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    Review: If Only I Could Tell You

    by Megan October 31, 2019
    by Megan October 31, 2019

    Hannah Beckerman’s latest novel is about a family forever transformed by deep secrets. For decades, Audrey has hoped for her two daughters, Lily and Jess, to make amends. She desperately wants her two granddaughters to meet each other. Though Audrey…

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    Review: The Painted Castle

    by Becky October 25, 2019
    by Becky October 25, 2019

    Story: The final book in Kristy Cambron’s Lost Castle trilogy centers around a painting of Queen Victoria. In The Painted Castle, Keira Foley – sister to Quinn and Cormac of The Lost Castle and Castle on the Rise – is asked to authenticate a rare painting…

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    Review: Resistance Women

    by Becky May 31, 2019
    by Becky May 31, 2019

    Story: Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini is a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. More specifically, this is a work of fiction based on the real life of Mildred Fish Harnack, her husband Arvid, and the work that they, and…

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    Review: Castle on the Rise

    by Becky April 25, 2019
    by Becky April 25, 2019

    Story: As the second title in author Kristy Cambron‘s Lost Castle Novel series, Castle on the Rise follows a similar construction to its predecessor, The Lost Castle. Three strong women are connected over generations by the ruins of a castle on the…

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    Review: Beyond the Point

    by Megan April 15, 2019
    by Megan April 15, 2019

    In Beyond the Point, Claire Gibson gives us a glimpse into West Point and the lives of three women in the military. Dani is strong, athletic and confident. Her basketball talent and intelligence promise to take her far. She makes…

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    Review: The Huntress

    by Becky March 22, 2019
    by Becky March 22, 2019

    Story: The Huntress follows three converging story lines featuring a Russian female bomber pilot, a relentless former journalist turned Nazi hunter, and a 17-year-old aspiring photographer. Buried secrets, painful loss and an interesting look at family ties bind these characters…

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    Review: The Lost Girls of Paris

    by Becky February 4, 2019
    by Becky February 4, 2019

    Story: As World War II is ramping up, the British military is working hard to sabotage German efforts in and around France in advance of the Allied invasion. As a member of the Special Operations Executive, Eleanor Trigg is the…

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    Review: On the Same Page

    by Becky January 16, 2019
    by Becky January 16, 2019

    Story: Joanna Howes is called to return home to Martha’s Vineyard to play nurse for her injured uncle. A set back during recovery has Joanna facing months of care taking instead of weeks, and turns her entire world upside down.…

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    Review: Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners

    by Becky October 17, 2018
    by Becky October 17, 2018

    Story: Violet Baumgartner has worked her entire life to keep her family’s reputation spotless and shares each year with friends and family via the annual holiday letter. When one fateful evening brings her world crashing down around her, she finds…

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    Review: When the Men Were Gone

    by Becky October 10, 2018
    by Becky October 10, 2018

    Story: When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrara Lewis is based on the true story of Tylene Wilson. Tylene has faced many different forms of loss throughout her life, and when the idea of losing a football season presents itself…

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Little free library jackpot 🪙! Somebody is going to love finding The Candid Life of Meena Dave in my LFL 😄. I enjoyed this one! It was a light read with some real depth of characters and feelings. These kinds of books always seem to get a little too cute towards the end, and this one did too...but I expect that now and just enjoy them anyway 🤷‍♀️. Did you read this one? Thoughts?

In other news, my LFL now has bookmarks, pencils, patriotic erasers, and temporary tattoos 🤩. It's so fun to delight some kiddos!

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When it's a bazillion degrees outside, you wait til the sun goes down to read outside. And then still sweat 😂. Loving this forthcoming @kevinwilsonauthor book so far! Having a hard time putting it down 🤩.

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I should definitely leave on vacation and come back to #bookmail more often 😜. More on these to come!

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As far as bookstore locations go, this one's got to be one of the very best 😍🌊. @drurylanebooks you are amazing!

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We are currently at the cabin on Lake Superior! We've been working here for the week, but tomorrow my husband and I are both off work to take our daughter up to Grand Marais. We're kind of thankful for "nature's AC" (Lake Superior)...the highs for the next 3 days there are in the 60s! And it's getting hot everywhere else in the state. So although we won't be wading in the lake, it'll be beautiful for walking around. Hopefully our next trip up will feature reading in the hammock 😊.

Is it getting hot where you are? Do you love the heat or not so much? I'm in the not so much camp, hence living in Minnesota 😄

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I interrupt our normal feed of nice book pictures to tell you two BIG things!

1. I made a very extensive list of the best books set in Ireland. I dare you to scroll through without expanding your TBR by at least 5. Link in bio.

2. See that pretty purple mauve color? I'm excited to tell you that LQ glowed up today 🤩 and that's our new logo color! I loved that sweet pastel pink when I created LQ back in 2016, but my tastes have changed over the last 6 years. So, it was time! You'll now find the mauve color, plus a darker blue and a lighter blue for accents on the site. I hope you like it as much as I do 😊.

Thanks for being here with us on this wild book blog ride!

- Joli

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💕 #10ivereadandloved challenge 💕

Apparently I have a tendency to like blue books 🤔🤷‍♀️

☆ All the Light We Cannot See
☆ Dear Edward
☆ Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
☆ Ways the World Could End
☆ A Piece of the World
☆ Nothing to See Here
☆ The Seed Keeper
☆ My Life in France
☆ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 
☆ Outlander

Are any of my loves pictured here on your love list? 

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The Physicists' Daughter was published this week, and my fellow WWII fiction lovers will love the intriguing home front tale! Strong female characters anchor this mystery story and remind us of the strength of women working together. - Becky

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Justine is proud to be an outsider, raised by her late physicist parents to think outside the box. She’s a welder and a scientist at heart, even if right now all she can do is work in a monotonous assembly line at an Allied factory in New Orleans – until mysterious, frequent machinery failures put the lives of her coworkers and the entire war effort at risk. Justine doesn’t know what she helps construct in that factory. She doesn’t know who can be trusted, including her unpleasant boss, her colleagues, and the two charming men vying for her attention. But she does know she must expose and thwart the Axis saboteur to prove her worth, honor her parents’ legacies…and save her country.

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