What a wonderful historical women's fiction. It's a female prospective of WWI.
It showed how those on the front lines scarificed during WWI. The medics, the stretcher-bearers, and those that were wounded made this story come to life. Eleanor, as ever, only wanted to be a doctor.
Her father let her sit the exam just to get her brother to study harder, never thinking she would be the doctor. It's sit during WWI, so you have to remember, ⬇️

"The knocking at the door wakes me." My Last Name By Eric Schumacher

"THE VACANT INDUSTRIAL space that Realtor Gretchen Wik was trying to unload was located in a recently gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood called Bushwick." Homles, Marble, and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"Young woman, my advice to you is to go home, sit down, and take up something more useful, such as knitting. " The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall

"Vision, to an artist, is the guiding light that steers the hand." The Keeper of Art by Laura Morelli

"I grew up in Mecca, the birthplace of Islam." From Mecca to Christ by Dr. Ahmed Joktan

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Kelly Armstrong knows how to grab you and keep you engrossed in her books. They are full of mystery, suspense, and intrigue. Cold as Hell is the third book in her Haven's Rock Series. This series is a spin-off from her Rockton Series she ended after 7 books.

Armstrong's writing was superb in Cold as Hell. I stayed up until after 1 this morning, finishing it. I COULDE NOT put it down. I had to know who it was and what was going to ⬇️

I have only read 8 of these. Some are on my TBR List, though.

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

Wow! That was spicy! I thought it was going to be a cute little romance! Of course, to me, who doesn't read very many romances, and if I do, it's usually an Amish one. Anything with sex in it is spicy to me😂 It was good, but the spicy stuff didn't add anything to it for me. I'm not sure if I will continue the series.

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I started this book on December 21, 2024, and finished it tonight on January 20, 2025.
One reason it took me a month to read is that it is a chunkster of a book. I, also, went down the rabbit hole, which I seem to do when I read a history book. The Fate of the Day covers the American Revolutionary War from 1777-1780. It's the 2nd volume in The Revolution Trilogy.

I thought I knew a lot about the Revolutionary War. It's a subject we are ⬇️

#weeklyforecast

Finish:
The Fate of the Day by RickAtkinson( 100 pages left) (Goodreads )
Cold as Hell by KellyArmstrong (Netgalley E-ARC)
The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall (Goodreads)
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore (LibbyApp Auto)

Continuing:
The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson
The Woman at the Front
Cold as Hell

Finished: Pray for Silence

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

2nd book in Kate Burkholder Series by Linda Castillo. Enjoying this series. Such good character development.

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During WWII, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family's Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming of age story about the power of art in wartime. Based on true events.

#WeeklyForecast

Continue the chunkster: The Fate of the Day (I finally made it to the 1/2 point!) (Goodreads Giveaway)
Continue: Revolution (Netgalley)
Start: The Woman at the Front (My Shelf)
Pray for Silence (Audio Libby)

You Have Gone Too Far is the first book I have read by Carlene O'Connor. I won it through a Goodreads Giveaway. I was quickly drawn into the book, even though this is the 3rd installment in the County Kerry Series. I feel it can be read as a stand-alone, as I did, without any problem.

I enjoyed getting to know the main characters. There seems to be a little romance in the air that has seemed to be growing for a while. I enjoyed the ⬇️

'Three Sampans piled high with long canvas bundles slid out of the darkness of the Perfume River and vanished into Bach Dang mist.' Book: Revolution America Book 3 by Mike Bond

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'Dear Butterflies, My darlings.'

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'As the Parisian social season drew to a close in February 1777, few courtiers could guess that the Queen of France was eager for the gaiety to end.'

##FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

We got snow in Arkansas! This doesn't happen very often.

Could be just me, but I didn't like this book as much as I liked 'Vanderbilt ' by him. It seemed it was more gossip, and I got tired of hearing about Mrs. Astor's jewels. I thought I would get more out of it than I did. Mine is not a popular opinion. Others enjoyed it, you may too.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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3.5⭐️ (Low pick)

Even though there have been many books written about this, I had never heard about it until I saw it on Netgalley. Back in the 1970s through the mid-1990s, two homicide cops in NYC worked for the mob.

Lou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa killed for the mob and passed information to them. Eppolito's father was in the mob, but Lou wanted to be a cop. When he didn't get the recognition he that he deserved from being a cop, ⬇️

Day 10 - 12

Day 10: Deader Than A Wet Hen by Ella Duke
Day 11: Big Little Spies by Krista Davis
Day 12: Babylonia by Costanza Casati (also my favorite of the year)

Sorry I didn't keep up on days, but I was sick, and my brother was diagnosed with brain cancer in November. He had 3 tumors. They removed the 2 biggest ones and are doing radiation on the smallest.

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

I have read some of this series, and not others, so I decided I would start with the 1st one in the Kate Burkholder Series and read them all in order. This way, I figure I will not skip one.

#serieslove2025 #bookspinbingo #alphabetchallenge2025

Day 7 through 9. I have been sick with an earache and cold, so I am behind on my list.

July: Camino Ghosts by John Grisham
August: Something Dead the Cat Dragged In by Ella Duke
September: Between a Flock and a Hard Place by Donna Andrews

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

My January Bookspin List. I can't believe tomorrow is the start of 2025.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Got a bingo!
Read my Bookspin book: Rockin' Around the Chickadee
Read my Doublespin book: Cure for Women

#bookspinbingo #bookspin #doublespin
@TheAromaofBooks Thanks for doing this each month

I don't think I will get any more books finished today. I meet my reading goal. I'm going to try for 185 in 2025

This was a re-read from last year. Still got a lot from it. Great devotional!

