Dangerous Women

Thanks @Mrs_B for everything in my #fallingforfallswap package - I seriously ❤ everything! I'm most excited about the tagged book, and Heritage will be saved for next year's #readingtheamericas2023 challenge! (The chocolate won't last long either 🤣)

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Heritage: A Novel

Mrs_B You‘re very welcome. So glad you like it! I hope you enjoy the French biscuits - cats tongues! The name does make me laugh. 😙 2y

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Librarybelle Gorgeous gifts! 2y

Avanders ♥️🍁♥️🍂♥️ 2y

LeahBergen Provincial Lady is one of my favourites! 😍 2y

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Bookzombie

Dangerous Women | Hope Adams

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This is a historical fiction novel based on the voyage of the convict ship Rajah, carrying 180 women sentenced with transportation to Australia for petty crimes. During their journey, one woman is stabbed. Kezia, the ship‘s matron, along with the captain, the doctor, and the minister (disliked!) must determine who the culprit is before their voyage is over. In real life and in the book, Kezia and about 20 of the women sewed the quilt pictured ⬇️

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Bookzombie above during their time aboard. I wasn‘t very familiar with the sentence of transportation so this novel was interesting. I thought the author did an excellent job of talking about the grim realities that drove many, if not all, of the women to committing the crimes they were sentenced for. While she did show that the hold the ladies resided in was filthy and disgusting for obvious reasons, I think the women‘s lack of⬇️ 2y

Bookzombie safety on the ship wasn‘t acknowledged much at all. I can‘t believe that the men on the ship didn‘t do more than make comments and hand gestures. However, that wasn‘t the plot so maybe working that in was difficult. I enjoyed (I need a better word for these type of books) this novel overall. I would have liked to have known what happened to the women after their arrival, even if it had just been a historical note at the end. (edited) 2y

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Cinfhen This sounds SUPER FASCINATING!!! #Stacked Great review - thanks for sharing ❣️ 2y

Bookzombie @Cinfhen Thank you! 💗 2y

LeahBergen I find the history of these transport ships so fascinating. 2y

Bookzombie @LeahBergen Yes! Do you have other books to recommend on this subject? 🙂 2y

LeahBergen I have this one on my TBR shelves (it‘s nonfiction)

Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts

Texreader Sounds a lot like

The Exiles: A Novel

Cinfhen Ohhhh, lots of exciting recommendations @LeahBergen @Texreader 💓💓💓 2y

Bookzombie @LeahBergen I didn‘t know it, but I have this one stacked, probably because of you. 🙂I will look for it. 2y

Bookzombie @Texreader I‘m stacking this one! Thank you! (edited) 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

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Juliwyant

Dangerous Women | Hope Adams

Library loan....cant wait to listen to this one!

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Juliwyant

Dangerous Women | Hope Adams

On hold at the library

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Samreamer

Dangerous Women | Hope Adams

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Excellent novel to bring me out of my reading rut. Essentially it‘s just about a bunch of women sewing on a sea voyage, but the author was clever enough to make even that story compelling, weaving back stories, interpersonal conflict, etc. throughout. Would definitely recommend! 8/10

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OutsmartYourShelf

Dangerous Women | Hope Adams

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This had all the elements of a great read; historically based, a strong cast of characters, & a murder mystery upon a ship, & yet it took me almost 6 days to read it. I did like the character of Kezia & her shy romance with the Captain was a welcome distraction from the unrelenting grimness of the rest of the story. It was OK but it didn't wow me. 3⭐

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Penguin Michael Joseph UK, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

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kezzlou85

Dangerous Women | Hope Adams

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a really interesting read. The murder is cleverly done and leads you along more than one path though I did eventually figure it out. The plot is quite slow and it took me a while to get into it. The ending is well done and finished the book off perfectly. I liked the conclusion but would have been nice to learn what happened to them after they got off the ship. I did like the hint of romance between the Captain and Kezia #netgalley 3*

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