Five outstanding Stars
First, I want to give a million thanks to Heather
Webb for sending me a copy of this book. I become OBSESSED with it the minute I
heard about it! I could not wait for its’ realize and the very talented Ms.
Webb was gracious, generous and brave enough to share an Advanced Readers Copy
with me. I say brave because I’m sure my
message to her seemed a little scary So some
might think that I was already bias to the story, well, sometimes it is harder
for a story to live up to the expectation of a reader! That was not the case
with “Becoming Josephine”! A fantastic story.
First, I cannot believe that this is a debut novel!!!! I searched on the
internet and found no proof otherwise. I
could not put this story down! I loved that it is told in the first person
narrative because I felt like I was having a conversation with Josephine. She
and I were pals and she was telling me about her life!!!
I was engaged from the first page. I finished it so
quickly I started re-reading to make up for all the details that I missed. Ms. Webb captured so many different aspects
of Josephine’s story. I hate to give
anything away but it was filled was sadness (her sister’s death and fathers
obvious rejection). Not to mention her
conflicting emotions on her marriage to Napoleon. He was definitely interesting to learn about,
especially as far as husband material go.
We also learned about the very human person behind this great figure in
history. For me a great novel engages
you, which this did! But and outstanding novel keeps you wanting more!!!! I want
to learn so much more about Josephine, her marriage to Napoleon, her past!! Besides
the fantastic characterization of Josephine and Napoleon, I loved how she
showed the history unfolding from Josephine’s perspective. We see history unfolding through her
eyes.
My one little disappoint is that I have nothing
further to read from Ms. Webb, I will just have to continue to fold the pages
of my current copy and anticipate the next great read from Ms. Webb. You cannot go wrong with this novel and the
only thing I can say to Ms. Webb besides thank you is, when is the next book
out??
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