The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding
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- Create Date：2022-04-02 21:21:51
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lydia Kang
- ISBN：B09DYGMGSS
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Reviews
Sarah
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For my full review， visit me at https://mrsbrownsbooks。wordpress。com/。。。To be honest， I didn’t think this book really got going until I was half-way through。 By that point， I felt committed enough to finish the novel and I am glad I persevered: the second half became really interesting and I liked the developing mystery。 Therefore， if you are after a book that explodes from the beginning， you are likely to find this book tests your patience。 For my full review， visit me at https://mrsbrownsbooks。wordpress。com/。。。To be honest， I didn’t think this book really got going until I was half-way through。 By that point， I felt committed enough to finish the novel and I am glad I persevered: the second half became really interesting and I liked the developing mystery。 Therefore， if you are after a book that explodes from the beginning， you are likely to find this book tests your patience。 。。。more
Linda Galella
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NOT the same old WW2 story！Half brother and sister， Will and Maggie， are doing their parts for the war effort but what exactly might that be？ That is the crux of the new book by historical fiction writer， Lydia Kang。 Will and Maggie are joined by a sick， wounded woman they find under their porch steps。 Finding compassion for her， they take her in and their lives are turned upside down。 Ruby has a macabre interest in death， killing and plants that poison。 She’s completely helpless when it comes t NOT the same old WW2 story！Half brother and sister， Will and Maggie， are doing their parts for the war effort but what exactly might that be？ That is the crux of the new book by historical fiction writer， Lydia Kang。 Will and Maggie are joined by a sick， wounded woman they find under their porch steps。 Finding compassion for her， they take her in and their lives are turned upside down。 Ruby has a macabre interest in death， killing and plants that poison。 She’s completely helpless when it comes to the simplest of domestic tasks and her ardor is fluid， confounding the sibling pair and potentially some readers。 FWIW， none of the romantic scenes are descriptive beyond a few kisses and strategically placed hands。Dialogue is the key element for moving the story along altho’ there are some letters to a dead parent towards the latter part of the book that fill in some missing information。 Kang’s other books have more descriptive prose than this one does。 This is more action oriented and moves more quickly。 I’d classify this book as an historical thriller/mystery。 It’s based on real events and Kang provides additional information in an Author’s Notes chapter that’s quite interesting。 I’m glad I read it prior to reading the story。 I wasn’t a fan of the ending because what might have been a twist/turn actually came out of nowhere。 There was no foundation。 Maybe that was the reality of success in the war but for me， in this story， it felt contrived。Good research and information about something different in WW2， unique characters， fast paced and dialogue driven without foul language， descriptive violence or sexual content make “The Half Life of Ruby Fielding” a good read for a long weekend📚 。。。more
Nicole Wheeler
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Loved the story and all the twists and turns！ The depth of subject and clinical knowledge shines through as well。 💙
Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews
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FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON MAY 1。It's WWII， and we meet Will who is working on the Manhattan Project and Maggie， his sister who finally got a job。Things were going well for the brother and sister team until they found Ruby hiding and frozen under their back porch。THE HALF-LIFE OF RUBY FIELDING has great characters， great writing， an interesting story line， and lot of secrets and surprises。If you are a fan of historical fiction and mystery， you should enjoy this twisty read。 4/5This book was given t FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON MAY 1。It's WWII， and we meet Will who is working on the Manhattan Project and Maggie， his sister who finally got a job。Things were going well for the brother and sister team until they found Ruby hiding and frozen under their back porch。THE HALF-LIFE OF RUBY FIELDING has great characters， great writing， an interesting story line， and lot of secrets and surprises。If you are a fan of historical fiction and mystery， you should enjoy this twisty read。 4/5This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review。 。。。more
CR
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Ive loved Kang's novels since I read one of her books years ago。 This one was so fantastic！ Full of twists and turns I could not put this one down。 You will not forget these characters or this story until long after you finish。 I don't want to give anything away so I will say that this story is full of amazing and unforgettable characters and one wondrous world。 ~UR Ive loved Kang's novels since I read one of her books years ago。 This one was so fantastic！ Full of twists and turns I could not put this one down。 You will not forget these characters or this story until long after you finish。 I don't want to give anything away so I will say that this story is full of amazing and unforgettable characters and one wondrous world。 ~UR 。。。more
Paulette Kennedy
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Brimming with gracefully executed twists and turns， The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding is a suspenseful tale encompassing the shrouded early history of the Manhattan Project， set in its namesake city。 Kang's unforgettable characters， both courageous and sinister， play out their respective parts behind blackout-curtained windows， holding their cards close until the end。 Packed with intrigue and secret assignations， this is a triumphant addition to the WWII canon by a masterful author。 Brimming with gracefully executed twists and turns， The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding is a suspenseful tale encompassing the shrouded early history of the Manhattan Project， set in its namesake city。 Kang's unforgettable characters， both courageous and sinister， play out their respective parts behind blackout-curtained windows， holding their cards close until the end。 Packed with intrigue and secret assignations， this is a triumphant addition to the WWII canon by a masterful author。 。。。more
Rukky
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