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The Viking's Chosen (Clan Hakon #1)
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His orders are clear: launch a raid against England and bring home the spoils of war. But the...
Historical fiction romance
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The Writers' War: The Great War in the Words of Great Writers Who Experienced it
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'When I come home and leave behind Dark things I would not call to mind ...' wrote Leslie Coulson,...
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All Those Vanished Engines
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Paul Park returns to science fiction after completing his impressive four-volume fantasy, A Princess...
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BeRad89 (48 KP) rated The War Nurses in Books
Apr 5, 2018
I started this book without much hope. To me, the cover is cheap-looking, and I admit this colored my judgement. How wrong I was!!! The War Nurses ended up being a very good read. Mairi is shown in such a real light. I was amazed at what both women did during the war. To see the human side of such a brave woman was interesting. I didn't personally like Elsie, but her character was amusing and kept surprising me.
While it didn't particularly bother me, some people will not like the amount of gore and yucky stuff in this book. While I know you can't judge a book by its cover, the cover to this book is very cheap looking.
The War Nurses by Lizzie Page is a work of historical fiction. It will be published April 17, 2018 by Bookouture.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. It ending up being a very pleasant surprise, as I judged this book by the cover and wasn't expecting much from it. It is an inspiring and eye-opening book. I recommend to anyone who loves powerful women, coming of age stories, WWI, medical stories, and/or historical fiction.
I was given a free copy from Net Galley and Bookouture in exchange for my honest review.
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27 hours: Nightside Saga Series, Book One
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ZERO HOUR MEANS WAR Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and...
Science fiction fantasy LGBTQ
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Age of Bronze: v. 1: A Thousand Ships
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Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the most spectacular war story ever...
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A Long Petal of the Sea
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September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles' splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War...
Spanish Civil War Chile Military Coup Refugees
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ClareR (5603 KP) rated Katastrophe in Books
Dec 6, 2022
Katastrophe has a dark, menacing atmosphere - logical, really. This is war.
There are a number of overlapping stories, but I never confused them or the characters - that’s a mark of a good book, I always think.
It’s an excellent blend of fact and fiction, and the huge amounts of research that must have gone into this, results in a book that is both fascinating and hard to read (the torture scenes are pretty gruesome).
Despite the horrors of war, I thoroughly enjoyed this - and it was only after reading it that I discovered it was the seventh in a series. I’d better add them to the teetering tbr, then!
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this. Another book I would have otherwise missed out on!
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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Forbidden Planet (1956) in Movies
Feb 19, 2019
The art direction, look, feel and musical score of the film are amazing even by today's standards. Ok some of the special effects have not aged well, but it doesn't take away from the foreboding and interesting adventure.
Watch a brown-haired Leslie Nielsen do battle with the Krell alongside Robby the Robot.
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