Wicked City The Wicked City, (Paperback)

from LDVerbos

I love a good historical fiction story which this book has, however, the "modern day" story that is interspersed throughout takes away from the story. I feel like the two aren't fully linked and realized by the end of the book leaving me with more unanswered questions than answered. The dialogue ...

from flourgirl49

I enjoyed the storyline from 1924 rather than the one from 1998 which was a little far-fetched at times (ghosts in the basement playing clarinets - really?). The Appalachian dialect that Ginger spoke was intriguing; I also appreciated that the author, unlike many of her previous books, did not ob...

from roses7184

In all fairness I should probably start this review with the fact I've never read any of Beatriz Williams' previous books, so I don't have any standing knowledge of her writing or characters. So it actually surprised me when I picked up this book and started enjoying it as a standalone, only to s...

from nwieme

I liked it, but I wasn't crazy about it. I saw the connection between the two eras in the story, but didn't see the relevance of it. It was ok - nothing to write home about- ONWARD.

from whitreidtan

I have developed a real love for stories set in the 1920s. Prohibition and the Jazz Age are simultaneously so seedy and so glamorous. There's just something so seductive about the time, juxtaposed so teasingly with underground, unspoken violence. Beatriz Williams' newest novel, The Wicked City, i...