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This is one of my favorite books of the year.  Pevear and Volokhonsky (the best Russian translators!) have created a wonderful translation of Ms. Alexievich's amazing oral history.  The author interviewed Soviet women who fought in World War II and recorded their stories.  These stories were beautiful and heart-breaking and such an eye-opening look at the Soviet experience in World War II.  The translators did such a good job and making it seem as thought the book was written in English; it wasn't choppy or weird, it flowed exactly as it should.  I would highly encourage anyone interested in this part of history to read this book.  I will definitely be buying a copy for my home library.  5 stars.




I have such a love/hate relationship with this author but I can't turn down a book on the Grey sisters.  I find them to be so fascinating!  That being said, the whole section on Lady Jane Grey was rough.  Jane was completely insufferable and I just did not like her at all.  The rest of the story that focused on Katherine and Mary was pretty good.  I can't help but feel sympathy for those two because their lives could not have been easy and I enjoyed Ms. Gregory's portrayal of them.  Overall, this was an okay read if you can get past the sections on Jane. 3 stars.




I love this author and I love this series.  The Library of Light and Shadow is a wonderful addition to the Daughters of La Lune series.  Delphine Duplessi is the main focus of this novel and I think she is my favorite so far.  Her gift is so unique and I really liked reading about her regular art as well as her shadow art.  In addition to Delphine's art, the story surrounding the search for Flamel's book kept me reading as fast as I could.  This was a delightfully magical mystery and I highly recommend this series. 4 stars

I received all of the above books from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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