Fortunes of Grace Hammer: A Novel of the Victorian Underworld, (Paperback)

from khyren

I originally put this book down after the first few pages. The style of writing put me off a bit. I am glad I picked it up again, because the story eventually lured me in. It was a good story with the potential to be great. I wish the book had been fleshed out more. It was very rushed. The relati...

from JoanieS

I have a personal "rule" I apply to reading a book-if after the first fifty pages I don't like it, I don't finish it. I have to be honest and say that Grace Hammer almost didn't make the cut. However. I stayed with it and was pleasantly surprised. Grace and her children just worm their way into y...

from texichan

As with many others, I was excited by the prospect of this book. I hugely enjoy historical fiction, and the Victorian period is quite fascinating. However, I enjoyed the actual storyline much more than the writing style in which it was conveyed. The author's style is often too convoluted for my t...

from jmchshannon

Have you ever been completely ambivalent about a book, to the point where you are not certain what you want to write? That is rather how I feel about Grace Hammer. I did not hate it, but I did not absolutely love it either. There were definitely some charming points about the story, and I am glad...

from SweetTawnie

I hate to say it....but I wanted to put this book down not too long after I began it. I have a very hard time not being able to read a book from beginning to end so even if I don't "get into it" I keep on reading. I kept reading Grace Hammer: A Novel of the Victorian Underworld mostly because I h...