The Lost Girls of Paris | 
so-soThis book frustrates me. I like the plot and characters, but the writing is poor, the editing isn‘t great, and the entire storyline in the US is superfluous—there would have been better ways into the story. Not an author I‘d reach for again.
pickIf you‘re a fan of Kate Quinn‘s stories of women supporting the war efforts in WWII you‘ll probably like this one. In a dual timeline, one in 1944 in UK and France and one in 1946 in NYC, and the story ending when the two collide this is a fast-paced story of British women who helped the allies and how they disappeared.
so-soI don‘t understand the title of this - the girls were from London. They weren‘t sent to Paris. My fixation on this tells me the story wasn‘t strong enough for me to overlook this oddity.
My #doublespin for July
pickThis was between a pick and a so-so. The actual story of the female SOE agents is great, but I felt like Grace‘s part was unnecessary. Some parts seemed incredibly silly and unlikely (Grace‘s two second convo w her mother, Eleanor getting the German to talk in 10 minutes after his refusal with everyone else, Julian and Marie being “in love”). But the WWII aspects were great!
Star: 3.5/5
pickThis one was a page turner. A historical fiction where I found more bingos #ISpyBingoMarch with plane, @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks #MarchMadnessReadingChallenge This one was a March publication. @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
LAST UPDATE #20in4 #MarchMadnessReadingChallenge I did it! Read my last 3 chapters and more. @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
UPDATE for #20in4 #MarchMadnessReadingChallenge @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES red 5 more a total sonar of 11. Getting there slowly. Some of the chapters are long lol
#20in4 #MarchMadnessReadingChallenge @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES My goal is to try to read 20 chapters in these two books I have on the go ight now
pickI enjoyed this book. Based on the original SOE Division F Girl Agents. Recommend if you like WWII Historical Fiction
My June Reading Roundup. Including Lost Girls of Paris bc I will finish it this evening ☺️
Dead Man Dancing 👎 Don't bother
Great Circle 👍 Huge Book
The Lies I Tell 👍 Oh, my I didn't know who to believe
Hatchet Island 🤙 Not the best in the series just ok
Red Sky Morning 👎 Do yourself a favor and skip it
The Lost Girls of Paris 👍 unless something drastic happens
Another of the wonderful books of Pam Jenoff. #Lost #BeginsWith
pickI really enjoyed this historical fiction about the English women who worked to help communicate and spy during the Second World War on the Germans. 5/5
Oh my goodness this is such a cute package!!! Thanks @Chrissyreadit so much! I love the European tour you've planned for me, down to the adorable suitcase 😍 The postcards and stickers for each country are super cute and I absolutely love the pens and notebook! I can't wait to read the books you picked, they all sound amazing
#staycationintimeswap
so-soI think there was a lot of potential to make me feel a lot of things with this story, but ultimately I feel heartbroken and frustrated that the “lost girls” were let down so drastically. I liked the three POV‘s just fine, but I didn‘t think their romances fit well. Is this a spy story or a romance? It just didn‘t mesh well together as both. This is my book club‘s April pick and I‘m giving it a so-so. I just never felt excited to keep reading.
Starting my book club‘s April pick!!
I‘ve felt weary of WWII stories for a while now so I wouldn‘t have chosen this on my own, but I‘m really excited to discuss this with my book club. We‘re still meeting online.
pick#IlllseeyouinParis 2021 challenge...From the best-selling author of The Orphan's Tale comes this remarkable work of historical fiction! I had no idea of the extent of the role that women played in World war II! The Lost girls of Paris is based on true events and tells the story of the female operatives of the SOE. These incredibly brave, bold, ballsy women played such a role, I had no idea! This story is told from the perspective(cont in comments)
pickA deeply engrossing look at British female secret agents who did behind enemy lines work in France during World War II. Using three characters‘ perspectives, Jenoff weaves a story of secrets and lies. The ending was slightly rushed, but I was so engrossed in this novel that I wasn‘t too bothered by it. I definitely want to read more by her! #IllSeeYouInParis
My evening plans...I‘m loving this book so far!
And look what came in the mail, @TheHeartlandBookFairy . Thank you! #IllSeeYouInParis
so-soThis novel is based on a true story. It tells a story about a ring of British female secret agents working undercover in occupied France before the D Day. The story itself is really interesting but the novel is unfortunately mediocre.
#IllseeyouinParis 2021 challenge ... who all is reading this month's book with me? @Librarybelle , Have you started this one yet? I'm almost 25% of the way in and it's such delicious historical fiction! I can only read a couple of chapters a night, I've got authors that I've promised book reviews to so I have to stay on top of that! It's not too late to join us if a literary year in Paris sounds like fun to you...
so-soI was looking for a thriller-type WWII story - this didn‘t exactly meet my expectations. The author has the tendency to repeat herself, describing an event and then have a character repeat the event as dialogue. I don‘t need to know that - I just read it. There‘s too much repetition with characters descriptions (we know!). A better editor could have tightened the prose and given the story the emotional punch it deserves.
#IllseeyouinParis 2021 book challenge. Our Paris book for March is The Lost girls of Paris. Who's joining us?
pickAnother big win for historical fiction! I feel like I‘ve really hit the lotto with my reading, and listening, this year already. I adored this look inside WWII and it‘s aftermath through the eyes of three unique and compelling characters. It was heartbreaking but also had a nice mystery component to it. This is another great addition to my Pam Jenoff library! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
pick4.5⭐️ I quite enjoyed this book. I found the book to be super engrossing. I had gotten a copy back in the spring when things shut down in March and for some reason just didn‘t get around to it at the time. #2020 #historicalfiction #fiction #wwii #bookreview #bookstagram
so-soI came really close to giving this book a pick, but the complex structure held me back. It‘s a story about women who trained and served as radio operators in the SEO in France in WWII. It‘s told in 3 alternating POVs, 2 of which take place during the war and make up the bulk of the narrative, and 1 set just after the war ended. I really loved the story set during the war, but the post-war timeline just didn‘t interest me.
#bookspinbingo
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I listened to this novel that alternately tells the story of a group of British women spies in France during WWII and the post-WWII story of a woman attempting to uncover the mystery of what happened to these spies at the end of the war. It's interesting, lightly sexist, but not extraordinary. Four voice actors narrate, one of which reads in a grating cadence. 3.5 stars
so-soBingo! 🎉 This book (# 24) made it happen. Finally got a bingo for #bookspinbingo and read both # 15 and # 3 which were the #bookspin and #doublebookspin #'s. That was my goal for the month.
This book was okay. It wasn't as great as I was hoping. Although knowing it was based on true events gave me the fire I needed to finish it. There were such amazingly brave women during WWII that were left unrecognized for all their hard work and sacrifices.
pickYes, yes and yes! I'm absolute trash for WWII historical fiction but even more so for WWII historical fiction with strong women doing things that women "shouldn't do". Base it on true events and you've got the ideal trifecta!
#MidYearRush ? 7/9
#BookspinBingo ? 1/25
@Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
Picked this up from our office kitchen free library shelves last year and it has been sitting in TBR pile and then moved across state and I didn‘t realize it was written by a former employee! Looking forward to a relaxing weekend of reading 🤓
But the truth was when it came to grief, each person was an island, alone.
pickObsessing over WWII novels about female secret agents for sure
A story of friendship and courage centered around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II.
#womaninhistory
#magnificentmarch
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
