I got this book for Christmas which, once you read it (because you should) may sound kind of funny. It’s not the kind of feel good story one would expect to receive as a Christmas gift, but it IS wonderfully written. I’m not going to spoil anything about this book, so this review will (hopefully) be one of my shorter ones. I made the mistake of telling someone I was going to read “The Girl with all the Gifts” and the first thing they said was “Oh my god! I love that book! I knew there would be a twist but I wasn’t expecting…” Needless to say, I was pretty mad and it honestly spoiled the first 50 or 60 pages of the book for me. I’m not going to be that guy.
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Usually when I read historical fiction, I go way back. Like to Anne Boleyn and Saxon’s conquering England way back. This is the first historical fiction I’ve read where it’s a bit more modern ear, which still isn’t all that modern. “The Whiskey Sea” is about a woman rum-runner during Prohibition era. Frieda is a feisty, strong willed woman who dislikes that she gets paid less for fixing boat engines just as well (and better) than other mechanics just because she is a woman. In order to help pay for her sister’s education and her adopted father’s medical bills, she turns to a highly lucrative but dangerous profession. |
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