pickI almost loved this. There were some pacing issues but overall it was compelling and highly readable.
The Virgin Cure: A Novel | 
pickI almost loved this. There were some pacing issues but overall it was compelling and highly readable.
Is this true? I may end up going down a Google rabbit hole later regarding the beginnings of the Central Park Zoo...
I'm sensing a mini-slump coming on. I've got library books, my #BookSpin list, challenge lists and it all just made me go 'meh?' So I went to my shelves and picked on pure instinct. This one has been on my shelves for a long time, and pulling it down today felt right. 🤞🤞🤞
Also, Happy Opening Day baseball fans! Let's go Blue Jays! 👏👏 👏👏👏!
If you've never read Ami McKay, especially if you love historical fiction about women, this one is on sale now. Be forewarned, it is set in a brothel and the title is the story.
pickThis story is about 12 year old moth who struggles to break free of the post civil war New York slums. Her mother sells her as a lady's maid for a bag of coins to an abusive home. Moth escapes and finds herself being trained by a madame looking to sell her virginity.
This is the second book I have read by this author and i won't hesitate to read another. Her descriptive imagery draw you in and hold you until the very end. Thanks Ms Mckay.
pickAs soon as i finnished the last book i ran out to find more by McKay. Grabed this immediately! Only on chapter 3 but if its anything similar to the last one it will be hard to put down. Stupid job and responsibilities stopping me from reading!!!!!!
so-soAfter reading and loving The Birth House, I was really looking forward to reading this book. I came away slightly disappointed. The subject matter was very distasteful, but that is not the issue here. I felt very detached from the main character, and the ending was wrapped up much too neatly in the last five pages. This was just okay compared to The Birth House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickA historical novel about the hardships that poor women and children faced in late 1800s New York, centering mostly on sexual exploitation. It is hard to read at times due to the subject matter, but also uplifting as the book was inspired by the life of the author's great-great-grandmother, one of the first female doctors in New York who worked tirelessly with the city's most vulnerable (and usually ignored) population. It ends on a hopeful note.
#riotgrams Day 22 #bookface
One of many on my TBR pile. So many books, so little time!
#RiotGram day 9 / my name, Ami (pronounced Amy) is quite common. The spelling is not. So finding an amazing historical fiction author who shares it gives me allllllll the goosebumps lol.
On sale! Seriously people, you cannot go wrong with Ami McKay.
pickDefinitely one that will stick with me for awhile. It has a nicely wrapped up ending, not necessarily a happy ending, but no loose ends.
My second Ami McKay novel, she doesn't disappoint :)
This novel flows so easily I sometimes forget I'm reading it from a book and not just hearing it in my head :)
pickDecent but disturbing; I'm not sure if it will be memorable. Certain recent news stories made aspects of this book even more horrifying.
Glad to be finished.
