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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier | Book Review

  • Chantel
  • Posted on January 19, 2023
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“You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.” Daughter of the…

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The French Photographer by Natasha Lester | Book Review

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  • Posted on December 7, 2022
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“Forgiving someone is the bravest thing you can ever do” The French Photographer is an emotive journey set between wartime Europe and Jessica May, a female photojournalist who captured the turmoil,…

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Perennials of Spring by Marissa Chalut | Book Review

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  • Posted on February 1, 2022
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“Carrying us off was an act of war, and they did it anyway. That they married us is some consolation… I suppose it vindicates them in the gods’ eyes –…

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The Red Button by Keith Eldred

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  • Posted on January 23, 2022
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“You bring me peace, Dear Belle. You lift me from my own mind. You are a light in the darkness.” I have to admit, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, is…

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Rise of Princes by Janell Rhiannon

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  • Posted on December 18, 2021
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“You are the fire that burns within my heart. There is room for no other. When I die, it will be your name upon my lips” It took me way…

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The Shadow of Water by Jacquelyn Benson

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  • Posted on May 19, 2021
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“Progress is like water. It will always find a way” Bursting with mystery and intrigue, The Shadow of Water, is full of danger at every turn. Set against the backdrop…

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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

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  • Posted on May 4, 2021
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“What did it matter if something scared you, when it simply had to be done?” The Alice Network is a historical fiction story about WWI/WWII. It has two female perspectives…

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The Fire In The Glass by Jacquelyn Benson

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  • Posted on July 4, 2020
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“We do it because we’re the only ones who understand what it’s like to know the impossible things” Lily Allbright has been haunted all her life by visions of the…

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By The Light of Embers by Shaylin Gandhi

  • Chantel
  • Posted on June 2, 2020
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I always love it when a book surprises me. I picked up By The Light of Embers a bit hesitant about whether or not I’d enjoy it, I left it…

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Song of Sacrifice by Janell Rhiannon

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  • Posted on August 29, 2019
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“Have you not learned already? Do you think men the only creatures who go to war? The only ones who gird themselves in armour?” Janell Rhiannon’s Song of Sacrifice is easily one…

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