𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 (𝐄𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐲 #𝟏) | Book Review

𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧 (𝐄𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐲 #𝟏)

𝐁𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐦 𝐓ó𝐢𝐛í𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐧𝐞𝐫

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟓.𝟓.𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟗 

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Thank you @dartfroggco and @scribnerbooks for this gifted copy. 

It is a simple yet stirring portrait of a young Irish woman who came to America in the 1950s. Eilis Lacey left her family behind and traveled by ship to America.

As a fan of character-driven stories, I enjoyed this immersive tale that follows Eilis from her home in Enniscorthy, Ireland, across the rolling sea on a ship to Brooklyn, where a Parish Preist sponsors her new life. 

What struck me were the details of Eilis’s daily life; in some books, they might have dragged down the plot. But here, they give you a sense of her place and being—her loneliness and dislocation.

Eilis finds work and meets Tony, an Italian-American. When she and Tony begin to fall in love, Eilis is called back to Ireland due to heartbreaking news. As Eilis travels back and forth across the ocean, she carries secrets and pieces of her heart. 

The author left a few things in the air. Luckily, book two 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 is coming out in May. 

I paired my reading with the gifted audiobook from @simon.audio, which enhanced the reading experience.

🎥 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 ago, 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵?

🚢 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞?

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 | Book Tour

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟒.𝟐.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑁𝑜𝑤!

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Thank you @tlcbooktours @tnzfiction and @ourfriendlyfarmhouse for a spot on tour and a gifted book. 

𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳.

Successful screenwriter Finn Masters just landed his dream job writing for Neighbors, one of Hollywood’s highest-rated, longest-running sitcoms. The only downside? It will put him back in proximity of the show’s universally adored, optimistic, altruistic star, Lavender Rhodes, who has been inadvertently ruining his life since they were school chums in England. But she doesn’t even know she destroyed his acting career and wrecked his relationship with the love of his life.

He’s not about to let this woman yank yet another dream out from under his feet. In fact, he realizes he’s been given the ideal opportunity to plot his payback: spinning her character in shocking new directions. What could go wrong? Only everything. As Finn’s not-so-brilliant plot backfires one scene after the next, catching him in the blasts, he’s forced to think about this impossible, infuriating…and maybe even lovable woman in an entirely new light.

💞Sweet romantic comedy

💜Enemies to Lovers

☀️Grumpy/Sunshine

🐶Adorable dogs

🎬Hollywood setting

I’m loving romcoms right now, so this one is moving up on my #TBRpile. 

❓ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴘᴀʏʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɢᴏ?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 | Book Review

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞 

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟒.𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒  𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑃𝑢𝑏 𝐷𝑎𝑦!

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Thank you @kayepublicity for this gifted book.

Charlotte is a young woman navigating her way through the depths of grief as she recently watched her father die. Struggling to focus on her coursework at college, Charlotte receives a frantic call from her friend Evie. Evie is pregnant. 

Charlotte decides to leave school to spend time with Evie at the charming inn Evie’s parents own. It’s located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She hopes the water, sand, and Evie and her family will help clear her mind, but a storm is brewing over the sea and in her heart. 

The beautiful setting is such an active and stirring part of the narrative. The coastal sounds, the waves’ rhythm, and the storm’s tempest all reflect the characters’ emotions.

The story explores Charlotte’s grief with authenticity. But I loved the friendship between her and Evie. Both girls are facing a future they hadn’t foreseen – a future they are uncertain of – yet together and with honest assertions of sadness and longings, they move forward; their friendship is an anchor as the storm blows around them. 

The writing here is comfortable, with much sincerity and heart. Character growth, friendship, a little romance, and the vivid coastal setting make me want to call this a beach read –  just know that it’s a little more about loss and love than happily ever after. 

🏖️ 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢? 𝐷𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝐻𝐸𝐴?

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 | Book Tour

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟏𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you @tlcbooktours @nelsonbooks @thomasnelson and @shespeaksfireco for a spot on tour and a gifted book. 

