meridith Mckinnon’s THE FERNS provides an interesting setting, a fast-moving story, rich characters, and multiple timeframes that add complexity and...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Ian Crouch’s A PYRRHIC VICTORY: Volume III—Fate offers readers a window into a pivotal moment in ancient history, bringing to life a historical figure whose...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
Kevin Geise’s NO BOUNDARIES: When Two Worlds Collide successfully combines its coming-of-age narrative with adult storylines to create a panoramic view of social change in...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
TANGLES by Kay Smith-Blum is an emotionally resonant mystery combined with a compelling conspiracy story.
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2.5 / 5.0
Thoroughly well-researched and carefully crafted, Larry Forcey’s FALL OF THE MIGHTY still doesn’t successfully braid its narrative threads into an emotionally compelling story.
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0
Daniel Jakacic’s ANJA, AGAINST THE ODDS is a compelling exploration of an under-appreciated pocket of history.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Sandra Wagner-Wright’s SEA TIGERS AND MERCHANTS is an enjoyable historical novel with compelling characters and details that bring its late-18th century setting to life.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0
Absorbing, delightful, and loyally Austenian, PRIDE AND PERJURY by Alice McVeigh will win over Jane Austen fans and newbies alike with its germane prose and...
IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Joanne Howard's SLEEPING IN THE SUN tells the story of an American missionary family in British India with style and poise.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Jeffrey Gale’s THE SECRET OF REDEMPTION explores moving and crucial truths about the human condition. Although its storytelling is often lackluster, the material is no...