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Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: Nomi Eve’s “Henna House” is Thrilling in Concept and Reality

Sometime in the middle years of my twenties, my sister and my cousin hennaed my breasts on a lark, using a dime-store-quality kit we bought off a mysterious woman at a street fair. It was summer. The air was heavy. The moon was full. It all made sense at the…

Ellen UrbaniDecember 14, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: When Helicopter Parents Behave Worse Than Their Kids

Interesting characters come in all shapes and sizes: funny, relatable, charming, kind, outlandish and villainous. Kathleen West’s debut novel, Minor Drama & Other Catastrophes (Berkley), introduces us to several interesting characters in the world of high stakes education with privileged helicopter parents and ambitious teachers. Liston Heights High School’s parents…

Amy ReichertMay 14, 2020

Fiction

Gaynor and Webb’s “Last Christmas in Paris” Mixes Relationships and Tragedy

At BookTrib, we are constantly searching for the best ways to connect readers with writers, opening their eyes and worlds to fresh ideas! This is how we came across a wonderful group known as the Tall Poppies, who are not only avid readers, but extremely talented writers as well! This…

Sonja YoergOctober 5, 2017

Fiction

Family Secrets and Fireworks in Kelly Simmons’ “The Fifth of July”

One of my favorite aspects of a good book is the way it transports me to another time or place, far from the daily grind. I want to fall into a world with a setting so vivid, I can taste the salt on my lips and hear the cry of…

Heather WebbAugust 31, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Family, Friendships, Feuds and Forgiveness in “Once Upon a Sunset”

Combine family dynamics, long-buried secrets, career turmoil, heartbreak and the potential of new romance, and you have the recipe for a fabulous book. In Once Upon a Sunset (Gallery Books), Tif Marcelo effortlessly tosses together all those ingredients into a novel that delivers the full spectrum of feels. Diana Gallagher-Cary is…

Orly KonigMarch 12, 2020

Fiction

Family Bonds and Magic: 5 Reasons to Pick Up “The Goddess Twins”

In Yodassa Williams’s debut novel, The Goddess Twins (SparkPress), twin 18-year-olds find out they are descended from goddesses when their opera-singer mother is kidnapped. As they meet their extended family, they discover they are so much more than they ever dreamed. 1. A new twist on goddesses Williams creates a…

Amy ReichertJune 18, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_Carpenter_RevivingTheHawthorneSisters.jpg "Moody, suspenseful ... gorgeously written." — Julia Dahl, author of Invisible City "Saturated with suspense." — Amber Cowie, author of Raven Lane —∞— I adore everything Emily Carpenter writes and absolutely loved the first book in this “series,” Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. I put “series” in quotes because, while the books…

Kate MorettiNovember 19, 2020

Fiction

Drama, Tragedy and Redemption: Karma Brown’s “In This Moment” Explores the Dark Side of Suburban Life

In her first two novels, Come Away With Me and The Choices We Make, Karma Brown takes her readers on a journey through creatively imagined plots outside usual personal experiences, carefully connecting readers to the emotions of the unique plotlines through well drawn characters and brilliant pacing. In her newest…

Amy ImpellizeriJuly 27, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Cheated But Not Broken

You don’t have to be wearing rose-colored glasses to be blind to the flaws of the people you love: Sophie Bloom learns this the worst possible way when her forty-second birthday party culminates with the revelation that her devoted husband Gabe is anything but. Not only has Gabe cheated on…

Camille PaganMay 3, 2019

Fiction

Redemption and Second Chances in Thomas’ “The Future She Left Behind”

A story of new beginnings in old places - with baggage. Unwanted baggage. Katelyn ran from her small-town roots as soon as she could. Don was everything she wanted: ambitious, caring, safe. After nineteen years, the kids have left for college, and she’s just beginning to realize her life has…

Laura DrakeSeptember 14, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Woman Unlocks the Mystery of Her Father’s Wartime Past

“Cleverly plotted and brimming with emotion ... an enthralling story from start to finish.” — Julianne MacLean, USA Today bestselling author "With a bit of mystery, a lot of heart and beautiful prose, Across the Winding River will steal your imagination and you’ll be all the better for it.” — Patti Callahan…

Sadeqa JohnsonAugust 13, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: An Author’s Magic Shines Through in “The Queen’s Mistake”

The Queen’s Mistake by Diane Haeger is a work of historical fiction that makes the events of centuries ago feel fresh, relevant, and enticing. This book is luminous, as is its titular queen. The novel tells the story of the very young and very beautiful Catherine Howard, who, as King…

Nomi EveJanuary 11, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Summer of Sisters and Secrets in the South

Whenever I read one of Kristy Woodson Harvey’s books, I head to the south. Not, literally, unfortunately. But with a skip and a little jump, I head to the south in my mind. White front porches with columns. Mint juleps. Hot, humid summers. Charming, fancy, old homes with history and…

Cathy LambMay 9, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Perilous Royal Romance

From the first line (“Would he die tonight?”) to the last, Weina Dai Randel’s beautiful prose pulls you into ancient China with the story of royal concubine Mei and her struggle to prevail over the rigid traditions that thwart her hopes of love. In The Empress of Bright Moon (Sourcebooks…

Janie ChangJuly 25, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “All About Evie,” Identity and a Three-Legged Dog

Fans of Lamb’s previous twelve novels will recognize her distinctive way of spinning a tale in her thirteenth, All About Evie (Kensington): a chatty female protagonist with an unusual dilemma, secondary characters who are lovably quirky, a slow-burning romance that has every reason not to work out, and a heart-warming…

Kathryn CraftOctober 31, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Another Side of WWII America in “The Last Year of the War”

The Last Year of the War (Berkley) is now available in paperback. Read on to learn more about this emotionally compelling novel of trauma and friendship. —∞— We are all curious about other people’s lives, aren’t we? That’s why photo albums are endlessly fascinating — people we know seen as…

Hank Phillippi RyanJune 25, 2020

Tall Poppies Review: Nomi Eve’s “Henna House” is Thrilling in Concept and Reality

Tall Poppy Review: When Helicopter Parents Behave Worse Than Their Kids

Gaynor and Webb’s “Last Christmas in Paris” Mixes Relationships and Tragedy

Family Secrets and Fireworks in Kelly Simmons’ “The Fifth of July”

Tall Poppy Review: Family, Friendships, Feuds and Forgiveness in “Once Upon a Sunset”

Family Bonds and Magic: 5 Reasons to Pick Up “The Goddess Twins”

Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

Drama, Tragedy and Redemption: Karma Brown’s “In This Moment” Explores the Dark Side of Suburban Life

Tall Poppy Review: Cheated But Not Broken

Redemption and Second Chances in Thomas’ “The Future She Left Behind”

Tall Poppy Review: A Woman Unlocks the Mystery of Her Father’s Wartime Past

Tall Poppies Review: An Author’s Magic Shines Through in “The Queen’s Mistake”

Tall Poppy Review: A Summer of Sisters and Secrets in the South

Tall Poppy Review: A Perilous Royal Romance

Tall Poppy Review: “All About Evie,” Identity and a Three-Legged Dog

Tall Poppy Review: Another Side of WWII America in “The Last Year of the War”

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