Hattie Ever After

Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson is the sequel to Hattie Big Sky, a Newbery Honor book I read and loved years ago. This book is about Hattie moving to San Francisco trying to make it as a reporter. The book follows her adventures in trying to write stories as well as trying to uncover more about her Uncle Chester's past. And, of course, it follows her relationships with Charlie as well as Ned--a reporter she works with.

This was a really good book. I loved the characters and thoroughly enjoyed any parts having to do with Hattie/Charlie.  It was a fun plot, but it took awhile to really pull me in. The book was a little too historical for me at the beginning sometimes--seemed to take away from the story itself. But, it was a fun read with some good twists and admirable (and not so admirable) characters. It was also fun to get a glimpse of the time period and what life was like for women. I was really happy to follow Hattie in another story and would be excited to read a third book if the author wrote one.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)