A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum Book Blurb: In Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms and the Czar’s army tightens its grip on the local Jewish community, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are facing an impossible...
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger โ464 pages ARC provided by Atria books in exchange for an honest review Book Blurb: 1932, Minnesotaโthe Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are...
November Road by Lou Berney – 299 pages Book Blurb: In the shadow of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, we meet Frank Guidry, a New Orleans-based hit man and mobster, and Charlotte Roy, a dissatisfied wife and mother of two little girls,...
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healy โ 344 pages ARC from Lake Union and GetRed PR in exchange for an honest review. Book Blurb: 1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. Sheโll work in city hall, marry her fiancรฉ when he returns from the war, and settle down...
Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird โ 399 pages ARC courtesy of St. Martins Press in exchange for my honest opinion Book Blurb: Though born into bondage on a โmiserable tobacco farmโ in Little Dixie, Missouri, Cathy Williams was never allowed to consider...
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannahโ 440 pages Book Blurb: Alaska, 1974. Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed. For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival. At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of the state, they...
Review:The Measure by Nikki Erlick was a book I waited far too long to read. I just couldnโt stomach the idea that everyone in the world would find out their relative life span. The whole idea of this scared me but when my book club chose to read it, I dug in with enthusiasm.Iโm so glad I did. This book is more about life and how we live it, rather than about dying. Itโs told by a cast of eight characters who are deeply affected by the strings they received. The length of the string parallels the length of your life. All the characters are struggling with their results because even if he or she gets a long string, there will still be people they know will be gone soon.How the world at large handles the strings was so well done. People are switching boxes hoping it could change their destiny. Support groups are offered. Protests occur. The world is in a very different place. Much of this book made me think about the differences between fate and destiny. This story offers many intertwined connections between the characters that makes for a powerful and meaningful ending. Iโm so looking forward to whatโs next from this author. @nikkierlick @williammorrowbooks William Morrow ๐ Would you open a box that told you how long your lifespan is?#themeasure #scifilight#bookreader #bookclubpick #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less