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Historical Fiction

Review: The Precious Jules by Shawn Nocher

July 14, 2022 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

Though I was immediately drawn to the synopsis of THE PRECIOUS JULES, my expectation that it was going to be a heavy, depressing read was not entirely accurate. Shawn Notcher has written the story of the Jules family with a great deal of sensitivity. The characters are all quite complicated and many are flawed but they are presented with a unique objectivity that made them realistic and, for the ...

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Filed Under: ARC, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: ARC, book blogger, Book Review, Domestic Drama, Family Dynamics, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Shawn Nocher, The Precious Jules

Blog Tour: The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer

July 13, 2022 by Ann Marie Leave a Comment

The German Wife

Kelly Rimmer has done it again with THE GERMAN WIFE. One of the only books I listened to during the pandemic was The Things We Cannot Say. I absolutely loved it so when the publisher reached out to me asking if I'd like to join the blog tour for this one, it was a no-brainer. I read a lot of WWII fiction and I found this book to be different than most. It's much more nuanced and complicated and ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: ARC, Book Review, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Blog Tour: I’ll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa de los Santos

December 18, 2018 by Ann Marie 1 Comment

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for I'll Be Your Blue Sky by Marisa de los Santos. For whatever reason, I didn't read this book when it was first released but, after reading the reviews, I had a ton of FOMO. I was very excited to be asked to join the blog tour and finally read the book I'd been reading so much about. I was definitely not disappointed! I'll Be Your Blue Sky is one of those ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Uncategorized, Women's Fiction Tagged With: blog tour, Fiction, Maria de los Santos

Blog Tour and Review: Another Woman’s Husband by Gill Paul

August 24, 2018 by Ann Marie 12 Comments

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Another Woman's Husband by Gill Paul. I was very excited about this book from the moment I heard about it. Like many women my age, I grew up admiring Princess Diana—not only for her beauty and glamour but for the real impact she made on the world in her too-short life. As for Wallis Simpson, I'd heard of her of course. But it wasn't until watching The ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: British Monarchy, Family Dynamics, Historical Fiction, TLC Book Tours

Review and Giveaway: The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable

June 9, 2018 by Ann Marie 6 Comments

Summer I Met Jack

When I first heard about this book, I was very excited because I had read Michelle Gable's I'll See you in Paris and already knew I liked her writing. Like many Americans, I've always been drawn to glamour and glitz as well as the drama and tragedy of the Kennedy family. I somehow had it in my head that this was going to be a very Kennedy-centric book detailing one of his many affairs. I was ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Uncategorized, Women's Fiction Tagged With: Alicia Darr, beach read, book blogger, Family Dynamics, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Kennedy Family

Blog Tour: My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

April 20, 2018 by Ann Marie 12 Comments

"In the secret seethings of my discontented heart, I've searched for a life that is my own. A life not consumed by the questions he left in his wake—riddles I will never solve about our marriage, our family, and the suffering to which he exposed us. I've searched for a meaning to my existence not swallowed up by Hamilton's shadow. By his genius. By his greatness. By his folly."  Welcome to my ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: bibliophile, book blogger, bookworm, Eliza Hamilton, Fiction, Hamilton, Historical Fiction

Blog Tour and Giveaway: The House on Harbor Hill

April 4, 2018 by Ann Marie 4 Comments

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The House on Harbor Hill! I was immediately drawn to both the cover and the blurb for this book. It's my pleasure to share my thoughts with you today. The Good: Setting - What's not to love about a sprawling, old home overlooking the ocean? Characters - All of the characters in this book are very complex. They all have bear the weight of a past they are ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Uncategorized, Women's Fiction Tagged With: blog tour, book blogger, Fiction

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris

April 3, 2018 by Ann Marie 8 Comments

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris! Though I hadn't read any of the earlier books in this series, I was so drawn in by the cover and the blurb that I couldn't resist. There were a few obvious references to events that happened earlier in the series but I had no trouble reading this one as a stand-alone. Though the book is set in 1800's London (a ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Uncategorized

Throwback Thursday: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

March 29, 2018 by Ann Marie 13 Comments

Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I’m often distracted by all of the shiny, new books I see every day and don’t make it back to the ones that have been sitting on my shelves. My pick of the the week is: The Paris Wife by Paula ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Tagged With: Fiction, Hadley Hemingway Book, Hemingway Book, Historical Fiction, Paula McLain, Set in Paris, Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

March 15, 2018 by Ann Marie 4 Comments

Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by Renee at It’s Book Talk. Throwback Thursday is an awesome opportunity to share old favorites as well as older books in our TBR. I love this idea as I’m often distracted by all of the shiny, new books I see every day and don’t make it back to the ones that have been sitting on my shelves. My pick of the the week is: Snowflower and the Secret Fan by ...

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Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Throwback Thursday, Uncategorized Tagged With: book blogger, Book Review, Historical Fiction, Lisa See, Throwback Thursday

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