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙊𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚

Deeply wounded as a child, Mariela Rosario grew up with pain that seemed too profound to heal. She fell into toxic habits of drug use, people-pleasing, and shame. Then, alone in her house in 2015, Mariela experienced a miraculous encounter with God that prompted her to turn away from those destructive patterns and begin attending church. As her relationship with Jesus deepened, she launched a ministry to help other women overcome their past hurts so that they, too, could walk in freedom and joy. Because when a woman’s God-given purpose is activated, she speaks fire.

In this transformative book Mariela draws on the biblical story of the garden of Eden to explore eight lessons about shame that will nourish us and lead us to live authentically, powerfully, and freely. As Mariela shows us how we can return to sweet communion with God and ourselves and live in community with others, she helps us see

• why the seed of shame might be holding us back from God’s call,
• what it looks like to let go of the need for others’ approval,
• who our real enemy is and why he will never win, and
• how to bravely own our stories so we can help others find freedom too.

Feelings of shame can feel so overwhelming that it’s hard to know how to move forward. She Speaks Fire will give you the encouragement and validation you need to take that first step—and every bold step after that—to live an authentic and loving life on fire for God.

🔥𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 (𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚡𝚝): I speak fire_______

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 | Review & Tour Stop

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞

𝐁𝐲 𝐆.𝐓. 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐌𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐞

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟖.𝟑𝟎.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

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This was a fresh, fun debut! I enjoy stories about characters who are feeling lost, lonely or needing a second chance – and that’s exactly what Dasia needed. 

When we first meet Dasia she is starting yet another temporary position with a London-based healthcare provider. She only tells us that she quits each job every few weeks, so she can’t hurt anyone. This sets up a bit of a mystery, but ultimately, it’s her backstory that will tug on your heart. 

Dasia has been keeping the world at arm’s length to ensure she doesn’t hurt anyone or get hurt in the process. But suddenly, she is in a position to help, to make a difference—is it worth the risk? 

This delightful story demonstrates Dasia’s growth as she forms friendships, reveals her past, and even opens her heart to love.   

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @gt.london.author for a spot on tour and a gifted book.

☕𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚍 𝚊 𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚓𝚘𝚋? 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚛?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭 | Book Review

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭

𝐁𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐥

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟑.𝟏𝟐.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭 is the eloquent and poetic story of two famous poets from the 19th century. ⁣

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In 1845, both Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett were poets but their lives were very different. Elizabeth, though from a wealthy family, was sickly and confined much of the time to her room. Robert was younger and much poorer but loved to travel.

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Both poets admired each other’s work, Robert so much so that he wrote to Elizabeth declaring his love for her although he had not yet met her. But he was unworthy of Elizabeth in her family’s eyes. ⁣

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This is undoubtedly an unconventional love story. The constraints of the time period are evident as Elizabeth was controlled by her father and brother. Their family wealth was gained from the sugar plantations and, thus, the people they owned. ⁣

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True to a love poem, Robert desired to whisk Elizabeth off to Italy to marry her and allow the Italian sun to heal her. ⁣

Whether you are a poetry fan or not, you’ll find these two historical figures and their desire to spend their lives together fascinating. This is a rich and layered tale that examines privilege, wealth, colonialism, early feminism, and, of course, love.

Thank you @algonquinbooks for this gifted digital copy.

🩷 𝐹𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑒𝑚 𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔 (𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐?)?

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | Book Tour

𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐈𝐧𝐤 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟑.𝟏𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑂𝑢𝑡 𝑁𝑜𝑤!

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Thank you @tlcbooktours @aileenerin @inkmonsterbooks and @samtheexorcist for a spot on tour and a gifted book. 

From USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen Erin comes an all-new action-packed, romance-filled paranormal series.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤:

There are three things I know without question.

One: demons are real.

Two: humans make awful mistakes that get them in demonic trouble more often than you’d think.

And three: I’m the only one who can help them.

I straddle the line between the mortal and spiritual realms every day. People might think they’re two different places, but they’re not. They lay on top of each other. It’s messy, and that’s why so many people need my help. Since I was little, I’ve been called all kinds of names – unusual, abnormal, even insane. Which is fitting since they keep throwing me into mental facilities. I’ve been in and out of them my entire life.

