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BC_Dittemore
The Pretender | Jo Harkin
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Harkin‘s debut novel, Tell Me an Ending, was one of my top books of 2022. A quiet, dystopian-lite sci-fi. With The Pretender she‘s going back in time to the Tudor era. I‘ve had this book on hold since it was announced last year.

Alas! I am so overwhelmed with my reading lately—library due dates stress me out!—that I have made the tough decision to return it w/o a read.

I want it to be on people‘s radar though because Harkin has serious talent

BC_Dittemore If anyone here on Litsy gets to read it, give me a tag. I‘d be interested to hear thoughts 6d
TheKidUpstairs It's definitely on my TBR, but like you my library last is overwhelming at the moment! (Not to mention the books I own giving me dirty looks for ignoring them!) 6d
BC_Dittemore @TheKidUpstairs sooooo many dirty looks 😬 5d
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KCofKaysville
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Pickpick

Great story of two brothers from Massachusetts who end up at Gettysburg during Civil War. Has poetic parts but also very gritty. Map is of second day of 3.

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DebinHawaii
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Mehso-so

#Read2025

This book get big bonus points for the descriptive writing about the food, fashion & especially design & decor. It also gave a good look at the fascinating history of the Greenbrier Resort & the work of designer Dorothy Draper. Why the so-so rating? The author tried too hard for a romance & HEA for Draper that just wasn‘t needed & required too many fictional liberties that took away from the rest. Also, much of pleasure I took from ⬇️

DebinHawaii … the book was due to @TheBookHippie ‘s research & discussions she leads with the #SundayBuddyRead & not attributable to the author at all. It wasn‘t bad—it was a good diversion & I‘m glad I read it, but I remain disappointed it let me down at the end & with the author‘s note about her liberties & what she left out about Draper. I wanted more history than this historical fiction delivered. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo
TheBookHippie 🙃🎯 2mo
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
BarbaraBB Great photo/book combination 😍 2mo
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JenlovesJT47
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Pickpick

Finally finished this up today for the #SundayBuddyRead - I overall did enjoy the story & it was interesting reading all the real historical aspects of the story. But I didn‘t love it. The main character was not incredibly likable, & I also wasn‘t a fan of the dual timeline here (I don‘t mind when done correctly). I will say, however, that I thoroughly enjoyed the last few chapters. 3.5⭐️ Thanks for hosting @TheBookHippie

TheBookHippie ♥️🤫 2mo
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