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Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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 Even tho this was only the 5th Book I've read by Catherine Clark so I kind of knew what to expect but I have to say I was a little disappointed that some of the scenes from the show weren't in this book which was surprising. 

The Characters were just as fun and enjoyable as they are in the show. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in Stars Hollow Connecticut especially when the scenery was described.  

Overall a Good Book 2 in this Gilmore Girls Book Series!! Can't wait to read more by Catherine in the future!! 

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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Even tho this is only the 2nd Book I've read by Davis and Isabella let alone in a series,  I have to say I love how this series quickly evolves. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about.  Loved Abigail's fire and determination in  this book. It really evolved more then in Book 1. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in London while reading especially when the scenery was described.  

Overall a Wonderfully written Book 2 in this Historical Fiction Series!! Can't wait to read more by The Bunn's in the future!!

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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First off,  Thank you to Kensington Publishing for picking me to win this FREE ARC Copy back in April as part of a giveaway in their Email Newsletter.  

This was my first time reading a Historical Fiction Novel by Michelle so I wasnt sure what to expect but I have to say I really enjoyed this one especially since it was based on the 1928 Dance Hall Explosion in St Louis Missouri, an event I didn't know existed til I read this book. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about.  Daisy, Rose, Dash, Hazel, Smiley, Violet-Rose. Loved learning about their backgrounds and connections to the story and to each other.  

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in 1928 and 1978 St Louis Missouri while reading especially when the scenery was described. 

I do hope this book will have a Sequel since I felt the ending very open and could be continued.  

Overall a Phenomenally Historically Filled Novel about Sisters who work in their Fathers Funeral Home!! Can't wait to read more by Michelle in the future!! 

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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First off why did I wait so long to read this Historical Fiction set in a series about Sisters growing up in 1950s Havana Cuba?! Honest I don't know why but I'm beyond happy that I finally read it which I can happily say I enjoyed it beyond words. 

I could relate to a few things mentioned especially since Losing My Dad in 2021. I feel like this book was speaking to me on many levels (if you know me personally then YOU KNOW what im talking about).

The Characters were so intriguing to read about. Beatriz, Marisol and Ana were definately my favorites.  It was heartwretching to read all that they went through back then because of Fidal and Batista things NO ONE should ever go through.  

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in Havana Cuba while reading especially the description of the buildings and Cities surrounding Havana. 

Overall a Phenomenally Historically Filled Book 1 in this Series about sisters growing up in 1950s Cuba. Can't wait to read Book 2 soon!!

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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Thank you to Barbour Publishing's Review Crew for picking me to receive this FREE Paperback Copy to promote and review for them as part of their review crew.

This was my first time reading a Historical Fiction Novel by Angela Couch let alone in a series so I wasn't sure what to expect but I have to say I really like the way she wrote this book her storytelling Style and just overall all the information she included about The Poland Invasion in 1939 during World War 2.

The Characters were really fun and interesting to read about. 

Nadia and David were definitely my favorites. At first I felt like David was a little pushy with Nadia when she just wanted to stay there in Poland to make sure that all of her friends were okay during The Invasion but David insisted that she leave Poland because that's what her parents wanted for her to get out of a country that has Germans attacking them and didn't want their daughter to be in the crossfire of that, which I totally understand but the same time if somebody doesn't want to leave their country just because there's a war is it really right to force them to leave?!

The Setting was so beautifully described about Poland and all the buildings the scenery everything made me feel like I was actually there in 1939 Poland while I was reading this book especially when there was a bombing that happened well it wasn't really a bombing but they thought it was a bombing it was actually a German plane that ran into a house a couple doors down from where Nadia and David were staying and those people lost their lives that was a really heartbreaking scene to read but at the same time I feel like Angela did really well with describing that making the reader feel like they were actually in the book when that happened.

A lot of what I read reminding me of stories that My Grandma(My Dad's Mom) would tell about growing up in Liverpool England during the war and how there was an apartment at least a block away maybe a couple stories away their house got bombed and those people lost their home I can't remember if those people died or not I think they did but remember my grandma talking about that and how hard it was hurt for her to describe that because she remembered that from the time she was like 12 years old when that happened.

Overall a very well written historical fiction about the Poland invasion in 1939.

