World War II

May 9

Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

The premise and setting of The Secret Book of Flora Lea are captivating. I was distracted by what felt like overly dramatic dialogue and...

Nov 9, 2022

Review of The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

I was interested in both of Martin's World War II storylines. The author's historical fiction romance-writing is evident here, in...

Aug 25, 2022

Review of The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin

This World War II-set novel is a love letter to books, to looking out for others, to forming friends-like-family connections, and to...

Jun 28, 2022

Review of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

In Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, she shares the story of a real World War II figure, a Russian bookworm-turned-sniper who...

Apr 20, 2022

Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Kate Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women and their interconnected...

Jan 27, 2022

Review of The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan

Mark Sullivan explores a gripping, detailed, life-and-death period in the life of an ethnically German family at the end of World War II...

Dec 13, 2021

Review of Beneath a Starless Sky by Tessa Harris

Harris's action-packed World War II story moves between the terrors of 1930s Germany and the glamour of Hollywood, and it details the...

Nov 9, 2021

Review of The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck

ICYMI: Shattuck offers faulted protagonists and a fascinating, complicated set of factors in her World War II historical fiction. Jessica...

Jul 27, 2021

Review of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Ursula unknowingly lives her life over and over again as Atkinson explores how choices large and small cause enormous repercussions for a...

Jul 22, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/22/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rule of Wolves, Leigh Bardugo's second and final book in the young adult King of Scars duology; I'm...

May 28, 2021

May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from May! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past month:...

May 21, 2021

Review of Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian

There's enough strength, redemption, and beauty amid the World War II suffering to give you warm fuzzies. After recently pulling together...

May 11, 2021

Review of Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Shipstead has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time. I was hooked on both story lines and just...

May 6, 2021

Review of The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck

Robuck shaped the real-life figure of Virginia Hall into a courageous, idealistic, determined, and imperfect heroine I was intrigued by....

May 3, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/3/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher's memoir focused on the early Star Wars years (and,...

Mar 12, 2021

Six Books about Brave Female Spies

Tough women, secrets and smarts, and sneaky spying! I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books offers that very thing. Only...

Feb 19, 2021

Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II

01 The Skylark's Secret by Fiona Valpy The Skylark's Secret has a dual timeline; the story is set in rural Scotland during World War II...

Jan 21, 2021

Review of Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

A book I loved, in case you missed it! I loved this post-World War II book about bravery and rural life for middle-grade readers....

Jan 15, 2021

Six Book Club Books I Loved Last Year

01 Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Oh, Olive! In Olive, Again, she ambles through town and reflects on aging, on her life, and...

Dec 18, 2020

Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year

01 The Huntress by Kate Quinn I'm in for World War II-set books with tough, brave female protagonists, and I loved this book. Nina...

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