The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer β 416 pages ARC from Netgalley and Graydon House for an honest review Book Blurb: In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. She has...
The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff β 336 pagesΒ ARC from Park Row and the author for an honest review.Β Book Blurb: 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the KrakΓ³w Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate...
The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray β 576 pagesΒ ARC from Berkley and Netgalley for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Most castles are protected by men. This one by women. A founding mother… 1774. Gently-bred noblewoman Adrienne Lafayette becomes her...
While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart – 464 pages ARC from Grand Central Publishing for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: After. Santa Cruz, California, 1953.Β Jean-Luc and Charlotte Beauchamps have left their war-torn memories of Paris behind to live a quiet life in...
Universe of Two by Stephen P. Kiernan β 448 pages ARC from William Morrow and Netgalley for an honest review. Book Blurb: Graduating from Harvard at the height of World War II, brilliant mathematician Charlie Fish is assigned to the Manhattan Project. Working with...
Β Exile Music by Jennifer SteilΒ β 415 pages ARC from Viking and Netgalley for an honest review. Book Blurb: As a young girl growing up in Vienna in the 1930s, Orly has an idyllic childhood filled with music. Her father plays the viola in the Philharmonic, her mother...
Review:Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson was at once a telescopic look into a typical dysfunctional wealthy family while also giving us a microscopic look into the offspring and their spouses. I loved the cover of this book, and it may, to date, be my favorite cover of 2023. This is a character driven narrative which worked perfectly for readers who enjoy growth in the characters theyβre reading about. Wealth is its own character, and it shows its blessings and greediness in equal measure. I enjoyed Jacksonβs wit that was threaded through the book. Humor is always welcome in any books I read.I appreciated the relationships between sisters, sister-in-law, brothers and brother-in-law. Many of their struggles with one another were relatable sibling misgivings, while others made me think, what would I do? Keeping secrets, philanthropy, affairs, death and understanding your own family were all topics woven into the story.Kudos to Marin Ireland, the narrator of the audio version, for doing a stellar job bringing this book to life.@jennyjacksonpineapple π What's your favorite fruit?#newbookreview#pineapplestreet#goodbookfairybookreview #bookreviewer#goodbookfairy... See MoreSee Less