pickLoved this! It's set in San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake.
This is my favorite book of Quinn's that I've read (haven't read them all yet) and the first of Chang's that I've read (will be reading more).
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pickLoved this! It's set in San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake.
This is my favorite book of Quinn's that I've read (haven't read them all yet) and the first of Chang's that I've read (will be reading more).
December. #12Booksof2024
@Andrew65
FEATURING: THE ECHO OF OLD BOOKS
THE ECHO OF OLD BOOKS has the imaginative, descriptive, pull-you-in writing style Ms. Davis excels at.
You will be in for a treat...don‘t miss it.
It is marvelous as always.
And look at that GORGEOUS cover!! 5/5
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/yc3ky52f
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panHaving read a biography of Cleopatra VII and watched documentaries and movies, this fictional diary was definitely a let-down. Can‘t tell if it‘s disappointing because I‘m an adult or because I know so much about her life. It was mostly being stuck in Rome waiting for a Roman army to come back with her and her father to Alexandria to quell the peasant and sibling rebellions. The ending part with all the facts was more interesting.
I'm going to join in on the #HyggeHourReadathon tonight. I spent the majority of the afternoon getting everything for the family ready for the week. This included making a cream cheese spread for cucumber sandwiches (ingredients listed) I plan to eat at work this week. I am pairing them with some blueberries, oranges and yogurt.
Now I'm going to spend the next hour relaxing with my book!
#HyggeHour @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks
pickGround Zero, created by Alan Gratz follows two parallel stories that is framed around the 9/11 attack during and after the incident. In 2001, a young boy named Brandon is trapped within the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers, after the terrorist attack happened and tries to survive. In 2019, an Afghan girl named Reshima faces consequences on the ongoing war in Afghanistan from the result of 9/11. Through both characters experiences,
so-soThis was an interesting read that took a lot of twists. I think this might be the first book I've ever read about the suffragette movement. I liked it. Overall, it was good. It was really the cover and title that had initially caught my eye, which turned out to not really be a very big part of the real story.
