pickI‘ve been stuck reading neuroscience and psychology textbooks, but now I‘m on winter break!!! Naturally, I devoured a historical fiction brimming with WWII heartbreak, a bookshop and one of my favourite cities. A cozy and lovely read to start off my winter
pickPenny and Josephine Williamson appear to be sweet, little old ladies attended by their lovely nephew Archie but in actual fact they have a lot of secrets and history behind them, starting with their service in WWII and ending with a crazy caper in current day Paris. This was a delight to read and deeper than expected. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/07/review-excitements-by-cj-wray.html
pickReally good biography of Ernie Pyle who wrote a newspaper column during World War 2 and was a friend to both common soldiers and some big generals like Ike and Bradley. Sadly his wife suffered from mental health issues. Kind of long but well written.
I‘m looking for to #WinterGames2024!
First time participant, so I‘m hoping to bring my team, #ChristmasChapterChasers headed by @StayCurious , some points next month!
Ugh. I read 200 pages of this even though the main character made me uncomfortable in how he treated women. After he broke a woman through horrible interrogation then took her to bed that was more than I could stand.
DNF
#ReadYourKindle @CBee
so-soStarted out so well. Beautifully emotive setup. Then it just dried up. Slow. The story resolved into two needlessly separated converging arcs.There was a good spiritual punch-line after 26 chapters. Then a very unsatisfying finish. "Their marriage in name only was annulled." No. That was as bad as a logically inconsistent mystery reveal. Lynn should've killed Sam in the war and let Giselle rescue Joe. Because that's what actually happened.
"The postwoman Eva Kluge slowly climbs the steps of 55 Jablonski Strasse."
#FirstLineFridays
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pickI enjoyed this imagining of the early life of Julia Child. I could definitely have imagined that Julia experienced these things. I really liked the development and blossoming of Paul and Julia‘s relationship. It did take me a bit to get into but once it picked up I enjoyed it.
3.5 ⭐️
pickI love WW2 books and I‘ve never heard of these women before. It was such a good read. I give it 5/5 stars!
