Friday, July 31, 2020
Book Blogger Hop - 7/31 - 8/6
Friendly Fill-Ins - 7/31/2020
2. During the month of August, I plan to _______.
3. Others might think it's strange that I _____.
4. _____ seems so far away.
1. If you want to be a writer, you have to be a good reader.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Spotlight: A Universe of Two by Stephen P. Kiernan
TYPORAMA
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—Stephen P. Kiernan, Author
A graduate of Middlebury College, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Iowa's Writers Workshop, he has worked at the Breadloaf School of English and the Breadloaf Writers Conference.
A longtime board member of the Young Writers Project, he lives in Vermont.
Connect with Stephen!
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
He Started It by Samantha Downing
Why would their grandfather require his grandchildren to re-live a trip they took with him when they were young in order to inherit his fortune?
They were doing it by the book because the attorney was adamant that it was the only way he would release the money.
The trip was not fun, but they did remember some of the places they went.
It was ok for the first day, but then everyone was getting on each other’s nerves, someone crashed into them and seemed to be following them, they had to stay in cheap motels, and had a flat tire.
There is also a diary one of the children shares with us that reveals secrets that everyone doesn’t know about.
The book had chapters that left you hanging, but I was getting tired of this trip too.
HE STARTED IT dragged on and on with flashbacks of the original trip and the current trip.
I kept reading because I wanted to know where this was going.
This was not a favorite book nor one that I couldn’t wait to get back to.
The ending was nothing outstanding, but since the story flowed, my rating is 3/5.
This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
FEATURING: NEVER LET YOU GO by Chevy Stevens
Monday, July 27, 2020
The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman
We then meet Bernice. Bernice is a distraught mother in another building whose baby had passed away from the flu and who saw Pia leaving without her twin brothers and decided she would take them for her own.
We follow Pia as she struggles with her life and the guilt about leaving her brothers. You will feel sorry for Pia.
You will not feel sorry for Bernice because of her deceitful, unethical, uncaring ways.
Ms. Wiseman's description of the plight of the people of Philadelphia during the pandemic is exceptional. You will feel every emotion the characters are feeling.
THE ORPHAN COLLECTOR is an outstanding novel that touches on human empathy as well as people taking advantage of others.
You will see the similarities to the pandemic of 2020 but hope something good happens to Pia.
THE ORPHAN COLLECTOR is heart wrenching but will have you glued to the pages as well as have you wondering what evil deed Bernice will do next.
A highly recommended book for historical fiction and suspense fans. 5/5
This book was given to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
COVER REVEAL - Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig
POST INFORMATION:
All information in this post is courtesy of Danielle Bartlett of Harper Collins.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A scholarship girl from Brooklyn, Kate Moran thought she found a place among Smith’s Mayflower descendants, only to have her illusions dashed the summer after graduation. When charismatic alumna Betsy Rutherford delivers a rousing speech at the Smith College Club in April of 1917, looking for volunteers to help French civilians decimated by the German war machine, Kate is too busy earning her living to even think of taking up the call. But when her former best friend Emmeline Van Alden reaches out and begs her to take the place of a girl who had to drop out, Kate reluctantly agrees to join the new Smith College Relief Unit.
Four months later, Kate and seventeen other Smithies, including two trailblazing female doctors, set sail for France. The volunteers are armed with money, supplies, and good intentions—all of which immediately go astray. The chateau that was to be their headquarters is a half-burnt ruin. The villagers they meet are in desperate straits: women and children huddling in damp cellars, their crops destroyed and their wells poisoned.
Despite constant shelling from the Germans, French bureaucracy, and the threat of being ousted by the British army, the Smith volunteers bring welcome aid—and hope—to the region. But can they survive their own differences? As they cope with the hardships and terrors of the war, Kate and her colleagues find themselves navigating old rivalries and new betrayals which threaten the very existence of the Unit.
With the Germans threatening to break through the lines, can the Smith Unit pull together and be truly a band of sisters?MORE BOOK INFORMATION
Pre-order link HERE.
It's Monday!! What Are YOU Reading? - 7/27/2020
LOVED this book.
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