abookishtype's review
4.0
Oh, how I love to read good historical fiction! I love good dialog in which the characters don’t drop anachronism. I love it when authors put in the time to do the research to find out how people actually lived and thought during the time they chose for their setting. And I got all of those things from John Smolens’ Quarantine. In the afterword, Smolens writes about the summer he spent in Newburyport, gutting a house for renovations. The house had been built during the 1790s and some of the wood was original, down to the carpenters’ notes on the backside. He wrote that he felt a connection to the past by pulling out original square-headed nails and reading those notes. I think Smolens brought some of that connection to Quarantine....
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.
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