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TODAY‘S PROMPT: Diary

Antiques, a tin box with a “diary,” a mystery about who wrote the “diary,” WWII, and a secret kept by Cara‘s grandmother,  is how we begin THE LIGHT OVER LONDON.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yypbxd7e

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

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Cara and Louise's stories didn't interact like I expected them to, but that's not a knock. What a vibrant portrayal of modern and wartime life and learning to grow through your circumstances. Going to have to look up more of Kelly's work! #historicalfiction #contemporaryfiction #dualtimeline

I enjoyed this story about Louise, a young woman from a tiny village in England who joins the ATS to do her bit after Paul, the pilot she‘s fallen in love with, is deployed. She‘s assigned to be a gunner girl and keeps up her relationship with Paul through letters. But how well can you really know someone you‘ve only spent a handful of days with? Louise finds out that sometimes people aren‘t who they seem.

Good read. I give it 3.5/5 ⭐️

#JulyJourneys #London

Another of my favorite cities to read about.

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Today‘s Prompt: LIGHT

Antiques, a tin box with a diary, a mystery about who wrote the diary, WWII, and a secret kept by Cara‘s grandmother, is how we begin THE LIGHT OVER LONDON.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yxengl5p

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“You deserve to never be disappointed, and you deserve to be with someone who doesn‘t make you feel like your choices aren‘t the right ones” (252).

4 ⭐'s @robinb This was a fantastic read to end @suvata #LMPBC Round 009 #GroupN & a great way to start out @TheAromaofBooks #October #BookSpin

Will post updated #BookSpinBingo tomorrow. Full review on GR.

Couple of my books for @TheAromaofBooks #October #BookSpinBingo

Alongside is my #BookSpin #9 happens to be my last book in #LMPBC 💌 Round 009 #GroupN @robinb which I am starting today.

Happy reading everyone!

I really enjoyed this book. I love WWII novels, and though I might have some quibbles with this one (flagged a bit, the “evil mum” was too one-dimensional), the history bringing to life the “Ack-Ack girls” in particular was wonderful. If you like the time period I do recommend. Another one down for #BookSpinBingo! And my final tally for #cyoreadathon is three books this weekend: one new, two that were in progress. 😊

And Sir Murray turned one!

The story provides a unique perspective of the British women during the war effort. Although fiction, the story does explore the courage and dedication of the gunner girls who were specially recruited. A touching and remarkable story of love, courage, betrayal and resilience.

Boy, I really enjoyed this book! Sweet, romantic story of two women — one in current time and one‘s story from WWII. Well developed characters with a well written story line. A happy ending, too. Exactly what I needed to read on vacation!

I enjoyed my pick for #LMPBC #GroupN. It‘s a dual timeline set in both WWII and 2017. Cara, as an employee in an antiques shop, is dealing with both a divorce and the death of her parents. She discovers a WWII diary and becomes absorbed by the story of a young woman in the ATS who becomes a gunner girl. As she tries to discover the owner of the diary, she begins to see similarities between herself and the writer. While fairly predictable, I ⬇️

Up next, I‘m continuing on with my second #LMPBC pick...this time it‘s fiction in #GroupN.
❤️ this cover!

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4⭐️ While the book wasn‘t great, it was pretty good and I quite enjoyed most aspects of the book. I did like the back and forth, but I wished the author would have stuck with Louise‘s narrative a little more and fleshed her out a little more. Also I‘m getting tired of books doing this. Just write a single narrative. #historicalfiction #ebook #ww2 #fiction #bookreview #bookstagram #2020

I love this idea, @Andrew65 !
Five books sounds like a good goal for me.

Thank you soooooo much @Kdgordon88 ! I l ou ve everything. The books are great, I can't wait to try the bath bombs and I have already gotten into the chocolate. It's perfect. And thanks for hosting @Chrissyreadit and @MeganAnn
#readinthenewyear

This was a fun, light historical fiction read. While predictable at times, it still made me want to keep reading and find out what was going to happen to our two main characters. This overall light, and at times romantic, feeling of this book is the perfect palette cleanser after something more emotionally heavy or a big series read

@ljuliel posed the question of preferred time periods to read about. I tend to gravitate mostly to WWII era books. I've been obsessed with the war my entire life and am always looking for a new perspective of it. Everyone who lived during that time experienced it uniquely and all of their stories deserve to be heard. I am also a sucker for all things Gilded Age especially if they involve circus or vaudeville types, and pioneer/westward expansion.

This is a good book!! It's on sale this week if interested.

