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Hitler's Forgotten Children

This was an okay book. It's about an unknown program of the Nazi's.

This was an excellent book. It's about a Jewish family escaping the Nazi's, but it's so much more than just another WW2 novel. It's unique and beautifully written - and it's historical fiction, which is the best thing about it.

Searching for Sunday, A Year of Biblical Womanhood

I read these books slowly and thoughtfully and I loved them so much. Rachel Evans has been instrumental in shaping what I believe about church, womanhood, and the bible in general. I love her honesty, her thoughtfulness, and her ability to heal in her words.

The Wonder

I loved this book so much! It's about a girl who is said to have lived off of nothing to eat or drink for months. the Catholic church is being summoned to see if it's a miracle. So two nuns take turns watching the girl to see if she is indeed eating nothing.
The book was so unique and just as good as Room, Donoghue's renown book.

A Fort of Nine Towers

I loved this book. It's a memoir about a man growing up in War torn Afghanistan. The stories he tells are tragic and troubling. However, the resilience shown trumps it all. Highly recommend this book.

The Nightingale

This book came highly recommended. I've read some of Hannah's other work and enjoyed it okay. But because this was so haled as brilliant, I had high expectations. It did not live up to them. in fact, I thought it was actually a very poorly written book. She found one or two turns of phrases that were quality, and repeated them so much that I actually rolled my eyes while reading. Her characters were flat and I didn't actually care about any of them. The plot was predictable.

Save yourself time and don't read this one.

I Let You Go

Fine book enough to finish it. Loved the ending because it was ambiguous. However, it was basically another Sleeping With the Enemy.