Book club – The Arctic Fury Shawshank, January 31, 2021 Well hello, book nerds! How’re y’all doing this fine, and cold day? I’m doing pretty good, just got back from trying to get gas from the only gas station within 30 minutes. They were closed for inventory. So, no gas. I’ll have to get it tomorrow. Anyways, we’re not here to talk about the gas situation here in TinyTown, we’re here to talk about books! Specifically, The Arctic Fury. I finished it last night. I still don’t know how I feel about the ending. It felt really rushed. I mean there was only 2 ways for it to end. Alive or dead. I don’t know which would’ve been better for the book. The premise is great – a group of women being sent to the Arctic to find Lady Franklins husband, and his lost expedition. The adventure that follows, will change the lives of these women forever. Aside from the lacklustre ending, the parts that I really liked was the flashbacks from their trip into the Arctic. The courtroom “scenes” were ok. I don’t know if the lawyer was a public defender or whatever the 1850s version of that, but it was very tropey of the whole lawyer not doing anything. I think it was a flawed book with a really good premise. I hesitate to read anything else from the author. But in the future, I’ll try and keep an open mind. So yeah, just rereading this, I guess this counts as a book review as well! Since it’s now February, it’s time for another book for this months Book Club. After wading through the two comments that I got, I’ve decided on… Wait for it… Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth. I can’t wait to crack open this book and get sucked in! Until next time, book nerds!! Lockup Library Book Club blogbloggerbookbook clubbook loverbook reviewbooksjournalpersonal blogtalking about books
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Lockup Library Book Club Book club – The Arctic Fury January 21, 2021 Hey there book nerds! Just a friendly reminder that this weekend is going to be our first Lockup Library Book Club on the new book I mentioned last week: The Arctic Fury by Greer MacAllister It’s equal parts courtroom drama, and literary thriller…a unique and mesmerizing tale. – Kristina McMorris… Read More
Fun Fact – the book is partially set in Rhode Island, and the author is an associate professor at Rhode Island College! Reply