The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

3 stars. I found the historical aspect of Roosevelt’s Work Progress Administration Pack Horse Library Project, as well as the history of the blue-skinned people of Kentucky, who suffered from a rare genetic disorder, methemoglobinemia very interesting. I had been looking forward to reading this book and had hoped to give it 4 or even 5 stars, but in the end there was something in the writing style that made me not be able to love it. The second half of the book is much better than the first and ultimately it was the reason I gave this 3 stars rather than 2 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, Sourcebooks and the author for providing me with an ARC of this book.