The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel – 356 pagesΒ ARC from Netgalley and Gallery Books for an honest reviewΒ Book Blurb: Book Blurb: After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young...
The Book Of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir β 336 pages Book Blurb: Esther Ann Hicks–Essie–is the youngest child onΒ Six for Hicks,a reality television phenomenon. She’s grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for her family’s...
Lilli De Jong by Janet Bentonβ 352 pages Book Blurb: Pregnant, abandoned by her lover, and banished from her Quaker home and teaching position, Lilli de Jong enters a charity for wronged women to deliver her child. She is stunned at how much her infant needs her and...
The Bloodletterβs Daughter by Linda Laffertyβ 521 pages Book Blurb: In 1606, the grand city of Prague hides an ugly secret: the emperorβs bastard son, Don Julius, is afflicted with a madness that pushes the prince to unspeakable depravity. Banished to a remote corner...
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control β from the author of The Laws of Human Nature. I... read more
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters is a novel not to be missed. I went into the book completely blind, and it served me well. I still canβt believe this is a debut.When Ruthie, the youngest in a large Miβkmaq family from Nova Scotia goes missing, her family is wrought with grief. Joe, one of the protagonists suffers the most as he was the last person with Ruthie. His life is shattered in many ways, both physically and emotionally. Not a day goes by where he doesnβt feel guilt and/or shame for his behavior. We learn early on that Ruthie was taken by a woman unable to hold a pregnancy. She is overprotective to a fault for fears of Ruthie (now Norma) getting hurt or recognized. Norma has dreams that relate to her family, but she was too young at four years old to have any real memories of her earlier family. Normaβs parents completely ignore her dreams by shushing them away.There is a lot of grief in this book, but there is also many lessons about forgiveness and hope. Peters also touches on alcoholism, discrimination, and terminal illness. At its heart, this book centers around the meaning of family, the hope of reunion and the ties that bond one person to another.I will be first in line to pick up Peters next book. The writing was exquisite.@amandapetersauthor #Catapult π Have you ever been berry π«π picking? #newbookreview#bookreview#bookreader #TBR #addtoTBR #booklover#bookstagram#goodbookfairy#goodbookfairybookreview ... See MoreSee Less