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"Imagine if all men took women seriously. Education would change. The workforce would revolutionize.." — Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry Goodreads Synopsis: Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s... Continue Reading →
There are a lot of books coming out in February with some of my favorite categories: WWII, myths and fairy tales, and middle grade February 7 Goodreads Synopsis: 1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post sponsored by The Artsy Reader Girl. Each month I post a review of my favorite book of the month. Today's topic is New-to-me authors I discovered in 2022. I realized many of them last year were by authors I hadn't read before. I've posted links for my reviews;... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is weekly post sponsored by The Artsy Reader Girl . This week's topic is 2023 reading g Goodreads goal: read 85 books. My total for this year was 82, so it seemed like a realistic goal Read at least one book a month that has been on my tbr pile for years.... Continue Reading →
Thank you to Netgalley for providing with a free ebook copy of this title in exchange for an honest review. Description: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? Why did Elizabeth I's courtiers hail her as a goddess come to earth?The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries... Continue Reading →
This is a little delayed because I had some issues with exporting my goodreads information to storygraph: Read 72 books, 25,073 pages This is typical of my reading since I read a lot of romance and women's fiction, which qualifies as emotional and lighthearted. I'm not really sure how they determine pace, but comparing this... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post sponsored by artsyreadergirl for people who love books and lists. The topic this week is favorite books of 2022. Note: these are books I read in 2022, not published in 2022. I've included links to my reviews. 10 My Review 9 My Review 8 My Review 7 My... Continue Reading →
"Sometimes what you want is given to you in a way that is so very different from how you had pictured getting it." — Susan Meissner, The Last Year of the War Goodreads Synopsis Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old in 1943--aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a... Continue Reading →
These books are a great start to 2023! January 10 Goodreads Synopsis: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these... Continue Reading →
I'm a day late on this one, but wanted to get it in since I haven't posted much this month. These aren't necessarily gifts, but they are the most recent additions to the tbr pile. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, where people like me who love lists... Continue Reading →
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