April 22, 2021
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
#throwbackthursday
Genre/Categories/Settings: Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction, 1888 Asylum, San Francisco, Sisters
In 2020, I decided to systematically revisit my older review posts and update them. On Thursdays, I’ll be re-sharing a few of these great reads. Today, I’m re-sharing a review of Woman 99 by Greer Macallister.
I’m linking up today with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #throwbackthursday.
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My Summary
“In the historical fiction thriller, Woman 99, two sisters living a life of privilege suddenly find themselves in a dire situation. Their parents have committed Charlotte’s older sister to an insane asylum because of her pattern of mood swings and a recent emotional outburst. Charlotte is on a quest to rescue her sister from the insane asylum. Inspired by real-life Nellie Bly, Charlotte manages to get herself committed to the asylum by staging a fake suicide attempt. Once inside she experiences troubling events, conducts a desperate search for her sister, decides to enlist help from a risky source, attempts a harrowing rescue, and risks her life.”
Continue here for my full review of Woman 99 ….
QOTD:
Have you read Woman 99 or is it on your TBR?
interesting premise. I mostly enjoy books like these!
Elza Reads
It’s a compelling page turner!
That sounds a bit like your recent review!
Sounds like a great one!
It’s a page turner!
The topic of insane asylum’s during this time period is so interesting.
It was crazy how women could be committed at someone’s whim!
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I have never heard of this book but you had me at histfic thriller + asylum 😍
I think you’d like it! If you like histfic thriller you might also like The Huntress by Kate Quinn.
The Huntress is on my list too!
Happy reading!