- The Paris Model

 

The Paris Model

by Alexandra Joel

The Paris Model is a quick historical fiction. It is a very interesting multi timeline novel set in Paris.

The story is about Grace Woods, an orphan in an Australian ship farm, who becomes one of the most favorite models for Christian Dior.

The beginning was slow, and it took me some time to connect with the characters. Grace is spending lots of time horse riding and she enjoys spending time with her mother looking at fashion magazines.

She marries the man she loves, her high school sweetheart, not knowing how her life changes after her husband returns from the war. Her life becomes abusive and she decides to escape her marriage and follow her dreams in Paris by becoming a model.

She acquires a role as a model for Christian Dior and she finds the opportunity to befriend important people including artists, diplomats, authors, and princesses.

These connections end up with her falling in love with Philippe Boyer,

Phillippe has a life full of secrets, Grace finds out about his life of international espionage and that her life is in great danger.

I enjoyed the details portraying post-war Paris, I was moved and captivated by Grace’s story.

The author did a great job researching for this book. the ending was breathtaking.

The Paris Model is a twisty and fast historical fiction.  

 

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- The Transatlantic Book Club

 The Transatlantic Book Club

by Felicity Hayes-McCoy

Today I’m featuring The Transatlantic Book Club! I have to say I really like the cover. It is about a virtual book club connecting the US town where the Finfarran emigrants live with Ireland’s Finfarran Peninsula.  The first book they choose for their book club is a detective novel that ends up creating conflicts on both sides of the ocean.

It was so heartwarming that Cassie started the book club for her grandmother to cheer her up. the time they spent together. 

I enjoyed the plot of Pat and her adjustment to dealing with Ger’s Death. The countryside vibe and historical side of the plot were what I liked the most. It is a story of family and friendship with a great deal of humor.

It is a very easy book to read. A bit slow at the beginning though

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- Death in the Cloud

 

Death in the Cloud

by 

E.J. Simon

 

Death In The Cloud is a political thriller. It was my first book by E.J.Simon. and now I want to read his previous books now.

 

The story starts with a commercial airliner missing and it ends up linking to a nuclear attack. The world is on the edge of nuclear apocalypse and there is only one person you can save the world from mutual mass destruction.

 

I grew up immersed in aviation and I found the description of the airline attack so real and vivid, it gave me goosebumps. I found AI involvement in the story very interesting and extremely real.

The characters and plot are very well portrayed.

 

It would have been a 4 star if the reader weren’t left in limbo with Alex!!

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- When Robins Appear

 

When Robins Appear

by Densie Webb 

Deborah is a freelancer with a loving family; her daughter is attending NYU next year and she thinks she and Richard (her husband) are going to be very lonely when she leaves. 

To her surprise, Amanda falls in love with a younger boy, named Graham and decides to postpone her school and stay with him. 

Deborah is uncertain about Graham, and watching her daughter rushing towards heartache, revives her memories and her secrets.

This is a story of family, honesty, heartbreak, and acceptance. It is a work of fiction with a bit of a twist about Deborah’s love for her family and her secrets. A captivating, heartbreaking story of a woman and her motivation to save her family when they are is in great danger.

what I loved the most was the dual perspective (Deborah and Amanda). The characters were amiable, and I was able to connect with them easily. I enjoyed how the author portrayed Deborah, and the ending sure did surprise me.

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** Book and Bookish Mail

 Started this week with these amazing book and bookish mail.⁣

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Many thanks to the publishers for sending me a copy of these books. 

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- Games We Played

 Games we played

By Shawne Steiger

The story is about Rachel, a 30-year-old Jewish Lesbian actress, who becomes an online “Nazi” bullies target after her recent interview. She is struggling with a part of her and identity and the online harassment is getting more serious and physical. She decides to travel across the country to visit her family. This is when she reunites with Stephen, her childhood friend. Stephen has been dishonorably discharged from the army when in Iraq. He has no money and trying to adjust himself to his new life. This is when these two friends connect despite all their differences. 

I have to say the story is a slow burner as we get to know both characters and up to the first half of the story.

I struggled a lot to get to the midpoint. But then I was hook once it was in full swing. It was a difficult book to read as the racist language is intense. However, I believe the story was very well written (for the second part). Both characters played touching roles in this story and I felt empathy for them throughout the novel.

I would recommend this book to those who are interested in reading about racism and all the shocks and suffering it causes to those who are affected by it. 

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- The Last Agent

 

The Last Agent (Charles Jenkins, #2)

by Robert Dugoni

I haven’t read book one, so I had to read a summary before reading The Last Agent. 

This was my first book by Robert Dugoni and I enjoyed it a lot. A story of betrayal and espionage. 

Charles Jenkins is a former spy in his sixties who is trying to escape Russia, and every time he escapes, he gets caught and he tries to escape again.

I found the choice of character brilliant; the level of reader engagement is extremely high.  I felt tensions being built as I went through each chapter. 

A perfectly written, suspenseful, and thrilling story. The details were portrayed artistically, and I enjoyed the plot very much.

I recommend it to those who enjoy suspense and thriller reads.

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