 I would like to see this book have another book after it from Angela just to continue the story of Nadia and David because I would like to see how their lives ended up after the war like toward the end of the book we kind of found that out but not really but I'd like to see how they were doing in the 50s and 60s and so on.

Can't wait to read more by Angela in the future!!

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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A Phenomenal Happy Ending to this Mystery Series by Marlene M Bell!! 

Even tho im sad that this Series is over, I'm very happy without how it ended. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about.  Annalisse,  Ellen, Bill etc were definately my favorites.  2 of the deaths were shocking especially when the killer was revealed.  

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in New Zealand while reading especially when the scenery was described.  

I absolutely loved learning about the history of Sheep Stations. 

Overall a well wrapped up Book 4 in this Mystery Series!! I do hope there will be a 5th Book. Can't wait to read more by Marlene in the future!! 

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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Another Phenomenal Book in this Thriller Series by Marlene M Bell!! 

So much happened in this one that I didn't expect but at the same time made for a Thrilling Book 3. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about say the least. Loved learning about Benita and Josh but didn't expect a character from Book 1 to reappear but it definitely made for a thrilling story. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in Bari Italy while reading especially when the scenery was described.  

Loved learning about the culture and religion of Italy as well.  

Overall a Phenomenally Enjoyable Book 3 in this Mystery Series!! Can't wait to read Book 4 soon 

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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Another Phenomenal Edge of your seat Thriller by Marlene M Bell!! 

This Book picks up where Book 1 left off with Annalisse driving from Manhattan NY to Goshen  NY to visit her Aunt but while visiting there's a disappearance and Murder.

There were lots of twists and turns in this book at the end there were two twists I did not see coming and I'm not going to mention them in this review because I don't want to give away any spoilers for anybody that is looking forward to reading this series but I will tell you that this book was just so intense to read there was so much going on but it wasn't confusing it was just so fast-paced that when I thought who the kidnapper and killer was I was completely wrong it ended up being somebody else and when I thought it was that person I ended up being somebody else so it definitely keeps you guessing it's not a predictable thriller.

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about.  Most all of the Characters from Book 1 were in this Book with 7 NEW  Characters that I felt really made the storyline evolve even more to make it more interesting.  

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in Goshen NY while reading especially when the scenery was described.  

Overall a Wonderfully written Book 2 in this Thriller Series.  Can't wait to read Book 3 very soon!! 

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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 First off I'd like to thank Marlene M Bell for picking me as one of the two winners to win a book box by her featuring the first four books in her Annalise mystery series last month. 

This was my first time reading a mystery series by Marlene so I wasn't really sure what to expect but when I opened the first page of this book I was absolutely taken into the story I could really relate to how annalize was feeling I really love the mystery behind the necklace and learning about her friends Samantha which I really hope there will be a prequel book about Samantha or even a separate series about her because I just found her as a very interesting character that I'd like to know more about. 

The Characters were very fun and interesting to read about. Annalisse, Alec, Generosa were all definitely my favorites.

 As I've already stated I could really relate to annalize I wasn't sure why in the beginning until I continued reading and then in the middle of the book more toward the end I learned why I could relate to Annalise so much she lost her parents when she was very young I lost my dad in 2021 so I can really relate to how annalize was feeling with her grief about her parents because that's what I've been living since losing my dad for almost 3 years now. 

The setting was beautifully described just made me feel like I was actually in Manhattan New York and Greece mainly because of how descriptive the scenery was it really made you feel like you were actually in the book in the location with the characters while reading. 

Overall a phenomenally well written book one in this mystery series by marlene. 

 I'm so looking forward to reading book two very soon and I hope that there will be more books related to annalize and these characters in the future. 

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
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 Even tho this was only the 2nd Novel ive read by Elizabeth I have to say I really enjoyed this one more than I did The Hotel Riviera. 

The Characters were fun and enjoyable to read about.  I really felt for L'Amour especially when she was trying to recover from losing her husband 2 years earlier before her friend dropped a major bombshell on her. 

The Setting was beautifully described which made me feel like I was actually in Chicago, ILL and Amalfi Italy especially when the scenery was described.  

Overall a Wonderfully written Fictional Book about a Woman trying to overcoming the loss of her Husband!! 

Can't wait to read more by Elizabeth in the future!!