😊Happy Reading 😊

#devotional #sarahyoung #jesuscalling

This was a devotional of the Torah. I enjoyed it through the year. I wish it would have been a little more. Lanier skipped a lot of verses, I would have liked to have seen it.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#devotional #marklanier #torahforliving

My day six book for is a nonfiction: The Boys in the Boat.

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

I enjoy the In Death Series by J.D. Robb. Every time I read a new In Death book,I feel as though I am meeting up with old friends.

Passions In Death was different than the other ones. Usually, you have a lot of action in her books. This time, there was more detail in what the police do during an investigation. I still enjoyed it, though. Low pick

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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I forgot to post since Friday, Days 3-5:

March: The Renegade Queen by Eva Flynn

April: It Had To Be You by Mary Higgins Clark

May: The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

#12booksof2024 @Andrew65

February book. It's the 2nd book in Haven's Rock Series. It's a spin-off from Rockton Series with Casey and Eric. I so enjoyed it with it being a 4 1/2 ⭐️ read.

#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65

My January book for #12booksof2024 is a nonfiction book. It's a day to day looking at life in a concentration camp from the prisoners' pov. It's a memoir.

#12Booksof2024 @Andrew65

Merry Christmas to all Litsy's that celebrate it.

I read Clytemnestra last year by Costanza Casati, and I thought there was no way she could top that book - boy, was I wrong! Where do I even start talking about Babylonia? The writing is beautiful and lyrical. The characters are so complex, strong, and real. The story is unbelievable.

Can you imagine being an orphan and rising to such fame? Semiramis was this person. No matter how hard life was, or how much it tried to keep her down, ⬇️

#weeklyforecast

Finish both these books. The Fate of the Day is a chunkster.

Next reads:
Blood & Badge
You Have Gone Too Far

The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoha to Charleston, 1777 -1780 by Rick Atkinson

Babylonia by Costanza Casati

#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

An okay True Crime book with about 10 True Crime stories in it. They all dealt with women or girl killers. It had way too many spelling and grammatical errors in it. That got on my nerves. I rate it a 2.5⭐️ read.

😊Happy Reading 😊

#LarryMaravich #DeadlyHousewifeJoyceCohen

5⭐️
I don't usually read romances, but I love reading WWII novels. This was a spellbinding, wonderful read. It's the first book I have read by Cindy Bonner, but it won't be my last.

It's 1940, and Lange DeLony just lost his estranged. He decides that he needs a fresh start. He is a cropduster, so he decides to join the RAF. On his way to his post, he meets Mackie. Soon, he is unable to get her out of his mind.

Bonner's MCs grew ⬇️

Wow! Robbie's vulnerability and truth about this book makes it a compelling read. He lost his daughter, Emilie, in the Sandy Hook school shooting. If that wasn't bad enough, he was then bullied by Alex Jones.
I thought it was great that Robbie took on a big bully and won. I think everyone should read this book. 5⭐️ read!

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Goodreads #goodreadsgiveaway #robbieparker #afathersfight

Finally finished listening to this. My Libby App messed up, and I had to uninstall then reinstall. It's such an emotional book. WWII Historical Fiction. If you read it, be ready for an emotional rollercoaster.

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3.5 ⭐️

J. D. Barker's books are usually a 5 ⭐️ for me, but this one hit at 3.5⭐️. I don't know what was different about it, other than him writing with Findorff. It just wasn't as well written as Barker's other books. There was a lot of dialogue that I was not sure was actually needed for the book. I usually don't figure out the person with one of his books, either, but I figured out one of the bad people pretty quickly. ⬇️

The Cure for Women is a well-written, well researched book. Jacobi fought for women to be able to get a medical degree from schools in the U.S. In the 1800s, women weren't allowed to attend many universities in the U.S. that men could attend. In fact, women ended up going to Europe to receive their degrees.

4⭐️. This was my #doublespin for #bookspinbingo!

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A kid friendly Knock-knock jokes book with silly stories can be read by beginner readers or more advanced. It's full of jokes that are sure to make kids laugh, along with a few adults. It has a few illustrations in it, also. Thanks for the free book, Penguin Random House. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I love Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang! It's not Christmas time until I have read this story. It's so simple but yet holds the true meaning of Christmas. I will read it every single year!

☺️ Happy Reading 📚☺️

#ACharlieBrownChristmas
#CharlesMSchulz

I have been waiting 2 years for the 3rd book in The Lost Queen Series, and it came today!!! I thought it was going to be a trilogy, but the back said series! I will have to reread the 1st 2 to refresh my mind.

#bookmail

Trigger Warnings: Physical Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Drugs

What a great read. It's been a while since I read a Tami Hoag book. I heard good things about Bad Liar, and so I borrowed it from LibbyApp.

There's a missing person case, a dead body found, a woman abused, a mom who puts her son above everyone else, a mom trying to save her son and on top of that great characters and great writing. I was hooked when I read the synopsis of the book. ⬇️

3.5 ⭐️

Stacy A. Cordery writes a prevailing biography of Elizabeth Arden, born Florence Nightingale Graham in Canada. Arden opened her first salon in 1910 with Elizabeth Hubbard. She would soon go out on her own and create an experience for women that was never done before. When Arden started her business, makeup was for prostitutes, not your average housewife. She changed that and became the first international woman CEO of her own ⬇️

I enjoyed this quick cozy mystery read set during Christmas. Meg's grandma, Cordelia, has decided to do a panel on wrongful convictions and those that are exonerated. All is going fine until one participant is found dead behind Meg's barn. Why were they killed on her property? Can they find the killer before its too late for Meg? I love the Langslow family. I always get a smile and usually a laugh out of these books.

My December #BookSpinBingo list. @TheAromaofBooks thanks for hosting this each month 😊