“That's just human illusion. We imagine there's an order to things, because it's too awful to consider the randomness of fate.”
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“That's just human illusion. We imagine there's an order to things, because it's too awful to consider the randomness of fate.”
#Gold
#DashingThroughDecember
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickI‘m not a fan of historical fiction generally, but this book is excellent! I was hooked from the start and enthralled all the way to the end. It‘s an intimate look at the state of being female in the 1700‘s in America. Powerful and well written.
@dabbe Thank you so much for the fun gifts to celebrate the completion of the #ShardlakeBR. I loved the books and the discussion with the group!
panLoved the idea, but not the execution. Barely any of the book club, barely any actual love for books. The love triangle didn‘t work for me, and the story never lived up to the potential of its premise. Wish I‘d DNF‘d. ⭐️
pickGood old-fashioned adventure in straightforward prose, the 16th century journey to New France (and back!). Loved Marguerite‘s insolence & naïveté, the nature writing, subtle foreshadowing, the feeling of tale telling, the research integrated & not overexpositioned, villain villainous but not overwrought. Lovely pacing. Female devotion, religious or otherwise. 2025
301 The girls were silent as they tried to understand a country with one flower.
pickThis book won both a Newbery Honor and was a Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor, which is how it got on our book club‘s radar. We all learned some new-to-us history and appreciated the scope of the book. It moves through several generations of a family, taking place in four different countries and with four different protagonists. Lots to take in!
This was my April #BookSpin pick.
My December Aardvark box arrived! This is quickly surpassing Book of the Month for me in terms of their fun, weird choices.
Plus the tagged was signed by the author!
pickI gave this book 5 stars, just like the others in the series. It was fascinating to see everything from a new viewpoint, and this one felt noticeably darker than the earlier books. It showed Queen Elizabeth Woodville in a completely different light, and I still can‘t get over the rivalry within the family. The Kingmaker‘s Daughter is another gripping installment that definitely didn‘t disappoint.
