Europe in Flames: The Crisis of the Thirty Years War
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`War,' wrote Cardinal Richelieu, `is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict...
Revolution
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BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother...
Epitaph for Three Women (Plantagenet Saga, #12)
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On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men...
Anne Boleyn: A Kings Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2)
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Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon:...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Stolen Twins in Books
Feb 5, 2023
The story is told from the viewpoints of Jewish twins Arina and Nora and from multi timelines from their life with their parents in Hungary, through the horrors of being twins at the hands of the monster that was Mengele in Auschwitz and their road to rebuilding their lives in France and the USA.
It is a powerful story of survival, loss, resilience, hope and the power of love; I was absolutely rivetted and devoured it in quick time and have no problem recommending this to those of you who love getting totally immersed in a wonderful book that will have your emotions in tatters and my thanks must go to Bookouture and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of The Stolen Twins.
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated SAS: Red Notice (2021) in Movies
Feb 23, 2022
Although the movie felt more like a 007/Die Hard mash up, there is definitely something here.
Starring Outlander actor Sam Heughan as the protagonist, the story starts of simple by introducing the antagonist portrayed by Ruby Rose (John Wick 2, OITNB) then quickly implementing further possibilities making you seek answers and guessing throughout.
Focusing on the protagonist's combat abilities to begin with then pushing forward with intensity.
As an underground train between England and France is hijacked by a familiar face , there's only one passenger ready and willing to fight back and drop e'm (inside joke haha).
The close combat and the armed combat scenes are on point, the plot was nicely played out and twists and turns were in every corner.
Not quite in the same league as die hard, lethal weapon, mission impossible etc but it's on the right track.
Ashes
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A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will tear...
Historical fiction World War 2 Holocaust
imPerfect Fae (The imPerfect Cathar #3)
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Body-jacking a legendary assassin when I’m running on empty. No problem, right? After the last...
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All the Broken Places
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From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped...
WW2 Post WW2