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Genre: Historical Fiction

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    Review: A Piece of the World

    by Joli March 9, 2017
    by Joli March 9, 2017

    Thanks to TLC Book Tours and HarperCollins for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair review! I was SO excited for this one! I fell in love with Christina Baker Kline when I read Orphan Trainย last year. …

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    Review: The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff

    by Becky March 6, 2017
    by Becky March 6, 2017

    Why: I swear this was inadvertently another World War II read! The cover actually caught my eye because I have been fascinated with trains since I was a little girl and would run down the block to count engines and hope …

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    Review: The Nightingale

    by Janna February 11, 2017
    by Janna February 11, 2017

    I read The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah for my October book club….which was awhile ago, but it was so good it still warrants a review four months later. Vianne and Isabelle could not be more different. Isabelle is young and …

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    Review: The Dressmaker’s Dowry by Meredith Jaeger

    by Becky February 9, 2017
    by Becky February 9, 2017

    Why: I love historical fiction. That pretty much sums up my answer to why I read a majority of the books I do! However, I also have a love for the city of San Francisco. Not only do my brother, …

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    Review: Dragon Springs Road

    by Aubrey February 3, 2017
    by Aubrey February 3, 2017

    This book has a beautiful cover. I’m a sucker for a beautiful anything, but especially a well-designed book jacket. So after reading the description for this one โ€” and then seeing the cover โ€” I was ready to dive in. …

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    Review: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

    by Becky January 25, 2017
    by Becky January 25, 2017

    Why: I was intrigued by the trailer for the upcoming motion picture version ofย The Light Between Oceans and heard it mentioned that it was adapted from a New York Times Bestseller. When I looked up the book and saw the …

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    Review: The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo

    by Becky January 17, 2017
    by Becky January 17, 2017

    Why:ย I love learning about World War II. There is something about “the greatest generation” of Americans and the military stories from the war that makes me pine for simpler times and a united togetherness in our country. (The world too, …

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    Review: Marlene by C. W. Gortner

    by Joli December 22, 2016
    by Joli December 22, 2016

    Need a read that’ll immerse you in a life that’s completely different from your own? Pick up Marlene and that’s what you’ll get! Thanks to TLC Book Tours and HarperCollins for sending me Marlene in exchange for a fair review. …

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    Review: Road to Paradise by Paullina Simons

    by Becky December 15, 2016
    by Becky December 15, 2016

    Why:ย Road to Paradiseย by Paullina Simons piqued my interest because my friends and I took a road trip the summer after high school, just as Shelby sets out to do. (Shout out to our fearless LQ Leader, Joli for sitting in …

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    Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow

    by Aubrey December 5, 2016
    by Aubrey December 5, 2016

    I’m having a serious like-dislike relationship with Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow. While I really loved parts of it, there were parts I really disliked too. A Gentleman in Moscow begins in post-WWI Russia. It opens in a courtroom, …

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