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September 16, 2017March 28, 2018 bradeighgodfrey

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The sun is shining, the tulips are in bloom. My husband took all four kids for their last day of spring skiing and I have the entire house (for the next seven hours) to myself! Has there ever been a more glorious day? . . Please tell me I’m not the only person who loves being in the house ALL by herself! 😆 . . . . . #spring #yellowbooks #bookstagram #booksandflowers #booknerd #bibliophile

Last year, Kate Quinn’s bestseller The Alice Network was one of my top ten reads, so I’ve been eagerly anticipating this one! . . First: The Alice Network was such a masterpiece of a story—the characters, the setting, the history, the romances, one of the creepiest villains I have ever read about in my life—it all captured my heart. The Huntress had big shoes to fill. . . This story is centered on an infamous Nazi murderess who killed six Jewish children in cold blood at the end of WWII. We have three points of view: Jordan, a teenage girl in Boston after the war, who begins to suspect that her lovely new (German!) stepmother has dark secrets; Ian Graham, a former British war correspondent turned Nazi war criminal hunter whose younger brother was murdered by The Huntress; and Nina, a Russian girl turned pilot and member of the Night Witches, an all-female bomber group of the Red Air Force, who was the last known person to see The Huntress alive. Their stories sloooooooowly intertwine over the course of this rather loooooong novel. It builds to a truly heart-stopping conclusion, but it took its time getting there. I loved learning about the Night Witches, and Quinn’s writing is as strong as ever, but the pacing felt slow and I didn’t find myself wrapped up in the story until the climax. In particular, none of the love stories really “worked” for me on an emotional level. Oh well! This is still a solid work of historical fiction and I recommend it! . . So what about you? Are you a historical fiction fan? Did you love The Alice Network and is this one on your list? . . . #historicalfiction #thehuntress #bookreview #bookstagram #booksandflowers #booknerd

How hot can you handle it? If you like your romances steamy and funny and sweet, this one’s for you! . . The heroine: Georgie Castle, the youngest sibling, the perpetual joke of the family—and she even runs her own clown business for kids’ parties. The hero: Travis Ford, her older brother’s best friend and super-hot professional baseball player. The set-up: When Travis returns to their hometown after a career-ending injury, he soon realizes his next best career move is commentating on family-friendly TV Network—the trouble is, his reputation is decidedly NOT family friendly. Enter Georgie. She’s determined to make her family and friends see her as an actual adult, not a silly kid sister, and what better way to do that then by pretending to date Travis? He’ll look wholesome by being with her, she’ll look like a grown-up by being with him. What could possibly go wrong? Oh yeah, they’ll fall for each other... . . This story started out absolutely adorable. It’s impossible to not love Georgie, and the author perfectly captures the way her family continually overlooks her. There’s a scene in which she invites her family to come over to her new house for breakfast and no one shows up...heartbreaking! No one, that is, except for Travis. His feelings for her grow and deepen in the best way as he slowly changes from protective older-brother’s friend to fake boyfriend to real, true love. . . Speaking of love. This is a very steamy book! 🔥 🔥 Do not be fooled by that sweet cartoon cover. I’d rate the steam factor on par with something like The Kiss Quotient, and in my opinion, the raunchy sex clashed with the sweetness of the story. I was also a little disappointed to watch Georgie undergo a typical romcom transformation from frumpy overall-wearing clown to chic and stylish siren. Still: lots of fun. Lots of cuteness. Lots and lots of hotness. . . . Releases June 11, 2019! Thanks @Netgalley and @avonbooks for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review. . . Do you read romance? How HOT do you like it? . . #bookstagram #booknerd #bookreview #fixherup #tessabailey

Happy weekend! We have a busy day today with soccer and baseball but I’m hoping to catch some reading time later. . I can’t wait for these two. Miracle Creek was my #bookofthemonthclub choice and I’ve heard such AMAZING things about it. The Girl He Used To Know is a #bookstagram made me do it! . . What are you reading this weekend? . . . . . #booklover #bibliophile #booknerd #bookphotography #lovebooks #miraclecreek #thegirlheusedtoknow

⭐️ Review ⭐️ . . Have you ever read a book that simultaneously confused and enthralled you? And then by the end you were so thoroughly invested in the characters you felt like you’d know them if you ran into them at the grocery store? And then miss them when it’s over? This is that kind of book. . . This is a challenging book to summarize. It’s about a thirty something single mom, Abi, whose brother went missing twenty years ago as a teenager. That same year, she started to receive chapters from an odd little self-help book called The Guidebook. Over time, those chapters became an important part of her identity and felt connected to her brother’s unsolved disappearance. So when she receives an invitation to an all-expenses-paid retreat promising to reveal the Truth about The Guidebook, she decides to attend. And then—in slowly revealed flashes between past and present—we see the effects of this in her prior and current life. This story beautifully explores love, loss, forgiveness, hope, marriage, and motherhood. . . To say this an unusual book is an understatement. It’s written in small sections, as if we are glimpsing various moments in Abi’s life. The writing is absolutely delicious but I would say it took some time to “get it.” Despite this, I found myself becoming increasingly invested in Abi and the quirky cast of supporting characters. Deeply personal, moving, often very funny, and sometimes quite sad, this is a story that sticks to your ribs and weasels into your heart. I loved it. I especially loved the scenes with her son, and the way the author encapsulates the strange joy and terror of raising another human being. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves character-driven fiction with lyrical writing, unusual structure, and unique characters. . . Many thanks to @netgalley and @harperbooks for a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review. Releases July 23, 2019! . . So what do you think? Will you add it to your list? . . . #bookreview #netgalley #bookstagram #booknerd #bibliophile

How do you decide which books to purchase and which to borrow? . . Like many of us, I read a LOT of books. 80-100 a year. If I tried to purchase all of those, I’d go broke. I rely heavily on my local library and feel so grateful for this opportunity. But I also feel compelled to support authors by purchasing their books, too. Most authors don’t make a lot of money—folks like Stephen King and JK Rowling are MAJOR outliers—and the best way to say “thank you” to an author is to purchase their books so they can afford to keep writing! I also try to buy books as gifts, especially for my children. (It should go without saying that we should never use pirate sites to read “free” books—that’s stealing). . . Two of these books (A Place For Us and Every Note Played) I first read via a library copy and then went out and purchased my own because I wanted them in my home. The third was a #bookofthemonthclub addon (As Bright As Heaven) and I’ve loved BOTM for introducing me to new authors. . . So: how often do you purchase new books? Where do you find them? (Amazon, B&N, a local indie). Basically—how do you keep up with your book habit? (BOTM? Audible subscription? Library? Impulse purchases in the aisles of Target or Costco?) . . . #qotd #bookstagram #bookstack #booknerd #lovebooks #bibliophile

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