Books by Kathleen Kent
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review 1: It's not you, Outcasts. It's me. I just don't like depressing historical fiction. I guess I am not literary enough to appreciate the high body count and terrible things that happen to most of the characters. This book does seem well written to me. Characters were complex and deta...
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review 1: Probably 2.5 stars? I read this for our "Blind Date with a Book" program at work, so (as intended) I was reading out of my comfort zone with a literary historical novel. I was pretty stoked to read it since I find the Salem Witch Trials fascinating, but it was just. so. slow. It ...
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review 1: it is a beautiful story in a difficult era with mostt of the characters having lots of flaws and shortcomings. But they were able to triumph over the hurdles that were set down in each of their paths toward happiness. thoses struggles make the book a real page turner.the Salem wi...
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review 1: Kent's prequel to The Heretic's Daughter takes the reader back to 23-year old Martha Carrier's life as an outspoken spinster in 17th century Massachusetts. A novel of love, survival, and revenge, Kent seamlessly weaves the love story of Martha and Thomas, the political intrigue f...