Title: We Were the Lucky Ones Author: Georgia Hunter Publisher: Penguin Books Copyright Date: 2017 *Setting for book challenge: Eastern Europe (Poland) World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland. The Kurcs were a wealthy, Jewish family rooted in Radom, Poland, when the news breaks about the war. One-by-one the war takes members of theirContinue reading “We Were the Lucky Ones: A Book Review”
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The Great Alone: A Book Review
Title: The Great Alone Author: Kristin Hannah Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Copyright Date: 2018 *Setting for book challenge: Isolated Location (Kaneq, Alaska) The Vietnam War stole Leni Allbright’s father. He returned in 1974 a former POW and a new man with a violent streak. His love for her mother ran deep, but flipped a switch in him.Continue reading “The Great Alone: A Book Review”
Every Day: A Book Review
Title: Every Day Author: David Levithan Publisher: Ember Copyright Date: 2012 For as long as A can remember he’s woken up every morning in a different body. He’s almost always in Maryland, but that’s his only constant. When he opens his eyes in the morning he must examine the body that will be his host until midnight.Continue reading “Every Day: A Book Review”
The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Book Review
Title: The First Phone Call From Heaven Author: Mitch Albom Publisher: Harper Copyright Date: 2013 The city of Coldwater became host to a phenomenon. For weeks, members of their community received phone calls from their deceased relatives. Katharine was the first to admit at church that she spoke regularly to her sister who had died a coupleContinue reading “The First Phone Call From Heaven: A Book Review”
The Way of Abundance: A Book Review
Title: The Way of Abundance Author: Ann Voskamp Publisher: Zondervan Copyright Date: 2018 For the past sixty days I have journeyed through the pages of this devotional study on what it means to live a deeply meaningful life. Each of those days I opened the pages of encouragement and allowed the scriptures and wisdom of the authorContinue reading “The Way of Abundance: A Book Review”
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Book Review
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Copyright Date: 2008 London is recovering after the war and Juliet Ashton is looking to change direction in her writing career. She found success writing inspirational pieces during one of the darkest times of British history. Fate would haveContinue reading “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Book Review”
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Book Review
Title: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Author: J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic Inc) Copyright Date: 2016 I finally ticked a book off of my to-read list in Goodreads that I’ve put off for two years! Being a fan of the Harry Potter series and also being married toContinue reading “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A Book Review”
Turtles All the Way Down: Book Review
Title: Turtles All The Way Down Author: John Green Publisher: Dutton Books Copyright Date: 2017 “You remember your first love because they show you, prove to you, that you can love and be loved, that nothing in this world is deserved except for love, that love is both how you become a person, and why.” (Green 283)Continue reading “Turtles All the Way Down: Book Review”
A Piece of the World: A Book Review
Title: A Piece of the World Author: Christina Baker Kline Publisher: William Morrow Copyright Date: 2017 My first ever published book review was on The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. Since then, I’ve awaited a new novel by this spectacular author who is known for weaving narrative into non-fiction stories. In A Piece of the World,Continue reading “A Piece of the World: A Book Review”
Female of the Species: A Book Review
Title: The Female of the Species Author: Mindy McGinnis Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Copyright Date: 2016 Mindy McGinnis draws you immediately into the action of this novel with the hook, “This is how I kill someone.” Alex Craft’s sister was murdered, and ever since Alex has struggled to feel anything but numb. Withdrawn from the rest ofContinue reading “Female of the Species: A Book Review”
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