Tag: historical fiction
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Book Review: Third Act by Kevin Mori
Third Act: A Novel of Buster Keaton takes us back to the good old days of Hollywood… or were they? What many of us think of as the Golden Age of Hollywood was at one point considered to be the modernization of motion pictures. Buster Keaton, a once-renowned silent film star, isn’t quite sure where he…
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Book Review: When We Had Wings by Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris and Susan Meissner
Hands down, When We Had Wings is the best WWII novel I have read this year. Based on the real-life experiences of the Angels of Bataan, this book is both heartbreaking and inspiring…
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Book Review: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
At this point in my reading life, I’m no longer shocked when I don’t fall head over heels in love with a book that the majority raves about. While I did enjoy All the Light We Cannot See, that enjoyment only came well into the second half of the book…
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Book Review: The Orphan’s Letters by Glynis Peters
Picking up after the events of ‘The Red Cross Orphans’, ‘The Orphan’s Letters’ follows Kitty Pattison and her work with the Red Cross during World War II once again…
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Book Review: Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer
It’s always a gamble for me to go into an established series without having read any of the previous books. Normally, I try to avoid it altogether. However, when I read the plot for this one, I just had to give it a go…
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Book Review: The Red Cross Orphans by Glynis Peters
A touching WWII story focused on friendship, love, and aiding those in need…
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Book Review: Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
Simply delightful! I was sold as soon as I knew the book involved Grace Kelly, though I figured she would be more of a cameo character. I was so glad to discover that she makes fairly regular appearances…
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Book Review: I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
I Must Betray You is the second book I’ve read by Ruta Sepetys and, my goodness, I was not disappointed…
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Book Review: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Given how much WWII fiction I read, I’m surprised how long I procrastinated this one. Until joining a buddy read, I wasn’t aware of the more problematic themes, so I went into this with some skepticism…
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Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I’ve heard so many people say that The Song of Achilles surpasses Circe, so after being disappointed with the latter, I went into this one with an open mind…