Official Synopsis from Goodreads: From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Alice Network, comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America. In the aftermath … More Book Review: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
Synopsis from the back of the book: In 1931 Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh set off on a flight to the Orient by the Great Circle Route, and North to the Orient is the wonderful result—Mrs. Lindbergh’s beautifully written account of the trip, her own experiences as a novice radio operator and occasional co-pilot, and … More Book Review: North to the Orient by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice—inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with propaganda, but with the greatest love story of the twentieth century: Doctor Zhivago. At the height of the … More Book Review: The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
It’s a new month and time for another Six Degrees of Separation entry! Six Degrees of Separation is a monthly meme where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest selects a title and then those of us who participate take that title and then link to other books. It’s such a fun meme and I look forward to seeing … More Six Degrees of Separation: A Gentleman in Moscow to…
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a … More Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: In an enthralling new feat of historical suspense, Ariel Lawhon unravels the extraordinary twists and turns in Anna Anderson’s 50-year battle to be recognized as Anastasia Romanov. Is she the Russian Grand Duchess, a beloved daughter and revered icon, or is she an imposter, the thief of another woman’s legacy? … More ARC Review: I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: From the mega-bestselling author of White Oleander and Paint It Black, a sweeping historical saga of the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of one young woman. St. Petersburg, New Year’s Eve, 1916. Marina Makarova is a young woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints … More Book Review: The Revolution of Marina M by Janet Fitch
Official Synopsis from Goodreads: War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight … More Book Review: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Official Synopsis from Amazon: Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father’s killer through multiple dimensions. Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump … More Book Review: A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray (Firebird #1)
I finally finished it!! Wahoo!! This book took me forever to get through. The only other book I’ve read that I can compare my dragged out reading to would be Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. These two books, while both excellent, just never end! I would only read Anna Karenina for short sections at a time … More Book Review: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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