pickGood. Even though at first the main character seemed not very likable I held on and was very pleased with her eventual redemption. Full of wonderful descriptions of the scenery around which made me feel like I was in Italy and feeling the sun on my face. Full of the usual Rebecca Serle magic and wonder.
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pickI enjoyed this faith based memoir by Julie Chen Moonves. She takes you through how she found God at 48. Julie takes you through her struggles and triumphs throughout her life. How know, that she knows God, she sees things He has done throughout it. How things she did that she didn't realize was a sin until she learned about God. It made me look at one thing I sin in repeatedly, I think a lot of us do, that is gossiping. After listening ⬇️
pickThank you #SimonAndSchuster and #NetGalley for providing this #ARC Advance Reading Copy. Expected publication date is February 13, 2024.
fiction • historical • literary • magical realism • adventurous • Texas • 3.5 Stars
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James combines magical realism and western genres. ⬇️
pickVery good. Heartbreaking and so passionate in wanting to tell her real story not just the story we hear in the press. Full of raw feelings and stories that will make you mad on her behalf. A must read for true Britney Spears fans.
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pickI thought this was fantastic! Didn‘t know much about it when requesting the ARC, other than that she cowrote The Sun Does Shine, which I loved. Ended up feeling really connected to her story, esp. bc it took place in Santa Cruz during a time period when I was living there too as a young mom with two little boys around her youngest son‘s age. (I wonder if our paths ever crossed?) She‘s an incredible writer, and this book has so much to say about ⬇️
pickI‘m very glad to have had the chance to read this book from #SimonandSchuster. I received an #ARC from #NetGalley. I don‘t think I went looking for it, but I‘m very glad I found it!
Path Lit by Lightning is the story of Jim Thorpe written by renowned historian and biographer David Maraniss. This is a very thoroughly researched and detailed biography.
This is a VERY STRONG PICK for me. 5 🌟
pickVery good. A powerful story based on the life of Lucy Stone a campaigner for Suffrage and the abolition of slavery in America in the late 1800's. It makes you see how far we have come but it also makes you see that even though progress has been made in what they were campaigning for actually hasn't been fully achieved in the sense of equality between the sexes and races.
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pickVery good. Even though I am not a fan of Stephen King I absolutely love the film of this and so I thought I would read the book it was based on. This book is only 111 pages long but every page is full of rich detail and drama that you just want keep reading. A must read for everyone who loves the film.
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pickFor 80-90% of this book I was hooked, the MC was fairly easy to like & the pace was blistering with some excellent twists. I literally couldn't put it down! I think the ending felt rather rushed though & it didn't quite do justice to the rest of the book in my opinion, but I enjoyed the rest of it so much that it deserves 4.5🌟
Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Simon & Schuster, for the opportunity to read an ARC. #NetGalley #SimonandSchuster
