The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin HarmelMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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21 August 2020
Review: The Paris Model: A Novel
The Paris Model: A Novel by Alexandra JoelMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I would like to give this a 3.5. I enjoyed the storyline, but it kind of read like a Danielle Steele (those kinds of fans will love this!) so I didn't enjoy everything. I thought the story was very original, an Australian girl marries the boy she dated before WWII, but life is not always the same after the war, so she changes her ambitions in life. I won't spoil the how, but you can tell by the title that she ends up in Paris working as a model. Her adventures modeling very much follow that Danielle Steele vibe featuring intrigue, and identity crisis, and a man. The book is laced with interactions of famous people like Picasso and Jackie Kennedy and I very much enjoyed these conversations.
All in all, this was a quick read and a nice way to escape to Paris for a couple of hours.
I received a free book in exchange of my honest review.
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30 July 2020
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20 January 2020
Review: Spy
Spy by Danielle SteelMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Danielle Steel is a very popular writer, yes, I know that, but this book really wasn't for me. I read it because it was supposed to be about a girl spying for the British government during WWII, which happens to be a genre of books that I LOVE....well, I must say there were lots of plot lines that could have been explored. A lot of endings that I created in my head that I thought would have made for a better book. I just did not enjoy this. I am not that romance novel girl, I really should not have picked up this one.
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02 November 2019
Review: Cilka's Journey: A Novel
Cilka's Journey: A Novel by Heather MorrisMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book made me cry a little. I have been reading a lot of books on WWII, mostly the German aspect, and thought I had a clear picture of the treatment of prisoners...this book showed me that I did not. While life was not kind to Cilka, you will like her. She is a strong, smart woman that has figured out how to survive. While you read the text you need to remember that she was trying to survive, that was her only goal. Her goal does shift when she finds someone to love as she would a close sister. Her goal is to save her new family. This character trait of Cilka and this part of the book was very moving for me.
The book travels back and forth between two prison camps, one in Auschwitz and the other is Siberia. You are going to have to read the book to see how/why she lands in Siberia and if she gets out. I will warn you, that this book was very hard for me to put down.
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27 September 2019
Review: The Flight Girls
The Flight Girls by Noelle SalazarMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Audrey was fantastic!!! She was tough as nails, jumping out of the 1940's view of what a woman could do and determined to live her dream. I think she is a great character that came out of the first page as a lady I respected.
I loved that this was based on the WASP and how they were treated/trained. Seriously, I loved everything about this book!
I kept seeing Rose the Riveter while reading the pages. I won't spoil the plot but I am adding this to the my "Favorites of 2019" list.
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27 August 2019
Review: The Winemaker's Wife
The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin HarmelMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I will be honest, I picked it up because of the cover and the fact that I have read another Kristin book and enjoyed it. I will tell you that from the first page I loved it. Every time I thought I had the ending figured out, Kristin would throw me a curveball and I had to start all over again with my assumptions. The characters were not those perfect little storybook folks, they were full of holes and imperfections but had a desire to defeat the Germans during occupied France. In the modern-day story, we are sitting on the sidelines waiting to find out how the modern-day ties to the past, because we know it does...it always does.
The last little section blew me away. I did not expect it and I loved it because of that.
thank you Ms. Harmel for a very interesting book.
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