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This is a recap of what I finished for #JoysofJune hosted by @Andrew65 I had a great time doing this!

I finished 6 books!!!
3 physical books, 2 ebooks, and 1 audiobook

📱 In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh 3/5 stars
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly 4/5 stars

🎧 Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly 3/5 stars

📖 Her Only Wish by Shelley Shepherd Gray 3/5 stars
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott 4/5 stars
Glory Road by Bruce Catton 3/5 stars

I actually loved this book more than the other book that I have read by this author. I love the time travel plotline and the characters were great. I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars!!! This is the 6th book completed for #JoysofJune hosted by @Andrew65

Why, yes, I did order a replacement copy of one of my all-time favorite books for my library so that it has a better cover. 🙌

I have had this book for a few years, glad I read it now! Set in two timelines, Andi lives in Brooklyn with her mum with heartbroken over the death of Truman, brother and son. Her father left them and she may be about to get expelled from school. Her father returns and takes her to Paris. Alexandrine lives at the time of the French revolution, we learn about her life, through a dairy Andi finds. I enjoyed it and love any story set in Paris! #books

So reading the tagged book, and then will start the other one! #reading

THE DETAILS✎
❐ PARIS SETTING BOTH 1790'S AND PRESENT DAY
❐ DUAL POV'S -ONE PRESENT (ANDI) & ONE PAST (ALEX)
❐ A SENIOR THESIS PROJECT
❐ FRENCH REVOLUTION
❐ MUSICALLY INFLUENCED BOTH MODERN & CLASSICAL
❐ TIME-TRAVELING OR JUST A REALLY VIVID DREAMSCAPE
A historical story immersed within a modern story with a dollop of romance, plenty of music references, time-travel, and one broken family trying to cope with the pain of losing someone they love.

I kept trying, despite my immediate dislike, but 41 pages in and I just can‘t get into it. I‘ve had this ARC forever. I read These Shallow Graves a couple years ago and it was ok, but should have been better. This one, I‘m really struggling with all the substance abuse. It‘s one of my triggers - I hate YA that normalizes drug use. Giving up and looking for something else.

Thoughts? Preference? @cobwebmoth @TK421 @Avanders #lmpbc

(Disclaimer: I listened to the audio) Revolution was an odd, but beautifully written, story about a young girl who travels to Paris with her father and in her attempts to revolt against parental guidance, finds friendship, love, and a connection with a girl of similar age from the French Revolution through a diary. Some parts were a bit fantastical, but overall, the book had a good rhythm and proper balance of detail.

Overall, I liked this book. I felt some of the language in the diary entries was too modern for Revolution era France, and there was a part at the end where I was to seriously suspend some disbelief (I think the book as a whole would have been better without that part), but I did and still enjoyed it. There were a lot of parts I absolutely loved, and a few that made me roll my eyes. Overall, a good read. 3/5🌟

Interesting...there were parts I liked, parts I loved and parts I hated. I wish the exploration of the French Revolution would've been more than just the last 1/4 of the book. The main character is...boy oh boy...she is the definition of baggage and I kinda hated her. I wanted more of the historical stuff and less of the inner blaming of tragedy (it got pretty exhausting very quickly). Really interesting info about music!

I'm hoping I enjoy this as much as These Shallow Graves

I listened to this on audio and really enjoyed the two narrators for the two POV. I love the intermixing of the two time periods and how relatable the two girls are to each other with two centuries between them. I gave this book 3.5-4 ⭐️

This was a very intriguing book that managed to meld both modern reality and historical events seamlessly. The main character is quite flawed, but she finds a girl quite like her who lived during the French Revolution. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning of new and more in-depth ways to learn about historical events.

#bedifferent #pain #change #history #revolution #jenniferdonnelly

#decentpeople #indifference #bedifferent #revolution #jenniferdonnelly

#pain #love #ironband #lyrics #revolutiom #jenniferdonnelly

#history #prospective #revolutiom #jenniferdonnelly

#fear #love #death #revolution #jenniferdonnelly

#hope #fear #badnews #revolution #jenniferdonnelly

#history #revolution #changeyourself #jenniferdonnelly

I finished this and just thought "meh". It had the potential to be a really gripping story, but missed the mark.

Theater kids, musicians, outsiders who want to be part of something, goodies who wonder what kind of adventures they might be missing out on - Ghosts, time travel, an unidentified piece of a possibly royal corpse, and a party in the Paris Catacombs. Revolution: come for the drama, stay for the redemption. #riotgrams #day5 #royalty #historicalfiction #hardcover #analog #france #bourgeois #paris #marieantoinette #revolution #archivistproblems

Reading and waiting for Justin

Andi does not #WantToGoToParis. Once she's there, she discovers the diary of a young woman who lived two hundred years ago.

#HeartsAndHardcovers @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Just when I want to give up on this overly dramatic YA book for my HS book clubbers, the author throws me a bone, er, a coconut. #montypython #teensprobablywontgetit

#QuotsyNov17 #aura
@TK-421

What does this say about those of us who prefer to wear coats in the cold? 😜

#quotsynov17 #aura

This is my pick for #TravelingTuesday for so many reasons. After a tragedy strikes, Andi‘s estranged dad makes her travel with him from New York to Paris. There she finds a diary of a girl living during French Revolution times and gets caught in her story. There may be some time travel (or is there?)

Also, I was on a plane traveling to my first conference (YA Lit) when I started this book and finished it before I returned home. #TRW2017

Jennifer Donnelly is one of my all-time favorite authors! She just came out with a new book that's basically Beauty & The Beast fanfic and I can't wait to read it! #17booklove #authorilove

One of my all time favorite books!

This is my current audiobook for my commute to work. I often find myself getting frustrated with the main character, but am fascinated by the bits about music and the French Revolution.

Work has been crazy busy for me and I can't even get a break over the weekend. ☹️ Luckily, the ice today switched my meeting to a webinar, so now I get to do it from the comfort of my bed and I already finished my part so now I'm "working" hard. ??‍♀️

My current read is a #blameitonlitsy read, but I don't remember who I heard about it from. So if it was you, this better be good! 😎 I haven't gotten to any time traveling yet, so I know it should pick up soon!

Loving #PhotoADayNov16. Found MANY #OneWordTitles...

I read this intriguing piece of historical fiction back in 2010. Loved how modern-day Andi defied cliche of depressed teen, and Donnelly's skill at weaving Andi's storyline with a character from 1795 France was impressive. And ambiguous. Was I reading about time travel or black outs? Loved it!

I remembered that I was going to read more Donnelly; I haven't. Should I pick up The Tea Rose next?

Great narrative. Could have used more time travel.

He clicks his tongue. The fables have failed you. Once upon a time never was. There's no kindly huntsman. No fairy godmother. There's only the wolf. Grown bold now, he strolls the streets of Paris picking his teeth with an infant's rib. Nothing changes, Sparrow.

Overall I liked this book quite a bit. I felt the beginning was slow but it picked up after about 100 pages and then I couldn't put it down.

Excellent writing and imaginative story. Found the pacing to be slightly off and the twist to be a bit excessive, but overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Posting this as a blurb since I want to keep reviews to books I've read since joining Litsy, but here's my #Recommendsday pick! Andi, struggling with the death of her brother, finds the diary of Alex, who served the royal family during the French Revolution; their stories weave together brilliantly.