The Songstress (Records of the Three Realms #1)
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Spreading her wings wide enough may break the songstress free… unless her captors manage to clip...
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A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic, #1)
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The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three-thousand...
The Lost Landscape
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A momentous memoir of childhood and adolescence from one of our finest and most beloved writers, as...
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin: A Selective Summary of His Life
John Cowburn and Kent L. Yinger
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) - Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian - was...
Quiet Flows the UNA
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Quiet Flows the Una is the story a man trying to overcome the personal trauma caused by the war in...
Jace's Trial
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Life is a trial full of obstacles that stand between you and your goals. Do you have the courage to...
Struck Dead (Forensic Instincts #10)
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The fragile line between life and death… Families that will never be the same… When a tragic...
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Paul McCartney: The Biography
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The first biography written with Paul McCartney's approval and with access to family members and...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated More Than Words in Books
Apr 22, 2021
Nina Gregory has always been a loyal daughter. After her mother's death, she was raised by her father, the owner of the Gregory Hotels, a renowned chain in New York City. She knows she will take over the family business someday. And her father has always taught her that family (and reputation) come before everything. But when Nina's father dies, she finds herself adrift. Not even her boyfriend, Tim, whom she's been raised with since childhood (his parents work with her father) can provide comfort. When Nina finds out something about her father that causes her to question everything, she finds herself turning to her boss, mayoral candidate Rafael. Nina's always been cautious and proper. But now, she's not so sure what to believe.
"Not only was she going to lose her father, she was going to lose the life she'd imagined for herself. The future she'd expected would be hers."
This was a good read about love, loss, and politics. I think parts of it might have annoyed me more, but I read it at a good time. Nina honestly came across as self-centered at moments, but she was certainly going through a lot, trying to find herself in the wake of her father's death. With her family legacy, she was under a lot of pressure. The book did a good job of capturing grief and loss. I also really liked Rafael--he was a character I could root for. The story seemed to meander a little and could be heartbreaking, but it was a book centered around death, after all.
Overall, I enjoyed this one. It's sad, but hopeful too. A good read if you go in with the right mindset. 3.5 stars.
Letters to His Wife
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'There is something absolute about the letters between you & me; ...The letter is a form of...