I read a lot of WWII nonfiction history and historical fiction books. I had never heard about the Propaganda Girls that worked in the Marole Operations (MO) branch of the OSS. Propaganda Girls tells of four women who worked in the MO office.

Rogak, you can tell when you read it, a thoroughly researched book. These 4 ladies were a major part of WWII. They helped with false information to enemy soldiers trying to get them to surrender. ⬇️

Fir #ReadYourKindle2025 my February Reads
I only got the I-70 Strangler by Ruth Canton read. Hope to do better in March!

@CBee

#ISPYBINGO board for February

@DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks

February #Bookspinbingo board.

@TheAromaofBooks

February Wrap-up
13 books read!

5⭐️
The Writer by J. D. Barker and James Patterson (J. D. Barker)
The Devil at His Elbows by Valerie Bauerlein (Libby)
The Naxi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch (Netgalley)

4.5 ⭐️
Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo (Audio/Libby)
The Day The World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (Libby)
Would You Rather? By Zeitgeist (Zeitgeist/Netgalley)

4⭐️
Framed by John Grisham (Libby)
⬇️

I have read a lot of books by Brad Meltzer. When he teams up with Josh Mensch, I know I'm going to read an excellent book. They take on a little, none fact about the Big Three. They met in Terhan in 1943 to make plans for the American and British troops to invade through France. Of course, this day becomes D-Day, June 6, 1944. What isn't well known is that there is a plot by the Nazis to kill if not all the Big Three, at least one. 5⭐️

I got 1 ⭐️. Most of the films I saw when I was younger. I don't watch a whole lot of TV or Movies.

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

3.5 ⭐️

If you have lived through a few decades, then you know that for some reason, the past repeats itself. During the 1940s and 1950s, at the beginning of the Cold War, America became a country scared of communism. WWII had just ended, and the USSR (as Russia was known then) was taking over Eastern Europe, the Keoran War had started, and there was a move to take over China, it was the perfect storm for the Red Scare. The government got ⬇️

Another good book by Erik Larson. When you read one of his books, you are sure to learn a lot. He researches his books like no one else does. Thunderstruck is about a murder, not long after the Whitechapel murders, and the man who invented wireless communication. Larson tells parallel stories of each man until the end when they cross.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Nonfiction #Read2025 #Alphabetchallenge2025 (T)

March ##ReadYourKindle2025 list.

@CBee

March #Bookspinbingo list

@TheAromaofBooks

I am reading on my Kindle 2 different books

Red Scare by Clay Risen Publishes 3-18-25
The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer Published 1-10-23

##weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

It's not a popular opinion, but It drugged and bogged down a lot to me.

5⭐️ I watched the whole trail of Alex Murdaugh when it was on CourtTV. I was happy to find this book on the LibbyApp and read it. It brought into the whole crazy story the history of the Murdaugh Family. The first part of the book was about Alex's great-great-grandfather and how he opened the law firm in 1920. It showed how the Murdaugh's have always thought they were above the law. It was like it was ingrained into them. I think this is ⬇️

Stole this from Goodwill Librarian on FB! It made me laugh 😂

Crap on a cracker! I have to say this is the best book I've read all year, and I seriously doubt any book will top it. There was so much. Ugh! I can't tell you about it because I will ruin it. OK! OK! I received The Writer from J. D. Barker!! He wrote it with James Patterson. In all honesty, I thought it probably wouldn't be that good because the last couple of books I've read from Patterson haven't been up to par to me. This one,⬇️

I only got 15 percent

Favorites
1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. The Crawdads Sing
3. The Scarlett Letter

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

2 1/2 ⭐️

It's a short book with 5 True Crime stories. The main one is about the I-70 Strangler. Herb Baumeister was a married man, but he had homosexual tendencies. He was committed to a psychiatric hospital as a youth by his father. His wife could count on her hand the number of types they had sex in 25 years of marriage. He committed over 21 murders. The other 4 stories are missing person cases and murder cases. Mine is not a popular ⬇️

4.5⭐️

I never even heard of what happened in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001. Some of my friends on Litsy had read it and recommended it. I'm so glad they did. It's an uplifting story. It shows that there are still people in this world who will go out of their way to help people and be nice. I remember how America came together on September 11, and I wonder what has happened to us. We are such a divided country now. ⬇️

A cute cozy mystery. Has everything cozies have from an amuter sleuth, no gory murder, fun cat and dog characters, a red herring set in a small town. It's set in Alexandria, Virginia's charming Old Town neighborhood. Sophia Winston is the MC. She's an entertaining guru that is in a cooking contest when a murder happens. 4⭐️

#Alphabetchallenge2025 (D) #Read2025 #Bookspinbingo

I have a problem when I read a historical fiction novel, I always go down a rabbit hole. The Keeper of Lost Art was no different. Morelli wrote about something I knew little about. During WWII, the museums in Florence, Italy moved the most valuable artworks to villas in the countryside.

Morelli based her story on a real villa (though she changed the name) and the caretaker. She tells this amazing story through the eyes of Stella, ⬇️

Received Bookmail from Zeitgeist yesterday!

#Bookmail #Zeitgeist

4.5 ⭐️

It's a cute funny book that asks you questions of what you would either be, eat, or do. Great for kids 5 to 8 years old. I could see kids laughing and having so much fun with this book.

