Later, by Stephen King, came out earlier this month. I started getting into Stephen King books about two years ago, but have really started appreciating his books and stories. They’re at times a little hit and miss, but I have to say I love how readable his books are and how much variety there is …
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley is set in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan. The protagonist Daunis Fontaine’s life straddles two adjacent and occasionally overlapping communities, one of her white French Canadian mother and the other of the Sugar Land Ojibwe Tribe of her late father. Author Angeline Boulley is a member of Sault Saint Marie Ojibwe …
Part 1: Waabanong (“East”) Part 2: Zhaawanong (“South”) Part 3: Ningaabii’an (“West”) Part 4: Kewaadin (“North”) Part 1: Waabanong (“East”) Chapters 1 – 2 Daunis Lorenza Fontaine is an upcoming college freshman at Lake Superior State University (“Lake State”) in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan who is planning on a pre-med track. Before sunrise, she makes …
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner drew me in with its gorgeous cover and tantalizing premise. I normally do quite a bit of research on books — reading reviews, trying to get a sense of the plot, etc. — before mentally committing to reading something. But with The Lost Apothecary, I decided to take a …
Chapter 1: Nella (February 3, 1791) Nella Clavinger is 41 and an apothecary. She runs a shop specializing in “women’s maladies”, hidden away at 3 Back Alley in London. There is a woman who regularly visits her with requests for poison to kill certain people. Nella looks at her register’s book, which logs all the …
