Reviews by Blythe Smith

The Conquest

The Conquest is one of those books that has some good ideas…

Blessing in Disguise

Blessing in Disguise is Jenna Mindel’s debut book, and any time I…

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

When I finished Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible one afternoon last January,…

The Heart Queen by Patricia Potter

After finishing staying up late into the night to finish The Heart…

My Lord Savage

My Lord Savage wasn’t quite what I expected when I picked up…

Taylor’s Temptation

I discovered Suzanne Brockmann last year with Get Lucky, and after spending…

Rogue’s Honor by Brenda Hiatt

Rogue’s Honor is neither a bad book nor a good book –…

The Proper Wife by Julia Justiss

I assigned The Proper Wife to myself because Julia Justiss has gotten…

McAllister’s Crossing by Jean Barrett

Goshdurnit, I c’n shure appreciate a well-written dialect as much as th’…