28 books in June! 🤯 There was a few short books, but I was really trying to catch up on some of my challenges.
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28 books in June! 🤯 There was a few short books, but I was really trying to catch up on some of my challenges.
My favorite (non-reread) for June was The Nightingale! It was soo good, and the copy I have is gorgeous!
pickQuite possibly the most moving books I‘ve ever read- and I‘ve read quite a few. This is a historical fiction book following two brave sisters during wwii who not only ensured their survival, but the survival of others. To call them brave is an understatement. Read it.
pick5✨ I absolutely love Hannah‘s storytelling, and this is only the second book I‘ve read! This historical fiction gutted me with the raw emotion based on true events happening in WW2 in France. It followed two sisters and their fight to do the right thing when war caused the horrible events that occurred. While one sister helped soldiers, the other helped her Jewish friends. It provided different perspectives that would have been seen by the women.
pickIncredible. This was just as devastating as everybody said it would be. I need more of her books.
This story of two sisters, who experience the Nazis taking over their home of Paris, is so well done. The way they are both different people, yet deep down desire the same thing. Which is complex while staying simple to each woman. I‘m in awe for the writing style; bringing about such a terrible story and making it feel so real.
I took the dust jacket off the tagged so you can appreciate the edges and ribbon bookmark. 🥰😍 My April Book Haul! 💛
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My sister sent me her copy of this WW II novel about French women in the resistance during the Nazi occupation of France. And wow. So good.
Some things felt a little clichéd but I don‘t care, I was moved by the story of Isabelle and Vianne, and still want to give this five stars.
It was scary to be reading about this and how it mirrors some of what is happening in the US right now. Not the same of course, but there‘s some parallels.
pickHold on, I'm still crying. I absolutely loved this book. I learned a lot about WW2, but I also got this amazing, heart-wrenching, and beautifully written story. Kristin Hannah never misses. I could read her talking about paint drying, and she could figure out how to make me think it was beautiful. This book shows the more unknown side of the war and the crucial part women played. I cannot wait to pick up more from her after I recover 5/5
pickWow, what a story! If I hadn‘t been at work while reading this I would have cried my eyes out at the end. What a beautiful but heartbreaking story of two sisters living in German occupied France during WW2. I believe they are trying to make a movie from this book but I can‘t see how they will fit such story into a 2 hr movie. If you like historical fiction, I definitely recommend!
pick‘Love. It was the beginning and the end of everything, the foundation and the ceiling and the air in between.‘
pickThis was my first book I‘ve read by Kristin Hannah and I loved her writing style. Although this book was long, I never felt like she was drawing out details or over explaining things.
This book had so many great things going for it. The emotions of love, betrayal, anxiety, heartbreak and fear, it was an emotional roller coaster but so well written.
Didn‘t think I could emotionally handle another Kristin Hannah book, but I did it! Highly recommend.
“How can I start from the beginning, when all I can think about is the end?
“Asking yourself a question thats how resistance begins. Then ask that very question to someone else.”
pick10/5 ⭐️
I cannot praise this book enough. A heart-wrenching story everyone should read. I will definitely read more books by this author.
pickThis book the human side of the war and Nazis so brilliantly. Real personal stories that highlight the struggles of the women who were the real victims and hero‘s in the war. Excellent!
1- Vianne Isabelle, first and middle name, Rossignol last name
2-Vianne and Isabelle Rossignol are the sisters from the tagged book. They are heroines of WWII French Resistance, based on actual events.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Got myself a used kindle!!! Obsessed.
Reading the Nightingale for my bookclub read this month, 45% done. This book is going to shatter me I suspect..... but people seem to really love it!
I predict a 4 star read for me. I'm definitely captivated and wish I could stay up all night and day reading.
pickAmazing writing. Without giving spoilers, the story focuses on two women in France during World War II and their struggle to survive during the German occupation of France. There were times I gasped, cried, was upset because even though this is a historical fiction, this story was inspired by reality.
Definitely recommend reading. I look forward to reading other books by Kristin Hannah.
pickHard but so moving.
One of the tougher WWII historical fictions I've read lately - but I hate when the war is romanticised so no complaints from me on that front. Each sister has such a compelling story that kept me listening.
