pickThis beautiful story hooked me right away. I couldn't stop asking myself, "What is going on here?!" It was a relatively quick read and I really enjoyed it.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced copy!
Full review at http://tinyw.in/MO2s
pickTruly, this is my kind of thriller, set with the rich history of a time and culture long past. The story is woven so delicately, without gory detail or cheap tricks. The romance (which I will leave a mystery for you all!) is hinted at in a really poetic way. Once I got into this book I absolutely couldn‘t put it down. 4 / 5
Full review at http://tinyw.in/1JHf
pickThe reason I will always return to Alice Hoffman books is the overwhelming sense of magic, spirituality, and mystique that she evokes. She writes in such descriptive language that it almost feels like poetry. This was an inventive story, and a new way of telling events that we may think we already know.
Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster for my advanced copy of this loveliness!
Full Review at http://tinyw.in/hHhw
pickThis story offers the chance to glimpse what it was like for women in Asia during the early 1900‘s. Without a husband or father‘s permission, the women in this book are seen as powerless. You will love Ji Lin who, despite these challenges, perseveres. This book is romantic and mysterious in the highest order. I couldn‘t predict at all what would happen and really enjoyed it!
Full review at http://tinyw.in/HokS
pickThis book truly doesn't need a synopsis. If you like Tolkien or George R.R. Martin, IMHO, you'll enjoy it. What made this book so great:
1. It was a standalone, versus being a series.
2. The women were featured!
3. The women didn't NEED NO MAN. LOL. They were independent. Their strength and character was more vital to the story!
4. The battles didn't take up a dominant portion of the story either. Full review at http://tinyw.in/XUnM
pickThis book is great... just like everyone says! You probably don't need our recommendation if Reese Witherspoon says its good... however, definitely listen to it as an audiobook! It has a full cast including Jennifer Beals and Benjamin Bratt, and having different characters reading adds such a depth to the story.
Truly a great story and a REALLY great audiobook. Full review at http://tinyw.in/Ore4
panI loved the cover of this book. It's what drew me in, and the first 75% percent of the book was exciting and gripping. But as a mother, I find it impossible that two women could give birth on the same day, in the same home, unassisted. Then, that Laura's babies were pre-mature and neither needed hospital care? And why didn't the police officers notice that there were two birth locations that needed cleaning? Yikes.
pickIt might just be that this book was written just for me, but I absolutely loved it. A marriage of Pride and Prejudice + Pakistani culture?! It was so perfect and lovely. Hilarious. And honestly, the concept couldn‘t have fit together in any better way. It was such a refreshing way to compare and contrast women‘s rights in modern times.
Full review at http://tinyw.in/bWaY
pickI tend to think that a book deserves 5 stars when it‘s un-put-downable. I had heard from others that this book fit that category, and sure enough, read it in less than 24 hours.
It‘s utterly gripping and disturbing— a book you can‘t tear your eyes from, asking yourself, “What the freak is going on here?!” If you‘ve ever read a thriller and enjoyed it, you‘ll enjoy this book
Full review at http://tinyw.in/pvCd
pickThis book had me giggling, full out laughing, and even crying at times. You'll fall in love first with the relationship between James and Mrs. Onassis, but you'll stick with the book as Jackie guides James in healing his relationship with his mother. There are shocks around every corner, but the surprises are so overwhelmingly human.
Full review at http://tinyw.in/Iw8U
pickBecks and I love, love, loved Sally Thorne's first romance novel, The Hating Game. It was uproarious. Well, Sally is back with a vengeance. 99 Percent Mine brings the snarky humour and sexy appeal of The Hating Game by introducing us to the Barrett twins and their "adoptive" sibling Tom Valeska. The chemistry is palpable and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Full Review at https://goo.gl/H4sEUp
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Available on @AmazonKindle @LimitedKindle it's worth the monthly subscription just for this book alone! Full review at goo.gl/mFdQxh #bookblog #colleenhoover #verity
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Totally reiterating what everyone says, but please listen to this as an audiobook! Completely novel concept (in my humble opinion) to have it so closely mirror a podcast! A harrowing tale of love and revenge-- I couldn't stop listening! goo.gl/ZVGCeF
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pickI really enjoyed the start to this series and can‘t wait to see what happens to Ophelia! It felt more sophisticated than is typical of the genre— like a Euro-chic fantasyland without pandering to young adults. I can‘t wait to read the second instalment later this year!
pickRead this story about Wes Ballot, a boy abandoned by nearly all who should have been unmoving in his life. I don‘t want to tell you much about his story, other than that as his finds himself, it will make you consider things about yourself as well. A beautiful, harrowing story of love and loss.
