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Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 | Rick Atkinson

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I started this book on December 21, 2024, and finished it tonight on January 20, 2025.
One reason it took me a month to read is that it is a chunkster of a book. I, also, went down the rabbit hole, which I seem to do when I read a history book. The Fate of the Day covers the American Revolutionary War from 1777-1780. It's the 2nd volume in The Revolution Trilogy.

I thought I knew a lot about the Revolutionary War. It's a subject we are ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read taught about in school, though I have been out of school for 33 years. I learned a lot from this book. I obviously missed part of it in school, was never taught some parts, or I have forgotten some of it. For instance, I knew that France helped America during the war, but I never knew that the Germans helped Britain. Or, the Indians helped both sides, and sometimes, the same Indians helped both sides at the same time. One thing that surprised me was that they hung people who helped the British without a trail.

Atkinson takes you on an adventure through this time in the American Revolution. He takes you from America to France with Benjamin Franklin, as well as Britain and Ireland. Even though it took me a month to read, because I was reading other books along with this one (I usually have 6 or 7 books going at a time), I enjoyed it. If you love history, I recommend this book to you.

Tentative Publication Date: April 29, 2025

I won an ARC through a Goodreads Giveaway. Thanks to Goodreads, Penguin Random House, Crown Publishing, and Rick Atkinson for the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Roxanareads

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz | Erik Larson

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Crazeedi

I Want You to Know We�re Still Here | Esther Safran Foer

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Thank you #crownpublishing and #netgalley for the opportunity to read and review #iwantyoutoknowwerestillhere
Publication March 30, 2020
This book touched my heart in a deep way. The author is the daughter of a holocaust survivor and is searching for answers about her parents families who were murdered in Ukraine. Her mother refused to tell her much about her life, and her father died when she was eight years old. She researches and through⬇️

Crazeedi many serendipitous events finds the answers to many of her questions about her family. As she tells us her heritage is saved through memories. I definitely recommend this book, as its important we #neverforget 5y

TheAromaofBooks It can be really hard to find answers to family questions when the family members don't want to share painful memories - I had a great-uncle who landed on D-Day but would never talk about his experiences. I understand, but am also sad about that piece of family history that has been lost forever. 5y

Crazeedi @TheAromaofBooks that is so true 5y

Cinfhen I‘m really looking forward to reading this book. Was she a good writer?? 5y

Crazeedi @Cinfhen yes I think it was well written 5y

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tammysue

Recursion | Blake Crouch

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WOW 4.5 stars - I was completely blown away. Thriller plus Sci-Fi equals one crazy, mind-boggling, addictive and suspenseful ride!! Once I picked it up I couldn‘t put it down. Recursion is a must read especially if you gave Dark Matter a thumbs up.
Excited to hear Netflix has bought the movie rights. I can‘t wait to see it.

#NetGalley #CrownPublishing

SheReadsAndWrites No way! As I read this I thought it would make an awesome movie. 😃 5y

Trashcanman Where have you gone!!!??? 4y

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Lostinagoodbook

Foundryside: A Novel | Robert Jackson Bennett

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Happy book birthday 🎂!!
This is a good one if you love fantasy, you can pick it up today.
Full review here: https://lostnagoodbook.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/foundryside-robert-jackson-benne...
#bookbirthday #bookreview #fantasybooks #foundryside #crownpublishing #netgalley #bookstagram

Guildedearlobe I have this on my maybe pile. Loved The Troupe and most of his early stuff. Trying to decide to read or do it in Audio. (edited) 6y

Lostinagoodbook I haven‘t heard the audiobook but it‘s very good. I haven‘t read anything else he‘s written. I need to add them to my TBR 😊 6y

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britt_brooke

A Ladder to the Sky | John Boyne

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Where do YOU get YOUR ideas, Mr. Boyne?? 😜Because they‘re fantastic.

Expectations were high because The Heart‘s Invisible Furies is pretty perfect. And I was not disappointed. I appreciate a good episodic narrative which I think is hard to pull off. Here, it‘s well-executed and flawlessly punctuated by differing perspectives. I gasped, I cringed, and I laughed. Clever and darkly humorous. I loved it!

PUB DATE: 11.13.18

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britt_brooke #JohnBoyne #ALaddertotheSky #CrownPublishing (edited) 6y

Ms_T Great review! I have the audiobook which I‘m looking forward to starting. 6y

kspenmoll Great review! Cannot wait to read this! 6y

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erzascarletbookgasm That‘s great! 👍 I hope to get to read this! 6y

britt_brooke @Ms_T @kspenmoll Thank you! 💚 I think you all will like it. 6y

britt_brooke @erzascarletbookgasm I think you‘ll like it! 6y

vivastory I still need to read Heart's Invisible Furies 😬 6y

JennyM I‘m excited now!!! 6y

BarbaraBB @vivastory How can it be possible that YOU haven‘t read it yet 😉😘?! 6y

BarbaraBB I just bought a copy, and am looking forward to it, especially now I‘ve read your review 💕 6y

britt_brooke @vivastory It‘s one of the best novels I‘ve ever read. 💚 6y

britt_brooke @JennyM 💚 6y

britt_brooke @BarbaraBB 🤗 6y

Jess7 So jealous! 6y

Hazel0303 I desperately need to start a book blog so I can start getting ARC‘s from netgalley 6y

britt_brooke @Hazel0303 I don‘t have a blog, but I was able to sign up as a “consumer reader” as in posting ratings on GR (or amazon, etc). Try it! 6y

Hazel0303 Omg I will! @britt_brooke thanks! I‘ll let you know if it works! 6y

britt_brooke @Hazel0303 Hope it works! 🤞🏻 6y

Reviewsbylola Oooooh can‘t wait! 6y

britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola It‘s no Furies, but it‘s a great read. 5⭐️ 6y

minkyb Glad to hear! 6y

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Lostinagoodbook

Foundryside: A Novel | Robert Jackson Bennett

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Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
If you like Sanderson you will love this new series.
Full review here: https://lostnagoodbook.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/foundryside-robert-jackson-benne...
#fantasybooks #lgbtqinclusive #netgalley #bookreview #bookstagram #crownpublishing

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laundry_piles

Macbeth | Jo Nesbo

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A modern retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It was a very slow build and not overly original. Macbeth is head of SWAT. Duncan, the police chief commissioner, is his boss and Lady runs the Casino and convinces Macbeth to "kill the king". Not love for me because it was painfully SLOW.

#arc #netgalley #crownpublishing #hogarthshakespeare #macbeth #jonesbo

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