Welcome to a special new year’s edition of Friday Fic Picks! It seems like everyone is posting their favorites lists: favorite movies, music, television shows, celebrities, hairstyles … you name it, there’s probably a list for it. Books are no exception. My writing communities have been posting their top ten, so I figured I shouldContinue reading “Friday Fic Picks: Best Historical Fiction of 2018”
Author Archives: Kelsey Gietl
Book Launch this Weekend!
Well, readers, it’s almost here. Only one day until the official launch of my second book, Twisted River. I loved crafting the second half of the Across Oceans story and am truly thrilled and honored to be able to share it with you. While it holds the same charm as Across Oceans, in many ways I believeContinue reading “Book Launch this Weekend!”
Friday Non-Fic Pick: Dead Wake
Last week in my review of The Glass Ocean, I mentioned also reading Dead Wake, but then realized that I never shared a review outside the world of Goodreads. So without further ado, here is this Friday’s recommended non-fiction read. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson Historical Non-Fiction (World War I) From theContinue reading “Friday Non-Fic Pick: Dead Wake”
Friday Fic Pick: The Glass Ocean
The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White Historical Fiction – 1915 and 2013 From the Authors: From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Forgotten Room comes a captivating historical mystery, infused with romance, that links the lives of three women across a century—two deep in the past, one in the present—to the doomed passenger liner,Continue reading “Friday Fic Pick: The Glass Ocean”
Friday Fic Pick: Kid Picks
Although my children and I read our fair share of books together, I typically I don’t write reviews for them. But I recently finished two that I really thought stood out from the crowd. Maxi’s Secrets (or, what you can learn from a dog) by Lynn Plourde Middle Grade Missouri Mark Twain Award Winner From theContinue reading “Friday Fic Pick: Kid Picks”