The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner β 304 pages Finished copy from Flatiron Books in exchange for an honest review Book Blurb: As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, RΓ³ΕΌa and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighborβs barn....
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer β 448 pages ARC courtesy of Netgalley and Graydon House Book Blurb: Since she was nine years old, Alina Dziak knew she would marry her best friend, Tomasz. Now fifteen and engaged, Alina is unconcerned by reports of Nazi...
The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable β 515 pages ARC courtesy of St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review. Book Blurb: Based on a real story – in 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport, Massachusetts to work as a maid...
We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter β 416 pages Book Blurb: It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new...
The One Man by Andrew Grossβ Audio Version Book Blurb: 1944. Physics professor Alfred Mendel and his family were trying to flee Paris when they were caught and forced onto a train, along with thousands of other Jewish families. At the other end of the long, torturous...
Mischling by Affinity Konarβ 344 pages Book Blurb: Pearl is in charge of: the sad, the good, the past. Stasha must care for: the funny, the future, the bad. It’s 1944 when the twin sisters arrive at Auschwitz with their mother and grandfather. In their benighted...
Review:The Measure by Nikki Erlick was a book I waited far too long to read. I just couldnβt 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.Iβm so glad I did. This book is more about life and how we live it, rather than about dying. Itβs 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. Iβm so looking forward to whatβs next from this author. @nikkierlick @williammorrowbooks William Morrow π Would you open a box that told you how long your lifespan is?#themeasure #scifilight#bookreader #bookclubpick #goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less
goodbookfairy Happy PUB DAY!!! Here are a fewhighlights:π Real Americans by @rrrrrrrachelkhong @aaknopf π The Funeral Cryer by @wenyanwritesHanover Square Press π The Demon of Unrest by @erikxlarson #crownbooksπ Happy Medium by @sarahadlerwrites@berkleyromanceπ The Swans of Harlem by @kvalby @pantheonbooks π Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by @jskesliencharles@berkleypubπ Within Arms Reach by @annnapolitano@thedialpressπ Effie Olsen's Summer Special by @rochBerkley Romanceey Romance π: What book would you bring If you were stuck deserted #pubday#pubweeky#happybpubdayp#newbooks#goodbookfairydbookfairy ... See MoreSee Less