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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Quilts in the Attic: Uncovering the Hidden Stories of the Quilts We Love in Books
Apr 27, 2018
This book is so inspiring! I loved flipping through the book and looking at the pictures of the quilts and reading about them. It was fun to read, too. These stories felt more like fictional short-stories than they did a historical report! The only thing I would change is I would have liked the book itself to be a little larger, because the pictures were so small. I also would have liked to see more pictures of the quilt. There was only one picture of each quilt.
This would be an excellent gift to a quilter or a quilt collector.
This would be an excellent gift to a quilter or a quilt collector.
I was hoping for more out of this book. It was a bit shocking at times and I had to keep reading to find out what happened, but when it was over....I wasn't impressed.
It was a bit spiritual and historical but a bit far fetched. I really wanted it to be more descriptive and delve a bit more into the characters and their relationships. I got confused sometimes as to who was who in the town and how they were related.
It was interesting and kept my interest til the end but wasn't my favorite book. Just Ok I'd say.
It was a bit spiritual and historical but a bit far fetched. I really wanted it to be more descriptive and delve a bit more into the characters and their relationships. I got confused sometimes as to who was who in the town and how they were related.
It was interesting and kept my interest til the end but wasn't my favorite book. Just Ok I'd say.
Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The Second Amendment in Books
Mar 15, 2018
An absolute must read for anyone who has even a passing curiosity about both the gun debate in this country, and how the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution. While it does suffer from a touch of unnecessary snarkiness towards the end, it still does a wonderful job of covering pretty much all the bases in the history of this contentious subject. Of course, those who think they have a God-given right to own an assortment of machine guns are likely to find this book rather disagreeable, but they aren't really known for having a strong grasp on historical facts anyway.
Alix Biggs (0 KP) rated How to Hang a Witch (How to Hang a Witch, #1) in Books
Jun 24, 2018
Alot of historical facts hidden Through out. (2 more)
The author her self is descended from the original people of the salem witch trials just like the main character
Theres a second book.
Best Book to date
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You have to read the book. Its based on a girl who moves to salem and has to figure out why people are dying and whether they are linked to the trials or not. She also falls in love and plot twist she is the thing her distant relative hated most. Tells a different side the the witch trials.
MoMoBookDiary (20 KP) rated Guide Me Home in Books
Oct 1, 2018
MoMo’s Book Diary recommends this as a page turning 4 star read.
The author had me hooked. The characters and setting was just perfect. I could feel the atmosphere of Kentucky in the way the author describes each scene.
The plot had me turning page after page. It is the first Kim Vogel Sawyer I have read and I will be picking up another one.
It is not my normal type of novel but it was a very nice, needed, change of pace.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this historical romance.
The author had me hooked. The characters and setting was just perfect. I could feel the atmosphere of Kentucky in the way the author describes each scene.
The plot had me turning page after page. It is the first Kim Vogel Sawyer I have read and I will be picking up another one.
It is not my normal type of novel but it was a very nice, needed, change of pace.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this historical romance.
Cassie Osbourne (6 KP) rated The Fatal Tree in Books
Nov 9, 2018
As a lover of all things history (especially to do with historical crime), I really enjoyed this book. Bess was a likeable (for all her faults) character and the Thief-taker General makes a good villain. The only small drawback would be the slang - I enjoyed it and it gave Bess that little bit more voice, but it could also get in the way at times as I had to flip to the back to find the translations.
All in all, I loved this book and will probably reread it in the not so distant future.
All in all, I loved this book and will probably reread it in the not so distant future.
David McK (3632 KP) rated The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody, #5) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
The fifth <i>Amelia Peabody</i> novel which, in a change of setting, actually takes place in and around London rather than Egypt (even though it still deals with Egyptology).
There's also a 2001 film called 'The Mummy Returns': having now read this, I can see more than a few parallels between that movie and this! British museum? Check. Historical(ish) setting? Check. Husband and wife team? Check. Precocious son? Check. Attempted Egyptian ritual/curse? Check (yet again).
OK, so the novel doesn't have the undead wandering around, nor a hot-air balloon, but still enough ...
There's also a 2001 film called 'The Mummy Returns': having now read this, I can see more than a few parallels between that movie and this! British museum? Check. Historical(ish) setting? Check. Husband and wife team? Check. Precocious son? Check. Attempted Egyptian ritual/curse? Check (yet again).
OK, so the novel doesn't have the undead wandering around, nor a hot-air balloon, but still enough ...
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