pickTwo love stories during WWI told and manipulated by Greek gods. This part was interesting (3.8⭐️). Within these fictional love stories, the author integrated true facts of racism😢during the war and war devastation😔Some characters were inspired by real persons. At the end she gave good references about all these topics (4⭐️). I was even listening James Reese Europe music and reading more about WWI since PR was mentioned in the story❤️
pickInspired on true facts about what happened with Jewish children at the end of WWII😢literary fiction story about a woman & her daughter separated during this time in Poland. Beautifully written with open hopeful ending but still devastating☹️Slow reading, have been criticized in some parts like unrealistic behavior of this 5 y/o child.Novel motivated me to read more about this sad period in history (to never repeat it with any culture or race)4⭐️
pickMarch #BookSpin common theme in literature but in this case, part of the deal with the darkness was that Addie would be forgotten by everyone: “Do you think life has any value if one doesn‘t leave some mark upon the world?” But 300 years later, someone said “I remember you”. I really enjoyed this one.It is dark if you think what Addie did with darkness.Loved how past & future were integrated.Do you think it will be a sequel? 3.9/4⭐️Thanks @mabell
pickFeb #DoubleSpin this is about a puritanical community with misogyny religious believes and traditions. I didn‘t like much the end but still love this story full of action, mystery, suspense, paranormal and some romance. It is about prophesies, visions, lies, betrayals, curses and witches. Love the cover😱3.9⭐️Love author acknowledgements specially when she mentioned her mom. Someone told me about a sequel, is that true? Thanks @Chrissyreadit ⬇️
so-soI put this book down long time ago & I know now why. Florentino loved Fermina for more than 50 years, can life give them a second chance? I loved how author described life style in different generations and changes in life span using beautiful daily and funny expressions. However, Florentino‘s love for me is obsessive & pathological. Triggers: pedophilia & rape with no remorse but fear to be caught. Unhealthy love-narcissistic personality 3⭐️
pickBefore her death, Hélène made her husband promise her to write 33 letter; each one for each year she lived. This is the story of Julien, about his grief, his struggles to continue with his life, about how he moved on, with love. If you liked P.S. I Love You, you maybe like this one. Loved how author described this place and his continue references about art, literature and even songs. Based on something author saw in a remote cemetery. 3.75/.3,8⭐️
so-soFinished it yesterday very late. Gothic story in boarding school. I don‘t know the purpose of the story. School has like a paranormal sense, a cult & sci fi bc the experiments? Premise was good but it was like chunk of events not well related, last pages were interesting with an end that maybe will have a sequel? I don‘t know. I‘m glad I read it because I like to discover by myself if I like it or not. So thanks @freskner book was in my tbr 2.8⭐️
Here are the 20 books for #BookSpinBingo. Books go in accordance with various activities I will participate including #Historathon (A Historical Fiction Readathon) #LiterallyDeadBookClub #Buzzword (and another modifying Buzzword but with S. King books). I left the free spaces in blank because there are so many books I want to read and I‘m a slow reader😩Every month in my mind I think I will read all of them🙄
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#NutsinMay @Andrew65 (the last 64 pages were read today).
Very late #Historathon (February) prompt-HF book about a war other than WWII. The main topics in this books were during WWI. (edited) 4y