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This is actually a 2.5 star read. I wanted to give it a 3, but just couldn't justify it. Ridker's writing is smart and well-formulated with well fleshed out characters and good components. The feeling of the book was just too overwhelmingly gloomy for me and I couldn't attach myself to anything for a bit of a bright spot. There is a lot of family dysfunction and I guess I just need a little happiness in my reads.
For the full review: The Altruists on EPJ
This is actually a 2.5 star read. I wanted to give it a 3, but just couldn't justify it. Ridker's writing is smart and well-formulated with well fleshed out characters and good components. The feeling of the book was just too overwhelmingly gloomy for me and I couldn't attach myself to anything for a bit of a bright spot. There is a lot of family dysfunction and I guess I just need a little happiness in my reads.
For the full review: The Altruists on EPJ
3.5 stars. This was a good book with a smooth read and believable characters. It wasn't my usual genre, but I did enjoy it. It kept my interest well and had a few decent surprises along the way.
For full review: My Sister's Lies on EPJ
For full review: My Sister's Lies on EPJ
Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of politics. Also, I don't read a lot of nonfiction. So...this book was definitely out of my usual comfort zone. That being said, I have the utmost respect for Michelle Obama. She is intelligent, thoughtful, and inspiring. She speaks in the book of having to "earn [her] grace". I think she has more than enough of it. Though there were certainly slow spots that didn't intrigue me (I'm not into the details of campaigning, for example), she presents a fairly candid picture of her life and the things that have motivated and inspired her along the way. It was long, but well worth my time.
4.5 stars. Moving, compelling, beautiful, and heartbreaking.
**Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia is a beautiful and intelligently written generational saga set in revolutionary Mexico. The writing is fantastic with description that I can only explain as gently comprehensive. The book just flows in a way that feels comforting, despite the tense moments in the narrative. The entire story was engaging and I kept consuming the pages late into the night.
The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia was hauntingly beautiful and emotionally heart-wrenching. It shows such great talent in the author and presents a story that feels so amazingly real and tangible. It is historical fiction at its finest and shows amazing ingenuity and uniqueness in its construction and execution. Very much worth the read.
For the full review: The Murmur of Bees on EPJ
**Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia is a beautiful and intelligently written generational saga set in revolutionary Mexico. The writing is fantastic with description that I can only explain as gently comprehensive. The book just flows in a way that feels comforting, despite the tense moments in the narrative. The entire story was engaging and I kept consuming the pages late into the night.
The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia was hauntingly beautiful and emotionally heart-wrenching. It shows such great talent in the author and presents a story that feels so amazingly real and tangible. It is historical fiction at its finest and shows amazing ingenuity and uniqueness in its construction and execution. Very much worth the read.
For the full review: The Murmur of Bees on EPJ
4.5 stars. (I'm on a 4.5 streak!) So many thoughts on this one. Heart tugger. So good.
Review to come.
*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
Review to come.
*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
