Tag: historical fiction
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Mini-Review // Chasing Secrets
San Francisco, 1900. The Gilded Age. A fantastic time to be alive for lots of people . . . but not thirteen-year-old Lizzie Kennedy, stuck at Miss Barstow’s snobby school for girls. Lizzie’s secret passion is science, an unsuitable subject for finishing-school girls. Lizzie lives to go on house calls with her physician father. On…
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Mini-Review // Jo & Laurie
Hi everyone, I am looking forward to sharing a review of Jo & Laurie by Melissa De La Cruz and Margaret Stohl. Note that I haven’t read Little Women, the original book by Louisa May Alcott, so I wouldn’t be able compare the two. Also note that I had received a free advanced reader copy…
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Mini-Review: Sarah’s Key
Paris, July 1942: Ten-year-old Sarah is brutally arrested with her family in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, the most notorious act of French collaboration with the Nazis. but before the police come to take them, Sarah locks her younger brother, Michel, in their favorite hiding place, a cupboard in the family’s apartment. She keeps the key,…
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The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy // A delightful sequel
Hey everyone! To be honest, I hesitated about reading this book. I enjoyed The Gentleman’s Guide overall but I wasn’t blown away by it. However Beth’s review won me over, so I decided to give this a try. This book surprised me in a good way, and I am so glad to have read it!…
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Mini-Reviews // Emmy and Oliver & The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue
Hey everyone! Hope your week is going well! I have a few reviews stashed away that I haven’t gotten around to sharing until now. These are two fairly well-liked books and although I enjoyed them overall, there might be some controversial opinions coming up. Be forewarned 🙂 Emmy & Oliver (Robin Benway) Emmy’s best friend,…
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Among the Red Stars // A historical fiction with strong female characters
World War Two has shattered Valka’s homeland of Russia, and Valka is determined to help the effort. She knows her skills as a pilot rival the best of the men, so when an all-female aviation group forms, Valka is the first to sign up. Flying has always meant freedom and exhilaration for Valka, but dropping…
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Strange the Dreamer and My Lady Jane // Beautiful world-building and a creative twist on history
Hello everyone! Today I am excited to tell you about two books that I’ve recently read: To be honest, I was hesitant to pick up Strange the Dreamer, because I didn’t quite enjoy Daughter of Smoke and Bone as much as I thought I would. However this book did not disappoint! Secondly, I never read…
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