By: Jennie Godfrey Many thanks to Sourcebooks Landmark for the ARC of this book!!! Miv is a 12 year old girl. Her mother’s sick, and there is a serial killer around killing women called the Ripper which makes her dad want to move. Miv gets the idea that with her best friend Sharon, she isContinue reading “The List of Suspicious Things”
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Atmosphere
By: Taylor Jenkins Reid “Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid, but strong enough to do it anyway.” It’s the 1980s and Joan Goodwin applies to be an astronaut with NASA. She gets in and then begins her training. There she meets a group of fellow peopleContinue reading “Atmosphere”
The Reformatory
By: Tananarive Due It’s 1950, and 12 year told Robbie Stephens Jr., a black boy, is sentenced to 6 months at a boys school, a reformatory, for kicking the son of a well known wealthy landowner, who happens to be white, in defense of his sister, Grace. At the Reformatory, Robbie is learning quickly howContinue reading “The Reformatory”
The East End Girls
By: Jean Fullerton Many thanks to Bookouture for the ARC of the book and the stop on the book tour! About the Book East London, 1942: With the men at war, can the women of the East End band together to defend their loved ones, their city and their country? Chestnut-haired Corporal Effie Weston hasContinue reading “The East End Girls”
The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon In Maine 1789, Martha Ballard, a midwife, is summoned to look over the body of a man that was found under the ice in a river frozen over. She is to examine the body and the cause of death. She has a lot of knowledge about what occurs in the town, includeContinue reading “The Frozen River”
The Train That Took You Away
By: Catherine Hokin Many thanks to Bookouture for the ARC of this book and the stop on the book tour! About the Book Berlin, 1938. I wipe the tears streaming down my darling son’s face, my heart shattering into a million pieces. “I promise I will find you, my love. No matter what…” Ever sinceContinue reading “The Train That Took You Away”
The Women
By: Kristin Hannah “Women can be heroes.” This book is WORTH the hype!! In this book, Kristin Hannah takes us on a journey with Frances (Frankie) McGrath, who decides she is going to join the military as a nurse and go over to Vietnam to serve her country. She joins the army, goes to bootcamp,Continue reading “The Women”
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