Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021. So I wanted to share a book that impacted me greatly, Auschwitz Lullaby by Mario Escobar. My review: I could summarize my reaction to this story in only one way: SOOOOO MANY TEARS!!! Auschwitz Lullaby is such an emotional story! I was an emotional mess the entire time... Continue Reading →
My initial thoughts posted to Goodreads immediately after finishing The Girl from the Channel Islands: Normally, I would take some time, collect my thoughts and the broken pieces of my heart from the floor and THEN sit down to type out all the thoughts swirling around in my brain so you all would be able... Continue Reading →
Have you ever read a book and wondered why it's not one of those reads everyone is talking about? That was me after reading The Balance of Heaven and Earth by Laurence Westwood a couple years and why I decided to make it one of the first of my "lost" reviews to bring back. My... Continue Reading →
My first thought after finishing In the Garden of Spite: WHAT THE HECK DID I JUST READ?!?!?!?! My daughter just asked if I'm okay and the answer is NO! I'm definitely NOT okay!!! "They never expected me to hold a grudge."Those words will haunt me for quite some time now. My review/thoughts: I admit I've been... Continue Reading →
Below is a post I wrote previously on "Wings of a Flying Tiger" by Iris Yang. The third book in this series recently came out and while I haven't had the chance to read it yet, I wanted to re-share my post on what started the series. Let me know what you think! This may... Continue Reading →
Jess Combs 