But no matter what people say, no matter what I’m risking, I will always help those in need.

Because there’s an endless war carrying on all around us, every minute of every day. One that can’t be seen by mortal eyes. But I can see it, the spiritual battle for mortal souls, and I’m working hard to make sure my father is on the losing side. 

My father – Astaroth, Satan’s general – is why I can do this. He’s why I’m not normal. I hear my father whispering my name each night, his taunts echoing through the spiritual realm. He’s hunting me, and I know the day will come when I must face him again.

Every portal I open could be the one that finally pulls me back to Hell, and I wonder if I will be brave enough, strong enough, good enough to fight him.

My name is Samantha Catherine Lopez, and I am Nephilim. This is my story.

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𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙/𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑌𝐴, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑡.

😱𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐫? 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝? 𝐎𝐫 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 | Review & Tour Stop

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮

𝐁𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐧

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟐.𝟐𝟎.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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The war is over, and young Fanny Fabricant finds herself a widow. While most women are returning to domesticity now that the men are home, Fanny needs a job to support her young daughter. She lands a position as a secretary to the “queen” of radio serials (not to be referred to as soap, but it kind of is). 

The story is character-driven, with strong women like Fanny and her independent Aunt Rose leading the way. While I would have liked to have explored the characters more deeply, not doing so kept the book on the more lighthearted side. 

New York City and the changing cultural and political landscape of the 1950s made for an interesting backdrop. The author worked in some of the then-current historical events, such as the “red scare” and blacklisting of screenwriters, which brought an authentic feel to the narrative.

This was a fresh and entertaining look at life in the post-WWII years, especially for women.

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours @stmartimspress and @ellenfeldmanauthor for a spot on tour and the gifted book.

🫧📺🫧  𝐴𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑜 “𝑠𝑜𝑎𝑝𝑠” 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ‘50𝑠, 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑜𝑎𝑝 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑠?  𝐷𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒?

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐗 | Book Review

𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐗

𝐁𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟑.𝟓.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you @meryl_moss and @booktrib for the gifted digital copy. 

Books about designer babies, DNA, and celebrity stalking are nothing new, but 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐗 combines the three to create an intriguing thriller. 

Set in the not-too-distant future, a black market platform called The Vault is dedicated to DNA theft. They pick up any trace of DNA off cups, straws, silverware, or a stray hair, saving the cells that can now be used for creating babies from celebrities and the wealthy. 

A famous singer, Trace Thorne is tired of paying a ransom for his own cells. He doesn’t want to be a father to hundreds of stalking fans. So he pays Ember Ryan to be his bio-security and to clean up his DNA everywhere he goes. 

But then the unimaginable happens – a woman approaches them, claiming to be pregnant with Trace’s child.

This is a fast read. The technology and science aren’t too far-fetched, so it’s easy to follow along and get lost in the story. I thought I knew what was happening up until about two-thirds of the way in, when I realized something much bigger was at play. 

This touches on the ethical questions of bio-engineering and it may make you question just how safe your DNA truly is—a captivating and thought-provoking speculative thriller. 

🧬 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 “𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲,” 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬?

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 | Book Review

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭

𝐁𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐫

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫: 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝟑.𝟏.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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What I thought might be another war novel burst into a literary symphony. 

In German-occupied Bruges, Belgium, World World I is coming to an end. Evelien, an artist, is trying to care for her family’s safety while her husband is at war. 

The story takes on notes of intrigue and danger when Evelien is approached by the resistance, asking her to steal names from her German employer. She knows the risks but weighs the cost of the prize – a letter from her beloved husband. 

Art is a beautiful melody that plays throughout the narrative. Evelien desires to be an artist while safeguarding a prized painting; you can feel her longing and confinement. 

The lyrical prose, which beautifully illustrates all the emotions Evelien wrestled with—duty, guilt, love—is what really drew me into this story. It is a heartbreaking story of love, war, and even an unlikely friendship.

 𝐼 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘. 

Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @gian_sardar for a spot on tour and the gifted book.

🤫𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞?