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Historical Fiction Reviews: The Blackout Book Club, The Vanishing of Margaret Small #BookReview #Audiobook @emblabooks @neilalexander_ @bethany_house @recordedbooks

I do enjoy historical fiction, especially when it deals with times and situations that I don’t know a lot about. Both of these books were perfect for educating me about something that had happened in the past and I didn’t know a lot about. I found The Vanishing of Margaret Small to be very emotional for me and want to thank Sandy over at Sandy’s Book A Day for this recommendation. You can read her review here.

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Book Reviews for Black History Month: : No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot by Wes Hall and The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict &  Victoria Christopher Murray #BookReview #Audiobook

February is Black History Month and I had planned on reading several books by Authors of Colour as well as books about Black history. Unfortunately, best laid plans and all that, I only read two of my list of 6 possible. One Non-Fiction: No Bootstraps When You’re Barefoot, and one Historical Fiction: The Personal Librarian. Both were excellent and I recommend them both.

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12 Friends, 12 Books Challenge: The Butterfly Room, The Rose Garden Mini-Reviews #BookReview #Audiobook #12Friends12Books

So I am on schedule with this challenge reading/listening to the first two of twelve books for this challenge. The Butterfly Room was recommended by Sandy at Sandy’s Book a Day Blog and The Rose Garden was recommended by Bev at BEVERLEY A BAIRD. I enjoyed both of these books and look forward to the next one, One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid suggested by Susan @ Susan Loves Books) for March.

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Death by A Cornish Cove #BookReview #BlogTour @Bookouture @SocialWhirlGirl

If you enjoy A good historical cozy mystery, then pick up Death by a Cornish Cove by Fliss Chester. I want to thank Bookouture for inviting me on this blog tour. I enjoyed this one. Scroll down and check out my review.

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Historical Fiction Mini-Reviews: The Lindbergh Nanny, The Widows of Champagne #BookReview #Audiobook #BeatTheBacklist2023

The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks, Penelope Rawlins (Narrator)

Published November 15th 2022 by Dreamscape Media, LLC, Minotaur Books

3.5 Stars:

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Murder at the Charity Ball by Helena Dixon #BookReview #BlogTour @Bookouture @NellDixon

I want to thank Noelle Holten for the opportunity to read and review Murder at the Charity Ball. I am thoroughly enjoying the Miss Underhay series and want to share my thoughts with you. It is available for purchase now.

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Saturday Morning for Kids: The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna & The Other Side of the River #BookReview #Audiobook

This meme was started by Rae Longest at Powerful Women Readers. As I am a grandmother, who loves to read to her grandchildren, a mother who loved to read to and with her children, and a retired teacher librarian, this meme really attracted me.

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Historical Fiction Reviews: Looking For Jane & When We Had Wings #BookReview #Audiobook

Looking For Jane by Heather Marshall

Published March 1st 2022 by Simon & Schuster Canada

5 Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Murder on Board by Helena Dixon #BookReview #BlogTour @Bookouture @NellDixon

Murder on Board (Miss Underhay #10) by Helena Dixon

Published October 19th 2022 by Bookouture

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