Cheryl's Book Nook

Guest Post by Neci Stans It’s 1917 and the world is changing before my eyes. We gypsies used to be important to everyone in Dayton because we trained their horses. Now everybody wants a motorcar. Then there’s the war. America has been sucked into the war. I’m 19 but I feel older. So much has happened in the last two years. My experiences have made me feel old. Like all those voices crying out as the ship went down. That’s the moment Lord Pool leaned over and pulled me out of that freezing ocean. He pulled Ezra’s dog Theda out too. Theda and I were so grateful to be alive. I was on deck when the German torpedo struck our ship, The Lusitania. It was frightening. The first blast tore through the bottom of the ship and you could feel the deck heave. By then, everyone knew we were in trouble. My hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard told me to jump into the water and swim for my life. They were so calm as they explained that they were going to go down with the s...

Neci Stans is a gypsy. If you are a gypsy in Gem City than you might as well consider yourself a leper. This fact will not keept Neci down. She is determined to make something of herself. Besides she is already off to a great start. She has two guys wanting her. I am not really sure about this book cover. Don't get me wrong as I don't usually let a book cover dictate if I will read a book or not. Same goes with an author. I don't care if the author is a best seller or a new author, all I care about is if the book is good. Reading the back cover about this book, I thought it sounded intriguing. Well it was different. Would have hoped for better but I do have to say that the author does know how to kept a story from being boring and making a fast read. I am not just saying this because the book is only 158 pages long either. The chapters are short but the pacing of the story kept moving. WHat would have made this book better for me was the characters, Neci's gyps...