Karen Rigby, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Little Ships

by Karen Rigby

Grandmothers’ lives change when they gather to care for their grieving family members in the moving novel "Little Ships". Grief has an illuminating effect in Sandra Scofield’s affecting multigenerational novel "Little Ships". After... Read More

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The Exiled Queen

by Karen Rigby

An intriguing, expectations-defying heroine pushes the boundaries of her world in the rewarding fantasy novel "The Exiled Queen". In Roxana Arama’s lavish fantasy novel "The Exiled Queen", a memorable princess proves her resilience... Read More

Book Review

Redneck Riviera

by Karen Rigby

Recounting the stages of a couple’s cross-country move, "Redneck Riviera" is an amiable, humor-filled novel. In James Hooker’s reflective novel "Redneck Riviera", a couple flees Silicon Valley for North Carolina’s coast. In 2002,... Read More

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Elly Robin: Bird in a Gilded Cage

by Karen Rigby

Focused on labor struggles and class differences, the alluring historical novel "Elly Robin: Bird in a Gilded Cage" positions its scrappy heroine for further adventures. In P. D. Quaver’s invigorating historical novel "Elly Robin: Bird... Read More

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The Esmeralda Goodbye

by Karen Rigby

Delighting in the excess of 1950s Southern California atmospheres, "The Esmeralda Goodbye" is a winking noir novel with a winsome hero. Featuring American celebrities and cultural icons, Corey Lynn Fayman’s crime novel "The Esmeralda... Read More

Book Review

The Jinn Daughter

by Karen Rigby

Death is owed a debt, and a mother and daughter face underworld threats, in Rania Hanna’s lush fantasy novel "The Jinn Daughter". Nadine, a jinn, consumes the souls of the dead, which take the form of pomegranate seeds. She tells their... Read More

Book Review

Empire of Shadows

by Karen Rigby

In Jacquelyn Benson’s adventure-filled novel "Empire of Shadows", a British bluestocking teams up with a dashing American surveyor in hopes of finding an ancient secret. In the nineteenth century, spirited, impulsive Ellie harbors... Read More

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