Welcome to my first-ever NetGalley review on the blog. I have posted multiple reviews on Goodreads from NetGalley before. I enjoy receiving these books from NetGalley and sharing my thoughts and opinions freely. My first review is of a book called The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock. In this blog post, I’ll share and overview of this book, a synopsis from Amazon, my review, and who I would recommend to read this book.
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The Fabled Earth Overview
Title: The Fabled Earth
Author: Kimberly Brock
Pages/Audio Time: 400 Pages/ 12 hours and 53 minutes
Published Date: October 1st, 2024
Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis From Amazon
Sometimes the truth is found in a folktale.
1932. Cumberland Island off the coast of Southern Georgia is a strange place to encounter the opulence of the Gilded Age, but the last vestiges of the famed philanthropic Carnegie family still take up brief seasonal residence in their grand mansions there. This year’s party at Plum Orchard is a lively group: young men from some of America’s finest families who come to experience the area’s hunting beside a local guide, a beautiful debutante expecting to be engaged by the week’s end, and a promising female artist who believes she has meaningful ties to her wealthy hosts. But when temptations arise and passions flare, an evening of revelry and storytelling goes awry. Lives are both lost and ruined.
1959. Reclusive painter Cleo Woodbine has lived alone for decades on Kingdom Come, a tiny strip of land once occupied by the servants for the great houses on nearby Cumberland. When she is visited by the man who saved her life nearly thirty years earlier she must choose her fate. Frances Flood is a folklorist who comes seeking the source of a legend—and also information about her mother, who was among the guests at a long-ago hunting party. Audrey Howell, briefly a newlywed and now newly widowed, is running a local inn. When she develops an eerie double-exposure photograph, some believe she’s raised a ghost—someone who hasn’t been seen since that fateful night in 1932.
Southern mythology and personal reckoning collide in this sweeping story inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island when a once-in-a-century storm threatens the natural landscape. Faced with a changing world, two timelines and the perspectives of three women intersect where a folktale meets the truth to reveal what Cumberland Island has hidden all along.
My Review of The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock
First off let me thank NetGalley, HarperCollins, and Kimberly Brock for this ARC copy of The Fabled Earth by Kimberly Brock. The narration by Cassandra Campbell was done perfectly. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.
The Fabled Earth is a beautifully told story of the stories we create about our lives, whether they are real or not. Kimberly Brock writes this great novel about an island town in the south. Full of Southern lore and mythology, this book will leave you pondering the stories we are told by our ancestors. The use of the dual timeline really accentuated Cumberland’s stories and how they came to be.
This novel is filled to the brim with strong female characters and told from multiple POVs. You’ll root for each character while you are hearing their story. You’ll want to know what happened to Cleo in 1932 to lead her to become the recluse she became in 1959. The Fabled Earth has well-developed characters with flaws and redeeming qualities.
This book is beautifully written about a beautiful environment. You’ll want to visit to see how incredible Cumberland Island is. I loved hearing the history of this place and the lore. There is the tension of racism which is carefully written and a compelling aspect.
The Fabled Earth is a book to check out if you love beautifully told historical fiction books with strong female characters.
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Who Would I Recommend Reading this Book
If you enjoy Kristin Hannah and Kate Quinn or historical fiction books you will enjoy The Fabled Earth. It also has a little bit of mystery behind it. It’s a great book for anyone who enjoys strong female main characters, multiple POVs, and dual timelines. It does contain themes of racism in the town and some violence.
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Final Thoughts
I hope you all enjoyed reading my first-ever NetGalley review. Also, I hope you check out The Fabled Earth because it is a great book. I enjoyed listening to this book. Let me know in the comments what you think. Did you like this review? Was there anything missing that I can add to the next review? Let me know in the comments below.
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Thanks for reading,
Kel
I love a good period piece. This sounds like a great book!