Fingersmith

Title: Fingersmith

Author: Sarah Waters

Publisher: Riverhead Books

 
ISBN: 9781573229722

 

Thoughts:  Captivating novel that I can only describe as V. C. Andrews meets Charles Dickens.

Rating: 4/5

Held

Title: Held

Author: Anne Michaels

Publisher: Vintage

 
ISBN: 9780593470848

 

Thoughts:  Michaels writing is beautiful, but I felt the meaning was ephemeral whisps slipping out of my grasp.

Rating: 3/5

The Dollhouse Academy

Title: The Dollhouse Academy

Author: Margarita Montimore

Publisher: Flatiron Books

 
ISBN: 9781250320650

 

Thoughts:  Dark academia meets the entertainment industry in this slow burn suspense novel, but not sure why the time period was chosen as this did not have to be set in the late 90s.

Rating: 3/5

In the Heart of the Sea

Title: In the Heart of Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Author: Nathaneil Philbrick

Publisher: Penguin Books

 
ISBN: 9780141001821

 

Thoughts:  A story of resilience against the unthinkable in the middle of the ocean.

Rating: 4/5