In October 2018, my family traveled to Europe to try and escape our grief after my brother’s death. One of my favorite places on our trip was Venice, Italy. As I read All the Lost Places I felt like I…
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Book ReviewsCrime/MysteryHistorical Fiction
Review: Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden
by Katieby KatieThe Summary September 1878. One night, as the pleasure boat the Princess Alice makes her daily trip up the Thames, she collides with the Bywell Castle, a huge iron-hulled collier. The Princess Alice shears apart, throwing all 600 passengers into…
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I picked up this book and couldn’t put it down. I read it at the beach, in the car, and even in-between class periods while at work. Naranjo’s story is expertly crafted and beautifully horrific.
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Have you ever picked up a book and thought ‘Hm, this will probably be okay” and then it ends up surprising the heck out of you and being a really great read?
As you may have guessed, that’s exactly what happened to me with In the Shadow of a Queen by Heather B. Moore.
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This story had me just rapt the whole time. I wasn’t prepared for just how harrowing Faleeha’s tale would be! I think I (and most of my fellow Americans probably) have no idea how the war impacted the people of Iraq. This was such an eye-opening book,
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Welcome to the book tour for A Dress of Violet Taffeta by Tessa Arlen! This was a very interesting 2022 historical fiction read that I think you’ll enjoy reading about. The Summary Lucy Duff Gordon knows she is talented. She…
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Back in June of 2020, I had the opportunity to review Natalie Jenner’s novel The Jane Austen Society–and I absolutely loved it! It was such a treat to be offered the opportunity to review her follow-up book, Bloomsbury Girls ahead…
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The Synopsis Hazel Stillman is a woman of rare independence and limited opportunities. Born with a clubbed foot, Hazel knows marriage is unlikely, so she devotes herself to teaching at a private girls’ school. When her uncle offers Hazel a…
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Welcome to the excerpt tour for Susan Mallery’s new book, The Stepsisters! If you’ve been following the tour, you’ve gotten to read 11 excerpts already. Lucky you! If you’d like to read them, head over to the tour home page…
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Welcome to our first ever excerpt tour! Instead of posting a review, every stop on this tour posts an excerpt from the book, in order. So basically, you get to read the first few chapters of this book! Cool, right?…