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All the light we cannot see : a novel

Doerr, Anthony, 1973-

From the Publisher

"A blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six, she goes blind, and her father builds her a model of their neighborhood, every house, every manhole, so she can memorize it with her fingers and navigate the...

My Thoughts

I was absolutely encompassed in this book. Beautifully written.

The storyteller : a novel

Picoult, Jodi, 1966-

From the Publisher

Sage Singer befriends Josef Weber, a beloved Little League coach and retired teacher. But then Josef asks Sage for a favor she never could have imagined--to kill him. After Josef reveals the heinous act he committed, Sage feels he may deserve that fate. But would his death be murder or justice?

My Thoughts

This story will forever hold a place in my heart.

The giver of stars

Moyes, Jojo, 1969- author.

From the Publisher

"Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's...

My Thoughts

I adored this title. I laughed out loud, got angry, and cried with the characters in this story.

The glittering hour

Grey, Iona, author.

From the Publisher

"Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking [as she's] pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her. Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But...

My Thoughts

I thoroughly enjoyed being transported to the past with this book.

Cilka's journey

Morris, Heather (Screenwriter), author.

From the Publisher

"Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in 1942, where the commandant immediately notices how beautiful she is. Forcibly separated from the other women prisoners, Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly taken, equals survival. When the war is over and the camp is liberated, freedom is not granted to Cilka: she is charged as a collaborator for sleeping with the enemy and sent to a Siberian prison camp. But did she really have a...

My Thoughts

The continuation of "The Tattooist of Auschwitz." I loved this follow up and getting the closer that I didn't know I needed.

The great alone

Hannah, Kristin, author.

From the Publisher

"Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America's last true frontier ... At first Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers ... But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt's fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture"--Amazon.com.

My Thoughts

This was such a raw story. I loved getting an insight into what life could be like in the Alaskan wilderness.

Ariadne

Saint, Jennifer, author.

From the Publisher

"Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love,...

My Thoughts

If you love Greek gods, this is the book for you.

The lost apothecary

Penner, Sarah, author.

From the Publisher

"Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring...

The witch's heart

Gornichec, Genevieve, author.

From the Publisher

"When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this fierce, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse myth. Angrboda's story begins where most witch's tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to give him knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into the farthest reaches of a remote forest. There she is found by a man who reveals himself to be Loki, and her initial...

My Thoughts

A slower build, but well worth the wait. I loved this story and was so sad to see it end.

The four winds

Hannah, Kristin, author.

From the Publisher

"[A]n epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a vengeance. In this uncertain and dangerous...

My Thoughts

Oh this book. My heart. This is one story that will sit with me for quite some time.

The curious charms of Arthur Pepper

Patrick, Phaedra, author.

From the Publisher

Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater vest, waters his fern, Frederica, and heads out to his garden. But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam's death, something changes. Sorting through Miriam's possessions, Arthur finds an exquisite gold charm bracelet he's never seen before. What follows is a surprising and unforgettable odyssey...

My Thoughts

This story gave me so many "A Man Called Ove" vibes. Such a fun story.

A court of thorns and roses

Maas, Sarah J., author.

From the Publisher

"Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a firey passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose Tamlin forever"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

I loved the way fantasy and romance met suspense in this title. I devoured this story and look forward to making my way through the rest in the series.

Circe : a novel

Miller, Madeline, author.

From the Publisher

Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals.

My Thoughts

I loved this book! All of the back story to mythology was so wonderful to read.

A court of mist and fury

Maas, Sarah J., author.

From the Publisher

Though Feyre now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, but as she navigates the feared Night Court's dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms--and she might be key to stopping it.

My Thoughts

I loved the story line in this one even more than the first book in the series. So much action and adventure and backstory in this book.

Book Lovers

Henry, Emily, author.

From the Publisher

"Nora Stephens' life is books--she's read them all--and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby."-- From publisher description.

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed this RomCom to the fullest.

The book of cold cases

St. James, Simone, author.

From the Publisher

"A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel. In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect-a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she...

My Thoughts

I could not put this book down. It was such a fast, intense read.

What comes after

Tompkins, JoAnne, 1956 July 10- author.

From the Publisher

"After the shocking death of two teenage boys tears apart a community in the Pacific Northwest, a mysterious pregnant girl emerges out of the woods and into the lives of those same boys' families--a moving and hopeful novel about forgiveness and human connection. In misty, coastal Washington state, Isaac lives alone with his dog, grieving the recent death of his teenage son Daniel. Next door, Lorrie, a working single mother, struggles with a heinous act committed by her own teenage son....

My Thoughts

This was a heavier, slower read for me. Regardless, it was a good story.

Long live the Pumpkin Queen

Ernshaw, Shea, author.

From the Publisher

"Jack and Sally are truly meant to be ... or are they? Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams-- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties, Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage. But when Sally...

My Thoughts

I LOVE that this story exists! Growing up with this movie and story, having a story for just Sally is amazing and you get to learn about her past.

Ghost eaters : a novel

Chapman, Clay McLeod, author.

From the Publisher

"Erin and her friends from college, now in their mid-twenties, are shaken by the death of Silas, one of their own. They are plunged into a waking nightmare when they take a pill Silas learned of that allows them to see-and interact with-ghosts"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

This was not quite what I expected. Trigger warning for drug abuse. Overall, it was a good book.

The hacienda

Cañas, Isabel, author.

From the Publisher

"Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, dark secrets, and the woman pulled into their clutches... In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the countryside...

My Thoughts

Oh my goodness! This book is amazing! It is so creepy, but so well written. I loved this read and I would absolutely read it again.