Outstanding. I think I actually liked this one a little bit more than the first “Book Woman” book. Very readable, relatable and perhaps a bit of a warning that we shouldn’t long too much for the “good old days.” Richardson paints an exquisite scene of the beauty of the Appalachian hills, and the heart of the people. Her afterward was almost as interesting as the story itself. Highly recommended.

I LOVED this book so very much. It is a wonderful follow up to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, but definitely does not have to be read first. These characters have my heart. Their will to survive, their toughness, their love for each other, their fight against wrongful laws...the entire story is so well written and so heartwarming. Highly highly recommend!

Thank you to net galley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Fans of the prequel to this book, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, will NOT be disappointed by this sequel that follows Cussy and Jackson’s daughter Honey in her late teens as she carries on her mother’s legacy while learning to fend for herself in the trying times of rural Kentucky in the mid 1950’s. I liked this book even more that the prequel as I enjoyed visiting with past characters, as well as, meeting new ones. It was well-written, perfectly-paced, and addressed many important topics. And how fun that the author referenced in her note one of my fave book’s author Bren McClain (One Good Mama Bone)! This book was also well-researched and I enjoyed the photos at the end of book. How true that books have always had and continue to have the powerful potential for connection and healing! Highly recommend!

Thank you very much to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the advanced reader’s copy of this book.

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was one of my favorite books so I was so excited to see a sequel was coming out. There's just something about this author's writing that makes you feel like you're right there, along for the ride. You feel every emotion her characters feel and they're hard to forget. This story has a little bit of everything in it! I recommend the first book to everyone and now I'll happily do the same with this one.

The Book Woman's Daughter picks up the story starting in the Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, featuring Honey Mary Angeline Lovett as a 16 year old living in Kentucky.

After her parents are arrested, Honey is forced to face the uncertainty of being a young woman on her own and a blue, both of which stack the cards against her in the 1950s in Kentucky. Honey continues the legacy of her mother by being brave, taking her future into her own hands, and turning to books as a way to inspire herself and others. The story is once again full of characters that you can't help be fearful for, while cheering for their success. It highlights the continued hardships that women in that era faced, and celebrates their bravery. While the characters are fictional, many pay tribute to real women.

I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and overall story of the prequel to this, but felt that story was extremely rushed and felt a little disjointed at the end. At first I was a little worried when I felt like the beginning of The Book Woman's Daughter was starting that same way- fast and a little disjointed. However, it didn't take long for the story to fall into a rhythm that was easy to read, entertaining, and difficult to set down. I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoyed The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, and encourage readers who are interested in Appalachian history, stories of the pack horse librarians, and like to ready about brave women finding a way in a world designed by and for men.

Thank you to #NetGalley, Kim Michele Richardson, and Sourcebooks Landmark for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was a big fan of Kim Richardson’s first book, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. Naturally, I was eager to dive into the continuation of the story.

This book takes places year in the future, when Bluet’s daughter is a teenager and finds herself on her own. The same amazing cast of characters makes their appearance in this story, as does a few wonderful additions. I’ll admit, it’s been far too long since I read the first book, so there were times when I felt like I should have known some of the characters but I simply forgot.

Richardson has an amazing way of writing and setting the scene, and I think that’s my favourite thing about this book. I also love the independence of Honey Lovett, as well as her friend, the first female fire lookout.

I did find there was a bit of repetition at times, particularly with the mule (who I grew to really despise!) Still, I highly recommend for fans of the first book, or anyone who wants to get wrapped up in a good historical fiction with strong female characters

4.5 stars!

This is not only an amazing sequel to The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek, but also an amazing stand-alone book! Kim Michele Richardson goes back to Kentucky's Appalachian region, in the 1950's, and introduces Cussy Mary Bluet and Jackson's 16-year-old daughter, Honey Mary Angeline. Faced with the unfair imprisonment of her parents and fearing she could be sent to a juvenile facility and hard labor, Honey proves herself to be an intelligent, resilient, resourceful young woman, determined to remain free. She follows in her mother's footsteps and helps to revive the Packhorse Librarian program. The book is filled with remarkable, memorable and sometimes frightening characters. It celebrates the friendships, sisterhood and strength of women in a time when women had few freedoms and rights, and prejudices were many. The book brings alive the beauty of the Appalachian region, and the power of books and education. It is definitely a 5 star plus read! I was so excited to receive an ARC of this from Netgalley and the publisher and the book did not disappoint! I hope there will be a continuation of the story in a third book!

