BLURB: Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found. The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They’re grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house’s dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her…
Tag: Historical Fiction
The Letter – Review
BLURB: Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him, also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter, the envelope firmly sealed and…
The Wish Collector – Review
Ahhh. That’s a sigh of happiness and contentment because Mia Sheridan filled my heart to the brim, yet again! Once I could find the time to settle my brain (and my kids!) and focus on reading, this book completely sucked me in. I didn’t want to put it down for a second, thanks to the…
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue – Review
Many thanks to Netgalley and Tor Books for the chance to read this book early. Prior to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, I’d never read a V.E. Schwab book, but as soon as I came across this blurb I couldn’t resist! And my goodness, V.E. Schwab can WRITE! I absolutely wanted to absorb every…
Where the Lost Wander – Review
Amy Harmon does it again and I can’t even say I’m surprised. She’s a dynamic writer, with each book being better than the last. Where the Lost Wander may be my new favorite of hers. I’m certain this book will be at the top of my list of favorites for 2020. The word that comes…
The Glittering Hour – Blog Tour / Review
About the Author: IONA GREY is the author of the award winning Letters to the Lost. She has a degree in English Literature and Language from Manchester University, an obsession with history and an enduring fascination with the lives of women in the twentieth century. She lives in rural Cheshire with her husband and three daughters….
Secrets of the Chocolate House – Review
So many thanks to St. Martin’s Press & Netgalley for the chance to read this novel. Almost exactly a year ago I read The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston and was absolutely absorbed. Twelve months later, the same is true with Secrets of the Chocolate House! The Found Things Series is completely…
The Summer Garden – Review
NOTE: If you plan on reading this series, you may want to skip this review! Spoilers are likely, with this being the third and final book in the series. The Bronze Horseman – Review Tatiana & Alexander – Review BLURB: Through years of war and devastation, Tatiana and Alexander suffered the worst the twentieth century…
Keeping Lucy – Review
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press & Netgalley for the chance to read this novel! I really, really enjoyed my first book by T. Greenwood! Admittedly, I was nervous about reading this one. My feelings were mixed on the blurb and I didn’t know if it would be a hit for me. Luckily, as I…
Prairie Fever – Blog Tour/Excerpt
Excerpt: “Something is in his belfry,” said Anton. “Well, I should hope so,” said Elise. “I would think they made sure of that before they hired him.“ She learned from the Bulgarian brothers that none of the boys at school cared for Mr. McQueen. But none could say why. If only they had said why….
Woman 99 – Review
Many thanks to SourceBooks and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this novel! As soon as I saw this cover and read the synopsis of Woman 99, I had to have it. I love “crazy” characters or those who think outside of the box. The idea of a book set in an asylum…
Letters from Rifka – Review
BLURB: “America,” the girl repeated. “What will you do there?” I was silent for a little time. “I will do everything there,” I answered. Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia with her family in 1919. But she dreams that in the new country she will, at last, be safe from the…
Where the Crawdads Sing – Review
BLURB: For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for…
Daisy Jones & the Six – Review
Many thanks to BookSparks, Random House, and Netgalley for the chance to read this book in advance. This book is cool. Bottom line, just cool. Classic Rock is my favorite musical genre. It’s nostalgic, I grew up listening to Heart, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, and Fleetwood Mac, among others. Even today, songs by these artists never…
Before We Were Yours – Review
BLURB: Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee…
The Little Shop of Found Things – Review
Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this novel early. I have only good things to say about The Little Shop of Found Things and I’m delighted this book lived up to and even surpassed my expectations! I didn’t read the entire blurb when I decided to request this…
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Review
Watching the Netflix trailer for the movie adaption of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society gave me the kick in the pants I needed to finally get this book off of my TBR. I had a feeling once the movie is out, the book will be gone from the library for months. The trailer for the movie makes…
Thorn in My Heart – Review
I have been recommended Thorn in My Heart, the first book in the Lowlands of Scotland series, several times in the past couple of years. When I seem to forget about it, it comes up in conversation again. Finally, I decided to grab it from my library during Spring Break and start on this retelling of Jacob, Rachel,…
The Room on Rue Amelie – Review
Many thanks to Gallery Books and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this novel. By now many of you may know how much I love World War II Historical Fiction. There’s something about this period in history I find incredibly captivating. Each story is so immersive in the human experience, offering some form…
The Broken Girls – Review
Thank you to Berkley Publishing and Netgalley for the chance to read and review this novel. The Broken Girls is everywhere on social media right now as one of this month’s Book of the Month choices, and definitely seems a worthy pick. This book has been beckoning me since November when I was approved to read it on Netgalley,…
Ashes Books & Bobs 