What the Wind Knows | 
pickOriginally picked it up last summer because I was on an Outlander kick and this is much in the same vein.
IMHO, this is a more succinct version of outlander. The timeline is shortens, the characters are deeper and more compelling much faster, and there is a lot less melodrama. Basically, I found it to be a lot of the things I loved about the first couple outlander books, but without a lot of the things I didn't love. And a real fresh setting.
Thank you Jennifer!!! I LOVE these socks and we are going to read Nina in July for our #BotmBuddyRead 📚🥰 thank you so much sweet friend 😘😘😘 Merry Christmas 🎄
It's officially my winter break, I got through today's to - do list, and I'm kicking back. 🥳This book is a gentle read to start me off. Reminds me of Outlander and Susanna Kearsley books - time travel and history and romance.
The wind you hear is the same wind that has always blown. The rain that falls is the same rain. Over and over, round and round, like a giant circle. The wind and the waves have been present since time began. The rocks and stars too. But the rocks don‘t speak, and the stars are too far away to tell us what they know.”
pickBeautiful story. A bit predictable a few times, but still a lovely story. It evoked a wide range of emotions from me; I often could feel what the heroine was feeling. I sometimes don‘t care for time travel stories, but this one was well executed. I highly recommend.
"Don‘t revel in tragedy, Annie. Rejoice in love. And once you find it, don‘t let it go. In the end, it is the one thing you won‘t regret,”
"it is in the legends and tales that we keep our ancestors, our culture, and our history alive. We turn memories into stories, and if we don‘t, we lose them. If the stories are gone, then the people are gone too."
pickThis was literary ambrosia. I loved it and gave it 5 sparkling stars. It was beautifully constructed and the two main characters were well developed. My only qualm was that when I closed the book, I wasn‘t left pondering any character tensions. The plot wrapped up so tidily that it was a little convenient.
pickGot to love a pretty #seabreezestack 💙 I love the sea and still miss being close to it... Isn't that little fishing boat souvenir we bought in Hamburg (Germany) the cutest though? 😍
This stack includes two of my all time favorites and 5 star reads: What The Wind Knows and The Boy Who Steals Houses. 💙💛💙💛
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/07/west-michigan-library-could-clos.... This makes me sad & frustrated. Not only are local libraries a wonderful place to visit for books as well as activities but the Michigan MelCat system makes it possible to check out almost any book at any library in Michigan. Tagged book is my most recent loan from MelCat.
pickA beautiful story of love and historical fiction wrapped up in a bit of fantasy. Now I want to go to Ireland!
If someone‘s already put this out there, please excuse the repetition. This one‘s on US Kindle sale ($1.99). Lots of 4-5⭐️ reviews on Amazon and here as well. It was on my wishlist so I snatched it up! 😊🤩
pickIf you enjoy historical fiction, mixed with time travel and romance, then this is an incredibly satisfying read.
"My grandfather told me once that happiness is an expression of gratitude. And it‘s never wrong to be grateful."
Bwahahahaha ... educated by Amazon ... yet again!
Anyone read this? That‘s a lot of 5 star reviews!
pickOh. My. Goodness. That. Ending! The time traveling pulled me in. I was mystified by it. Somehow if you try to overanalyze it, it will just make your head spin. The story was beautiful and unforgettable. This is my first novel with this author and I am pleased to say that I enjoyed it very much.
I'm only in ch 1 and I'm already getting the "feels" with this book, and somehow I'm getting the premonition that something is about to surprise me. ????
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I'm on a roll this month, another lovely novel with my favorite sub genre #timetravel. This one is set in 2001and 1920s #Ireland. #historicalfiction The image was found on Goodreads🍃
so-soI had high expectations about this book but it didn‘t quite deliver. The novel is interesting and educational on the Easter Rising and life in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century. As a love story, however, it did not evoke an emotional response...
It‘s been on the best seller list so I had to try it out. #Ireland #historicalfiction #timetravel ❤️❤️❤️ #worthit #reading #bookstagram
❤️❤️❤️ I‘m REALLY enjoying this so far. Can‘t wait to see where it goes. Amy Harmon is so good.
Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather‘s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time.
#Ireland #literaryluck @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
So, I completely forgot about Amazon first reads this month. Crazy! I chose the tagged book about a woman who travels to Ireland to scatter her grandpa's ashes and is transported back to 1921. The Broken Circle about the author's escape from Afghanistan and Where the Forest Meets the Stars about a mysterious girl who claims to be from the stars and sent to witness five miracles also sounded really good, so I pre-ordered them.
If all men loved their wives the way I love Anne, we would be a useless lot. Or maybe the world would know peace. Maybe the wars would end, and the strife would cease as we centred our lives on loving and being loved.
My pick for Amazon First Reads! ❤️ I‘ve been getting more into historical fiction lately and this one looks really good!
