5 Stars - Reviewed By Joanie Chevalier for Readers’ Favorite 2021
The Wild Poppy moves at a quick pace and there are a few little surprises too. Readers will find themselves stamping their feet in frustration at times, and then cheering the heroine on as she plows through the narrow-mindedness of late 1800s society.
5 Stars - Review from The Book Dragon - July 2024 - Reviewed by Phoebe Wilby
The Wild Poppy is an exciting, fast paced story with as many twists and turns as a cobbled street in old London Town. The characters are well-written, engaging and full of secrets. Snappy dialogue helps to keep the story moving. The plot-driven narrative holds the reader’s attention, drawing them into the story of a woman of ambition living in the narrow-minded man’s world of the mid- to late 1800s.
Living during the time of Florence Nightingale and the first woman doctor, Melody Kinsman is determined to succeed as a newspaper reporter. But in 1864, a female reporter is unheard of and because of the prejudice of the male establishment Melody finds it difficult to persuade an editor to buy her articles. When she accompanies her friend, The Hon Celia Sinclair to London, she uses it as an opportunity to report the news and events in the capital. She finally confronts the attractive but enigmatic owner of the Cork Street Journal, Guy Wyngate who reluctantly gives her the opportunity to prove herself. But first she must face the difficult challenges thrown at her, since Guy wants to test her commitment to the newspaper business. This commitment will have consequences on her future happiness with the man she gave her heart to when a young girl and to another who is waiting to win her love.
Genre: Historical Mystery
The Wild Poppy moves at a quick pace and there are a few little surprises too. Readers will find themselves stamping their feet in frustration at times, and then cheering the heroine on as she plows through the narrow-mindedness of late 1800s society.
5 Stars - Review from The Book Dragon - July 2024 - Reviewed by Phoebe Wilby
The Wild Poppy is an exciting, fast paced story with as many twists and turns as a cobbled street in old London Town. The characters are well-written, engaging and full of secrets. Snappy dialogue helps to keep the story moving. The plot-driven narrative holds the reader’s attention, drawing them into the story of a woman of ambition living in the narrow-minded man’s world of the mid- to late 1800s.
Living during the time of Florence Nightingale and the first woman doctor, Melody Kinsman is determined to succeed as a newspaper reporter. But in 1864, a female reporter is unheard of and because of the prejudice of the male establishment Melody finds it difficult to persuade an editor to buy her articles. When she accompanies her friend, The Hon Celia Sinclair to London, she uses it as an opportunity to report the news and events in the capital. She finally confronts the attractive but enigmatic owner of the Cork Street Journal, Guy Wyngate who reluctantly gives her the opportunity to prove herself. But first she must face the difficult challenges thrown at her, since Guy wants to test her commitment to the newspaper business. This commitment will have consequences on her future happiness with the man she gave her heart to when a young girl and to another who is waiting to win her love.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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