About Frances
Frances has been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years.
Frances has a Masters in Fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins and works as a technical writer during the day, where she attempts to make software exciting.
Frances’ Reviews
War and Peace
War, History, Meaning Author: Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is the Everest climb of literature – the true quest ...
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Girl in the Mirror, The
Good Twin, Bad Twin Author: Rose Carlyle Summer is the good twin, the blessed twin. She got married to the perfect ...
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Truth of the Matter
A Poignant Story About Starting Again Author: Jamie Beck Annie Sullivan did everything she was supposed to do, yet her husband ...
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Mystery of the Ivory Charm, The
Nancy and the Mystical Author: Carolyn Keene (This review is for the original 1930s version). When a giant snake gives Nancy ...
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Daniel Deronda
A Classic About Heritage Author: George Eliot Daniel Deronda is a story of identity told from three views: a former debutant ...
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Lost Horizon
Lamas, Long Life, and the Moderately Heretical Author: James Hilton It’s 1931. The situation in Baskul, China has deteriorated into all ...
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Long Way Home, The
Love, the Muse, and Murder Author: Louise Penny It’s the year long anniversary of Clara and Peter’s temporary split: a ...
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Tell Me Lies
Ambition, Secrets, and a Killer Author: J.P. Pomare Margot Scott, happily married psychologist with two nearly grown children and the ...
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Purple Lotus
Abandonment, Abuse, and Reclamation Author: Veena Rao Tara’s earliest memories are of not being wanted. As a child she was left ...
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Night Swim
Two Girls, One Guilty Town Author: Megan Goldin Rachel Krall, successful creator and voice of Guilty or Not Guilty: “the podcast ...
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Girl, Serpent, Thorn
The Princess is the Monster Author: Melissa Bashardoust “There’s something restless growing within you. We’re all very curious to see what ...
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Let Us Dream
A Feel-Good Speech Without a Soul Authors: Pope Francis and Austen Ivereigh So, I am not Roman Catholic, but my ...
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Ninth House
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Meets the Illuminati Author: Leigh Bardugo Since Galaxy Stern (Alex) can first remember, the dead have ...
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Anne’s House of Dreams
The Real Anne Author: L.M. Montgomery Newly married, Anne and Gilbert settle into their first house together at Four Winds Harbor, ...
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Shattered Tempests
When All That Remain is Order and Chaos . . . Author: Jessica Dall What’s left in a world where everything ...
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Squeeze Me
Hiaasen Takes on Trump Author: Carl Hiaasen On the night of a swank gala in honor of the President, near Casa ...
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Blood Territory: The Death of Jimmy O’Connell
What If An Innocent Man . . . Oh, Nevermind Author: Mark Whittaker Philip Mather spent over a decade in prison ...
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Deadly Outbreaks
A Clinical What-Dunnit Author: Alexandra M. Levitt, PhD Plagues, pandemics, simple diseases that have mutated into never-before-seen forms, all seemed the ...
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