Absolutely hard to put down! This story is so engaging, and the characters so well crafted, I felt like I was riding Junia through the hills myself. It's intriguing, raw, and yet a beautiful story.

This book takes up where The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek ended - it's rural Kentucky in the '50s , and it opens right with Honey’s parents being taken away by the Sheriff enforcing miscegenation laws.. Only 16, Honey escapes and heads to Miss Loretta's - she's intended to be her guardian until she comes of age. Only life doesn't always go as planned and Honey finds herself alone again. Until the wonderful cast of characters show up to help her - such strong women characters, Pearl, Martha Hannah, Bonnie, Wrenna, etc. It shows the community pulling together to help their beloved Book Woman's daughter.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

Nothing compares to the excitement of finding out there’s a sequel to a book you loved. That’s how I felt about The Book Woman’s Daughter after having loved The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek a couple of years ago. And yet, The Book Woman’s Daughter could also be enjoyed on its own merit if you haven’t read the prior book. In this book we catch up with Honey Lovett, the orphan who Cussy Mary took in as an infant and raised. Honey is on her own, as Cussy and Robert have been sentenced to prison, accused of miscegenation, as Cussy is a “Blue”. Cussy takes on her Mother’s job of delivering books to the isolated Appalachian residents. Holly becomes friends with a young fire spotter, Pearl, new to the area. Together they share many adventures while evading the county social worker who wants Honey committed to the state youth work farm. The book is set in the early 50s, and the references to the 50s pop culture were fun. I especially enjoyed reading the local history and colloquialisms, ie “Sneezing before seven brings unfriendly company before eleven..”. Domestic violence, and other crimes against women are rampant at the time and place, but the laws are not supportive of women. As Pearl says, “Laws about females never make a lick of sense because they’re made and run by men and meant to keep us in bondage. I appreciated the opportunity for an advance read of this book in return for my honest review in my own words. #NetGalley. #thebookwomansdaughter

Historical fiction, women's lit, books, book club worthy...4.5*
Thank you Netgalley & publishers for an ARC copy of The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek #2).
I requested this arc because I loved The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. I had never heard of the blue people of Kentucky and I loved learning about the traveling library. I did a dual audio/physical read.
The Book Woman's Daughter is a continuation of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and it did not disappoint. I loved it. I read the e-copy.
" Honey Mary Angeline Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free.
As the daughter of the famed blue-skinned, Troublesome Creek packhorse librarian, Honey and her family have been hiding from the law all her life. But when her mother and father are imprisoned, Honey realizes she must fight to stay free, or risk being sent away for good....
... learn that the extraordinary women who run the hills and hollers can make all the difference in the world."
This book is book club worthy and I would be happy if there is a number 3. Thank you by Kim Michele Richardson for another great novel.

This sequel to Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek was actually way more than I expected it to be! I enjoyed the story of Honey was quite the journey of a strong young woman.

I was super thankful to be able to ARC read The Book Woman's daughter. I loved the first book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. I liked that this book can either be read as a sequel or as a stand alone. In this book our main character Honey is in her teenage years and because of the ban on interracial marriage in Kentucky she finds herself to be orphaned while her parents are in prison. This book was heart wrenching, thought provoking, and very educational if you are unfamiliar with what was happening in the south at that time. If you loved hearing the stories of The Bookwoman then I'd say this is a must read sequel.

I have been waiting for the sequel to the Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and was so excited to get an advanced copy of this to read. I would recommend reading that book before starting this one to gain some more background info but it is not completely necessary to understand this book. I did enjoy this book but not as much as the original one. It was a quick read for me and easy to finish in one afternoon.

I will start with the good. I love a strong female protagonist and this book has several which was great. The whole book was focused on female friendship and empowerment, The author could have elaborated about how life was for women in this era in the back country of Kentucky but I am glad she kept it "light". There is still domestic violence, sexual assault, racism, murder and attempted murder in the book but they are mostly glossed over leaving the reader to fill in the blanks.

This was not quite a five star read for me. It was predictable in some places and there was not enough character development for me. This book ended abruptly and I felt like we were being set up for another sequel about Honey AND a book about Pearl. Not that I am complaining about that and would read a book about either character for sure.

Don't miss the author's notes at the back of the book where she explains where some of her characters came from. Although this book is fiction she does base some of it on real-life female miners, fire lookout people, pack librarians and frontier nurses.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Net Galley for the ARC of this book.

