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Stateless: Book Review

Hello, today I'm sharing my review on the book Stateless by Elizabeth Wein. Today, (March 14, 2023) is the book's publication day! I was sent this book by Penguin Random House Canada as a part of their Penguin Reads program. I hope you enjoy my review. Stateless By Elizabeth Wein Historical Fiction, Mystery 400 pages… Continue reading Stateless: Book Review

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No One’s Viking: Review

Hello again! I'm back with another review. Last year I read book one of this series and for the most part I really enjoyed it. This is book number 2 in the series and I'm so excited to share my review with you! I hope you enjoy it and hopefully this is something you might… Continue reading No One’s Viking: Review

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Shrines of Gaiety: Review

Shines of Gaiety By Kate Atkinson Historical Fiction 391 pages Published September 27, 2022 by Doubleday Canada ⭐⭐⭐⭐ In 1926, while still recovering from the Great War, the London nightlife was thriving. In the clubs of SoHo, you’ll find everyone from dignitaries to gangsters spending their evenings together and young girls selling them dances. The… Continue reading Shrines of Gaiety: Review

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Unfortunate Stars: Audiobook Review

Unfortunate Stars: A Wartime Confession Audiobook By Susan Lanigan Narrated by Greg Patmore Historical Fiction, Gay Romance 1 hour 16 minutes Published February 14, 2022 by Idée Fixe Press ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Czechoslovakia, 1938 – Friedrich Pflommer, a married man with two children, has fallen hopelessly in love with the most unsuitable person possible – the young,… Continue reading Unfortunate Stars: Audiobook Review

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Oath Undo Me: Review

Oath Undo Me (Viking Trading Lands #1) Megan Formanek Historical Fiction, Viking Fiction 285 pages Published August 31, 2022. Self published. ⭐⭐⭐.75 Astrid finds herself free to live her life after the death of her husband, whom she was forced to marry years earlier. Now she wants to live her life the way she wanted,… Continue reading Oath Undo Me: Review

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The Diamond Eye: Review

The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Historical Fiction, World War II, Biographical Fiction 448 pages Published March 29, 2022 by Harper Collins ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When you think of war heroes you typically don’t think of young petite bookish women who are in school studying to become a historian. But in this story that is exactly who… Continue reading The Diamond Eye: Review

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The Orphans of Amsterdam: Review

The Orphans of Amsterdam By Elle van Rijn Historical Fiction, WWII 339 pages Published July 5, 2022 by Bookouture ⭐⭐⭐½ When the Jewish nursery becomes part of a Nazi deportation centre, Betty and her colleagues must find a way, or many ways, to save as many children as possible. They find themselves risking their own… Continue reading The Orphans of Amsterdam: Review

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Song of the Shieldmaiden: Review

Song of the Shield maiden (Daughters of Valhalla #1) By Ashley Hagood Historical Fiction, Viking Fiction, Romance 353 pages Published June 10, 2022, self-published CW: violence, abuse, attempted sexual assault ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Three Viking sisters, the jarls' daughters, and their mother, must all stay strong and make it through the winter in hopes of getting revenge… Continue reading Song of the Shieldmaiden: Review

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The Midwife of Auschwitz: Review

The Midwife of Auschwitz By Anna Stuart Historical Fiction 348 pages Published May 31, 2022 by Bookouture ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ana Kaminski, a long-time midwife, is forced into the terror of Auschwitz alongside her good friend, whom she has promised to take care of, Ester Pasternak, a nurse. The two take on the hard and heartbreaking task… Continue reading The Midwife of Auschwitz: Review