#kindledeal #kindledeals #ebooksale

Antiques, a tin box with a diary, a mystery about who wrote the diary, WWII, and a secret kept by Cara‘s grandmother, is how we begin THE LIGHT OVER LONDON.

Historical fiction fans and women‘s fiction fans will enjoy LIGHT OVER LONDON.

REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yyhsxhzk

Don‘t miss the LIVE Chat on September 30.

LOVE the paperback cover.

Great read..Antiques, a tin box with a diary, a mystery about who wrote the diary, WWII, and a secret kept by Cara‘s grandmother.

@simonandschuster

Love the cover!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ two compelling stories that will have you wishing for more Light over London #netgalley #wordpress #juliakelly #lightoverlondon full review at thejwordpress.wordpress.com

I figured the best way to follow up a GREAT read #WARBREAKER by Brandon Sanderson - was to pick a completely different genre. Haha! The book after the 5⭐ read is always a fail because nothing can follow that up! I'm enjoying this so far. It's shorter and a dual POV story. It's rather sweet!

From my Goodreads tbr.

#LondonCalling #WanderingJune

Current reading view: dogs, chickens and a tortoise. Hope all you Littens are enjoying your Saturday!

Coffee and reading, my favorite kind of Sunday morning 😊☕️ Hope everyone enjoys their Sunday

Thank you Goodreads!!! Cannot wait to read! Review to follow!

Stayed up late to finish this gorgeous novel. 5 💫s 😍

Lately there seems to be an abundance of books with switching timelines from modern day to WWII but I'm not mad about it! I guess there are so many of them because they're just so good. The Light Over London does not disappoint. In my opinion it is equally as good as The Nightingale. I loved the themes of love and betrayal and the strength of the women in both time periods. And the twist, oh the twist! I never saw it coming.

Historical fiction set in England. A woman finds a diary of a girl during wwii and gets into researching it and finding out who wrote it and what happened to them.

Love these questions @SailorMoon Thanks for the tag @SilversReviews #frideas
1. Fiction with a little bit of nonfiction thrown in.

2. The Light Over London. ❤️❤️❤️ review is here https://reecaspieces.com/2019/01/08/light-over-london-by-julia-kelly-historicalf...

3. English, I know I am a huge reader...but I hated English class. Boring

4. WWII and The Tudor time period

5. @LauraBeth @Bklover

This was a guilty pleasure #barnesandnoble #bookhaul for sure. Pretty much historical fiction and beach reads! #sorrynotsorry
I did snag some books for my kiddos too, for a grand total of $11 b/c husband gave me a gift card for Valentine‘s Day.

This was a great historical fiction, and I loved the majority of the book but I would have liked to read more about the Ack-Ack girls. This was the first historical fiction that I have ever read about those women and I wanted more! The love stories in both perspectives were a bit overwhelming at times. Though I have to admit the twist was pretty shocking! Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 stars

#SassyBookworm😏 #TheLightOverLondon #HistoricalFiction #Libby

Also arrived today, courtesy of goodreads, my thanks to #simon&schuster

Onto book 2 for #24B4Monday.

Slightly predictable, but still engaging.
I wish the characters had drawn me in more, but they didn't turn me off.
Overall I do recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction. It's a quick read and an intriguing one.

"When she'd finally let herself admit that she wanted a divorce, it was as though a fog had lifted. "

Not the most prolific quote, but poignant to me.
Enjoying this book thoroughly!

Starting this one now. Has anyone read? Interested in thoughts!

🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭 FANTASTIC. Review is up on my blog stop by and say hi! https://reecaspieces.com/2019/01/08/light-over-london-by-julia-kelly-historicalf...

I really liked this. Initially, I liked both stories equally well, but as it continued, I did prefer Louise‘s story. There were some twists at the end, though I did figure out one of Cara‘s Gran‘s twists. The Ack-Ack Girls were a part of WWII that I didn‘t know anything about, so it was interesting to read about.

Daylight savings time means an extra hour of reading!
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Today is my favorite kind of Sunday, a day full of reading, meal prepping, and cuddling with puppies.

My #goodreadsgiveaway came in! In the letter they are comparing it to Lilac Girls and The Nightingale... so it should be good!!! #bookmail

Oooo!!! Another win!!! #goodreadsgiveaway

I finished this book in one day, or should I say night? I enjoyed learning about the "gunner girls" of WWII era England. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review from #Netgalley and the publisher.

"The room fell silent, each of the women refusing to flinch. It would be dangerous, yes, but what they would do would matter. They wouldn‘t just be support staff, confined to the administrative side of bases . They would be helping shoot down Luftwaffe planes and keeping the people of Britain safe."(From ARC subject to change in final edit)

I'm enjoying this so far.