Sequel to the 2019 best seller, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, one of my favorites of that year. This may be a sequel but is easily a stand alone novel. Honey, as was her mother, is one of the blue-skinned people of Kentucky Appalachian mountains, her father is white. When her parents are imprisoned for breaking the miscegenation laws and then her guardian dies, Honey must find her way at only fifteen. She’s returns to the family homestead and gets a job reprising her mothers role as a horseback librarian. Faced with the reality of either becoming a child bride or facing a child reformation farm, she sets out to be emancipated. Richardson’s grasp on this subject manner, research, and writing skills are excellent; the “Note From the Author” and pictures at the end of the novel are a must read.

You know the book that you think about ling after you finish? Well, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was one of my favorite novels of 2019 and a novel that most definitely stayed with me. I was ecstatic to learn that Kim Michele Richardson had written a follow up novel centered around, Honey Lovett, the daughter of Troublesome’s book woman and I jumped at the opportunity to read it.

Not surprisingly, I devoured The Book Woman’s Daughter in record time! Kim Michele Richardson does a fantastic job in writing this novel for readers who have and have not read the first installment. I love reading novels with strong leading women and even in the face of so much adversity, Honey Lovett wow’ed me at every turn and I adored reading her journey! From the moment I start reading The Book Woman’s Daughter, I felt like I immediately transported back to rural Kentucky and as I predicted, I was completely captivated the entire way through by this 5 star book. If you haven’t started this fantastic series I truly recommend you put them at the very top of your TBR list! I am so excited to read what Kim Michele Richardson comes out with next!

If you loved the first one, you will love this. I was invested in all the characters and their journeys and didn't want this to end!

This book can be read as a standalone, but parts of the story makes more sense if you have read “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” first.
Honey Lovett sees her parents being arrested for violating the miscegenation laws, because her parents are not the same “color”. Her father is white and her mother is a blue. Since she is underage, she is taken in by an elderly family friend. When her death leaves her orphaned she is subject to imprisonment at the Kentucky House of Reform, a children’s prison. Needing to now take care of herself, she sees a job posting for an assistant outreach librarian, similar to the job her mother did. Just like her mom Cussy, she meets several people along the way whose lives she touches with her books. Some encounters are positive, some are not… very similar to the first book woman book. I enjoyed this book very much, especially revisiting troublesome creek.
Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my review.

I read the first book on this subject by the author. I loved it so much. The Kentucky Blue people have long been people who interested me...add delivering books to those who don't have access is frosting on the cake. This book features Honey, a 16-year-old with some blue tinge of her own, but she is, for the most part, able to pass as "normal." Prejudice against the blue people, as well as intermarriage between them, is forbidden. When Honey's adoptive parents are arrested, she must forge a life on her own, stepping into her mother's footsteps, bringing books to the back woods people as well. She is met with appreciation, but also with resistance. She won my heart, and I highly recommend this title. Thank you so much to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

The Book Woman's Daughter is the sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. However, I think its fair to say it can also be as a stand alone novel. I sometimes avoid sequels since they never live up to the original, but this book absolutely did.
It takes place in the Eastern Kentucky mountains as Honey Lovett learns to fight for her freedom after her mother and father are imprisoned and she is left alone. Honey picks up her mothers old book route in Troublesome Creek and meets some familiar faces, some new ones, and some that aren't too happy to see her.
I loved reading about Kentucky and continuing to learn about the pack horse librarians, the "blue people", and miscegenation laws - All of which I knew very little of until I read these books.
The Book Woman's Daughter was a story of hope and resilience. As a reader I became connected to Honey and was rooting for her from the first page. I highly recommend this book. Thanks Netgalley for the ARC.

Southern Historical Fiction is my favourite genre and I loved the first book in this series, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek so much and I just couldn't wait to dig into this one. This is my fifth book by this author and every single one was a four or five star read for me and she is an automatic add to my huge to be read pile. This one did not disappoint.

This is a well written exploration of a second generation bookwoman. The sense of time and place was near perfect. I felt I was there in Kentucky with Honey dealing with sexism and prejudice right along with her in the postwar period. Like the other books I have read by Kim Michele Richardson this is well researched fiction, I have always enjoyed and admired how real her characters are and how many emotions she can make me feel with her writing. From the first word to the last page this book was perfection.