This one broke me. I cried so hard. I really recommend this book. I hear it should be a movie soon with the Fanning sisters, Dakota and Elle, which I would watch. It‘s about the German invasion on France and the Holocaust. It talks about the ladies who helped hide and save Jewish children during WWII. Heartbreaking 💔
When you find that one great book 📕
#litsylove #kristinhannah
read tag book in past and remember being like this
Read this while very sick and helped me have a reason to cry. Though not extremely original, (most of) the characters were allowed the time needed to grow and become rounded and juicy. Isabelle was my favorite character for a large part of the story, but its place was slowly taken by that of Vianne. Perhaps tragedy does make one more flexible.
They couldn‘t touch my heart. They couldn‘t change who I was inside. My body … they broke that in the first days, but not my heart, V. Whatever he did, it was to your body, and your body will heal
I am a mother and mothers don‘t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.
She knew now that no one could be neutral—not anymore—and as afraid as she was of risking Sophie‘s life, she was suddenly more afraid of letting her daughter grow up in a world where good people did nothing to stop evil, where a good woman could turn her back on a friend in need. She reached for the toddler, took him in her arms.
“I think, as this war goes on, we will all have to look more deeply. These questions are not about them, but about us.”
Vianne felt tears sting her eyes. “I don‘t know what to do anymore. Antoine always took care of everything. The Wehrmacht and the Gestapo are more than I can handle.”
“Don‘t think about who they are. Think about who you are and what sacrifices you can live with and what will break you.”
“Tante Isabelle says it‘s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you‘ll fly before you fall.”
“Ah, yes. That sounds like Isabelle. Perhaps you should ask her about the time she broke her wrist jumping from a tree she shouldn‘t have been climbing in the first place. Come on, let‘s go to school.”
“I would have killed myself before I let one of them move into my house,” Hélène said.
“Would you, Hélène? Would you really?” Vianne said. “And would you kill your children first or throw them out into the street to survive on their own?”
pickMy most favourite part of the book was when Captain Beck billet at Vianne‘s home. Somehow, he took care of Vianne and was a pleasant man. They probably had feelings for each other.
My least favourite part of the book was when Vianne had to part with a certain someone.
What I will remember most about this book was when Vianne tied strings to the tree at the front of her house to symbolize each person who was important in her life and had left.
pickNow I know why this was a highly rated book. When the ending revealed itself, I was surprised! It wasn‘t who I thought it was! This is by far the best read for me this year! I‘m so glad to finally read it and I‘m having a book withdrawal syndrome 😅 I‘ve rated this 5/5 😘 If you haven‘t yet, go read this now!
My #bookspin read for August! #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickSuch a beautifully written book, you really invest in the characters. A recommended read.
pickI had this on my shelf for years & finally decided 2 read it bc it was selected as March‘s Reese‘s Book Club pick! I‘m so glad I read this book!! It took me a while. Not because it was a difficult read, but simply because I did not want it to end. You‘ll fall in love with Isabelle & Vianne & appreciate what they did during WWII. It‘s supposed to be a movie. I‘d be eager to see it! I highly recommend this one for everyone!
The story of Isabel and Vianne Rossignol during WW2 during the German occupation of France 🇫🇷. Both women were #GoodHeartedWomen for their heroism in sheltering Jewish children (Vianne), and Isabel created an escape route from France for rescued downed airmen, as her way of fighting the enemy (at great personal cost).
#VolumesAndVocals @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickGreat novel of two sisters in France who were heroes and from a broken family. Sort of long but worthwhile.
Half way or so and Isabelle has made it to Spain for the first time with 4 escaped Allied airmen.
I am starting this which is about something I like to read about: France and WW2.
pickSo many people recommended this book to me and when Reese Witherspoon picked it as her book club pick this month I had to go ahead and dive in! I‘m not usually a big fan of historical fiction but I was immediately drawn into this story and I was in tears by the end. This book was so amazing.
🥰Reading some and listening some. Loving these voices!🎧☕️📖
❤️Decided to move this one up to March reads…since everyone is reading it now #Reesebookclub
I love historical fiction and this one is my jam. Don‘t know why it took me so long to pick it up!
pick"Men always think war is about them." But women know what a real war is - its difficulties & struggles which are not always in the battlefield.
Wonderfully written??
#WWII #sisters #historical #recommends
pickAbsolutely magnificent book, went straight to my list of favourite books. So gripping, heart-wrenching, and emotional story of love and family during WW2. Definitely recommend this book!
4½⭐
After I finished this, I went on GR and read some reviews for it and found a scathing one where she tore this entire story apart and realized that she made some valid points; so much so, that I reconfigured my rating. Although, I only shaved a half star off my original five stars because, despite its inconsistencies, I was really engaged throughout. I think that in the end, KH had the best intentions with the story and I was there for it.
