Hi y'all! Hope you are having a wonderful summer and staying cool! We are surviving our hot hot hot days. Anyone else ready for fall? I am so excited to share my review of The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman. I absolutely loved this book and felt fundamentally changed after finishing it. It is beautiful, …
Tag: WWII
[The Italian Ballerina]: An ARC Review
Hi y'all! I hope you are finding ways to stay cool and having fun this summer. We've been in the middle of a heat wave recently and I can't help but wish for fall (my favorite season). Today I am thrilled to share my review of The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron. This book was …
[Lady Clementine]: A Review
Happy November, my friends! I hope y'all had a fantastic Halloween and are looking forward to the holiday season ahead! Today I am back with a review of a book that I really enjoyed. Luckily I write a mini review on Goodreads when I finish books because I continue to be rather behind on my …
[The War I Finally Won]: A Review
Hi y'all! I am excited to share my review of The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. This novel is the sequel to one of my favorite Newbery Honor books: The War that Saved my Life. I think that novel deserved to win the Newbery Medal in 2016 instead of Last Stop on …
9 Books to read if you love The Book Thief
Welcome back to my Saturday Book Lists series! Check out my complete list of books lists here. Today I am focusing my list on one of my favorite books of all time: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. While I really dislike the "what's your favorite book?" question, this is one that always comes to …
[The Diary of a Young Girl]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I'm here with a review of a recent classic: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. I think this was my first time reading this book cover to cover. I'm pretty sure I've read excerpts in school growing up. But never completely before now. There's not many books from WWII …
[The Gown]: A Review
Hi y'all! Today I am excited to share my review of The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson. I was really excited to read this book about Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress because I love the British royals. When William and Kate got married several years ago, my mom woke us up early to …