“Each new day is like a new life. More chances to make good and be honorable.”
Full review on The Book Baybes at https://goo.gl/sguqAt
pickThis book was hard for me, but I absolutely loved it.
It made me feel more patient and forgiving with my own children. A story of misunderstanding and redemption that I couldn‘t put down.
Full review on The Book Baybes at https://goo.gl/DuhYiL
pickI‘m not sure whether to be appalled or impressed by 21,000 pages this year😂😳 https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2018/689887?utm_source=twitter
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Topping many lists of the best books of 2018, Leif Enger's novel Virgil Wander is a wonder. Pick it up and you won't put it down. Full review at goo.gl/s91XSg
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Topping many lists of the best books of 2018, Leif Enger's novel Virgil Wander is a wonder. Pick it up and you won't put it down. Full review at goo.gl/s91XSg
#bookblogger #bookworm #books
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I'm ded. It's over. 💀 I've yet to read a book this beautiful, heart-wrenching, incredible, this year. Maybe I've been under a rock, but why aren't people screaming from the rooftops about this book? Full review at goo.gl/jz9hJc
pickListening to this on Hoopla and feeling WOKE AF. It‘s so nice to hear someone else say the things we inherently know to be true! 🙌🏻
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Woah. This book is a shocking reprieve from every book I've read that plays it safe. It tells the story of a woman in New York City who seemingly has it all-- beauty, body, brains... and an inheritance. Full review at thebookbabes.ca/home/my-year-o… #BookReviews #books
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A mix of The Rosie Project + 50 Shades, I did enjoy this story! I listened to it for free on Hoopla (yay Hoopla!), but I am a wimp and had to fast forward through some of the more graphic sexual encounters. Full review at thebookbabes.ca/home/the-kiss-… #bookreviews
pickThe Tattooist of Auschwitz is so heartbreakingly beautiful, that I struggle to think of another book that I would associate similarly.
Full Review at goo.gl/dLqfxM including how to listen to the book for FREE on the @HooplaDigital app!
pickI just began this, but am daunted by the length! Anyone get through it? Thoughts?!
pick"You've heard of Bluebeard and Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots? Here's another: the little woman who carried history on her back."
With a menagerie of characters (both lovable and vile) and an unforgettable story, Little is a treasure. Full review here: goo.gl/1nrgyE
pickAnyone else doing the ProBookNerds Podcast challenge on Twitter? We‘ve been loving it and loving seeing people‘s picks! Join us! https://Twitter.com/thebookbabes1
pickAnyone else doing the ProBookNerds Podcast challenge on Twitter? We‘ve been loving it and loving seeing people‘s picks! Join us! https://Twitter.com/thebookbabes1
pickAnyone else doing the ProBookNerds Podcast challenge on Twitter? We‘ve been loving it and loving seeing people‘s picks! Join us! https://Twitter.com/thebookbabes1
pickJust starting out with Day 1 of #30DayBookChallenge with @ProBookNerds is my favourite book in a series! — BEST EVER is when you‘re late to the game in a series and can binge several at a time. I didn‘t sleep for days when I discovered @SJMaas Throne of Glass!
pickFellow #Littens! My sister-in-law and I just launched our thebookbabes.ca book blog! We are both obsessive readers and are so excited to connect and share with you. Would you check it out and give feedback?! Anything is welcome! 🙏 www.thebookbabes.ca connect with us on Twitter too thebookbabes1 ❤️ muah! 😘
pickI mean, look at this cover! I die for it! I absolutely loved this book and would recommend it to all. The author humanized even the most misunderstood, seemingly villainous among the cast. What incredibly beautiful characters, ones that will stay with me for a long time. #netgalley
pickThis book was so beautiful and raised many existential questions in my heart. My reason for giving the book 4 instead of 5 stars, is that it made me sad to read about Joy‘s years of loving Jack, when her love was not reciprocated. She embodies such strength as a wife, mother, poet and writer, but as a lover she came across as weak. I also have trouble idealizing their love story when he made her feel so rejected. #netgalley
panThe beginning of the book held everything I adore in a book: fantasy without being predictable, mystery and magic, and a female lead character.
Then suddenly, I felt I could no longer follow the story!
1) Fatima somehow finds the island, even though she isn't in possession of the map?!
2) When she washes up on shore, she seemingly has no concern for where Hassan and Gwennec are.
3). Fatima is the Bird King?! This was SUCH a reach for me!
