Genre: Historical fiction
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Book Review: The Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel
I always enjoy a good historical fiction novel and I always end up reading those about World War II. Weina Dai Randel’s The Last Rose of Shanghai has been on my TBR since late 2021, but I never picked it up, although I really wanted to do so. Clearly I was on a cleaning my…
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Book Review: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Iranian-American author Marjan Kamali is an author whose books I read and thoroughly enjoyed. However, it took me a while to pick up her newest release, The Lion Women of Tehran. This is not due to the book itself, but I was awaiting a Dutch publication as I read her other books in Dutch. This…
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Book Review: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Kate Quinn is a beloved author by many readers and bloggers. However, I hadn’t read any book by her yet, so I thought 2025 would be the year to discover her work. One of her most popular titles is The Alice Network, so I decided that this would be my introduction to this author’s work.…
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Book Review: Honor by Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak is an author whose books I’ve been eyeing for a while now. Especially There Are Rivers in the Sky has piqued my interest, which I finally acquired last month. Ironically enough, it’s Honor that was my introduction to this author. This is one of Shafak’s first books, published in 2011. However, as this…
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Book Review: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ever since I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid back in 2018, I have been on the lookout for more books. I have been spoiled nearly every year, because most books after were a hit. Of course, not everything was up my alley, but with Carrie Soto is Back, the…