- Surviving Savannah

 Surviving Savannah

by Patti Callahan

I found this story unique as I had no information about Pulaski and its passengers before this book.

This is a dual timeline story, 1838 and present.

The 1838 story alternates between Lily and Augusta’s perspectives. Both Augusta and Lily are members of wealthy families and they are traveling on Pulaski for their summer vacation in New York.

Pulaski was a luxury steamship that sunk off the coast of North Carolina in 1838. I haven’t heard about Pulaski before and based on my research after reading this book, Pulaski lost two-third of its passengers and crew. The ship was traveling from Savannah, Georgia to Baltimore, Maryland.

The modern/present storyline is about Everly, a professor at SCAD who enjoys history she is also dealing with the aftermath of a tragedy that she has recently gone through. She is teaming up with two others to research and create a storyline about Pulaski.

I enjoyed the storyline; it was a very well-researched story. I loved how the author introduced all three characters. The details in Everly’s Journey were fascinating. Augusta and Lily’s story during the shipwreck was attractively put together, I enjoyed the details.

“We can’t change the past, but it has the power to shape who we are today. We are who we are because of the past, not in spite of it.”

I would like to use this opportunity to appreciate the Penguin Random House team for all these amazing copies. Many thanks to @berkleypub for this free copy.

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- The Wife Stalker

The Wife Stalker

by Liv Constantine

Joanna is going through a tough time, she is living with her mother and can't see her children. Leo, Joanna's Ex-husband now, is in love with a younger woman and has left Joanna behind.

That younger woman, Piper, moved to West Coast to have a fresh start after she lost her ex-husband and daughter in a boat accident. Her ex's daughter gave her hard times and now she is married to Leo with his two daughters (Evie and Stelli), going through the same experience.

Piper is determined to have a happy family but Stelli is causing her a lot of problems and is doing her best to make her life a living hell.

Meanwhile, Joanna is determined to find out who Piper is. She needs to know who is the woman who is going to take care of her children now. She discovers information about Piper's past but Leo doesn’t listen to her.

This story was a wild ride for me. While the characters were well-developed, I found them faintly likable. I was not able to connect with the choices these two women made. Two undependable and unreliable narrations and two entertaining, yet hideous main characters.

The story started very well, It fell flat for me a bit in the middle of the book, I was waiting for something to happen. However, the ending changed everything, it was surprising and something I didn’t expect at all.

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