Happy Release Day!
Congrats Kristina
on the release today of
The Girls of Good Fortune!
The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris
Historical Fiction, 416 pages
Published May 20, 2025 by Sourcebooks Landmark
From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday and The Ways We Hide.
She came from a lineage known for good fortune…by those who don't know the whole story.
Portland, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of the notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she's a "shanghaied" victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese, passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment—she fears that far more than her own fate lay at stake.
As she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a goldminers' massacre, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets can prove even more deadly than the dark recesses of Chinatown.
A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
My thoughts about The Girls of Good Fortune ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)
First line—"Pingshu. It's what the Chinese call 'the art of storytelling.'"
The Girls of Good Fortune is a story of heartache, strength, and perseverance. Celia is a half-Chinese women who has a good job working for an upstanding family. She thought her future was all good, until it wasn't. When she is sent away, her life spiraled.
The book starts with a young woman trapped in a cell, not knowing how or why she is there. Told in two timelines that eventually converge, the reader finds out the back story of the woman and discovers how she came to be there. Celia is an amazingly strong, righteous women who endures a lot to get back to where she belongs.
This was a tale that captured me from the very first chapter and kept me enthralled until the very satisfying ending. I have read several of Kristina's books and she has now become one of my must-read authors. I will be excitingly waiting for her next book to be published. I highly recommend The Girls of Good Fortune if you love historical fiction, and if you are a fan of Kristina's, you will not be disappointed.
I received an ARC of The Girls of Good Fortune and this is my honest opinion of the book.
About the author
Kristina McMorris is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of two novellas and seven historical novels, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday and, most recently, the instant international bestseller The Ways We Hide, selected as Target’s top-five reads of 2022.
A recipient of more than twenty national literary awards, she previously hosted weekly TV shows for Warner Bros. and an ABC affiliate, beginning at age nine with an Emmy Award-winning program, and owned a wedding-and-event-planning company until she had far surpassed her limit of "Y.M.C.A." and chicken dances.
Kristina splits her time between San Diego and Portland, Oregon, where she’s the proud mom of two teenage boys who recently stripped her of her longstanding boast of being “tall for an Asian.” For more, visit KristinaMcMorris.com ~ Goodreads
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