Rainbows on the Moon

I hadn't read Barbara Wood in a long time, though I've liked many of her other books. I picked this up and got totally involved in the history of Hawaii. I am now in the process of reading another of her books. It's always good to re-find an author.......more

What a beautifully written novel. My Grandparents/Great Grandparents were born in Hawaii as well as my parents. My Dad loved everything Hawaiian, this love was passed to us. I cannot say enough wonderful things about the story, the characters, the setting, all well detailed and an honest look into t......more

Definitivamente este tipo de novela no es lo mio. Demasiado plana y personajes aburridos. Nop, no me gustó.......more

Audio 3.5 Maybe because I listened; the Part 2 made for an abrupt shift from the storyline I became engaged in and it took a while to see how the two connected. (I’m used to alternating storylines so this new set of characters in a new location was unexpected) I was unprepared for how much sex factored......more

I have not read a lot on the history of Hawaii so was interested in that aspect--fairly similar to what happened pretty much everywhere Europeans forced themselves and culture on indigenous people. They brought diseases that wiped out so many by death while the missionaries accomplished that with de......more