Tentative Publication Date:
February 11, 2025

Thanks to Netgalley and Zeitgeist for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

# Netgalley #Zeitgeist #WouldYouRather #ARC #Read2025 #AlphabetChallenge2025 (W)

What a hard book to read! The sad truth is that it really happens in America. We put our trust in the police, prosecutors, and judges, yet some just want to win and don't care about the lives they harm. John Grisham can great fiction and nonfiction superbly. 4⭐️

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#LibbyApp #carlislepubliclibrary #lonokecountylibrarysystem #JohnGrisham #JimMcCloskey #Framed #Nonfiction #Read2025

I'm still reading
Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
The Keeper of Lost Art by Laura Morelli

It's not the books, it's me. Life has been busy. Hoping I finish them this weekend!

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

I get transported back to Painters Mill every time I read one of Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder Series books. Burkholder has to figure out who is doing hate crimes toward the Amish. Is there more than meets the eye with these crimes. If you haven't read this series, you should give it a try.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Serieslove2025 #Read2025 #JumpStart #Bookspinbingo

Audiobook: Breaking Silence by Linda Castillo
Kindle : Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
Physical: The Keeper of Lost Art by Laura Morelli

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

🚶‍♀️ I haven't walked since December, this week I. Started back
🐶 My two boys, Max and Little Spot
🌨 The rain we got yesterday
🙌 Bible Study
☕️The massage I had yesterday

If you haven't already played, want to play? @mom_of_4 @CoverToCoverGirl @CBee @RamsFan1963

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

"Vision to an artist, is the guiding light that steers the hand." The Keeper of Lost Art by Laura Morelli

"In 2006, I published The Innocent Man, a true story about the wrongful conviction and near execution of Ron Williamson." Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

#FristLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

#ReadYourKindle @CBee

My February list!

January Book Wrap-up (I'm not going to finish any more books today)

5⭐️
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo (Libby Audiobook)
Cold as Hell by Kelly Armstrong (E-ARC Netgalley)
The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall (My Bookshelf)
From Meeca to Christ by Ahmed Joktan (Goodreads Giveaway Kindle)
My Last Name by Eric Schumacher (Goodreads Giveaway Kindle)

4⭐️
You Have Gone Too Far by Carlene O'Connor (Goodreads Giveaway Physical Book)
⬇️

My #ISPYBINGO board for January. I have a busy afternoon, and I am pretty sure I won't be finishing any more books this month.
Astor: Face
Fate of the Day: Farm Animal, Ponytail
The Woman at the Front: "A Novel", Blue Cover
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe: Leaves, Door
Cold as Hell: Place in Title, Walking
The Boyfriend: Author name in Black Letters

@DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks

I am calling it on the month of January. I have a busy afternoon and I won't be finishing any more books.

I didn't get any bingos, but I got some books read for reviews and a few off my shelf.

Did get both the #BookSpin (You Have Gone Too Far) and the #DoubleSpin (Holmes, Marple, and Poe) read this month.

@TheAromaofBooks #Bookspinbingo

Popped up on my Facebook memories, and it's still true 🤣😂📚🩷📚

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

I got 17% this week!

3 favorites:

The Great Gasby
Henry VI
Jane Erye

It's a moving quick read. It's the story of Charlotte Marie Barnes through her eyes. She reminises about growing up, her husbands and life.

Thanks to Goodreads for the E-book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Read2025 #Alphabetchallenge2025 (M) #Bookspinbingo

From Meeca to Christ is the true story of Ahmed Joktan, who grew up a Muslim and at age 19 became a Christian. It was an aspiring story. What he went through in Saudi Arabia is unbelievable. The violence he was subjected to was austrosius. After reading this book, I am more on fire for God and want to share His word more.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#Read2025 #BookSpinBingo

Holmes, Marple, and Poe is about three PI's in NYC. They solve cases using whatever means necessary. They first help solve one case that leads to three more. While the book kept my interest, it was jaw-dropping or thrilling to me. I didn't see much character development by the end of the book, they were still pulling the same kind of crap.

#Serieslove2025 #Read2025 #Alphabetchallenge2025 (H)
#Bookspinbingo #DoubleSpin

February #Bookspinbingo list. I can't believe January is almost over!
Thanks @TheAromaofBooks for always hosting

Fredia McFadden has become another favorite writer of mine. I thought I had the twist figured out. In fact, I was sure of it... but alas, I was wrong. Her twists are so good. There was one hint about the person , but I completely missed it. 4⭐️

😊 Happy Reading 😊

#LibbyApp #carlislepubliclibrary #lonokecountylibrarysystem #audio #freidamcfadden #theboyfriend #read2025

Got bookmail from J. D. Barker today! If you haven't read him, you are missing a great writer.

#bookmail

It's a genre: either cozies or historical fiction

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

What a wonderful historical women's fiction. It's a female prospective of WWI.
It showed how those on the front lines scarificed during WWI. The medics, the stretcher-bearers, and those that were wounded made this story come to life. Eleanor, as ever, only wanted to be a doctor.
Her father let her sit the exam just to get her brother to study harder, never thinking she would be the doctor. It's sit during WWI, so you have to remember, ⬇️

"The knocking at the door wakes me." My Last Name By Eric Schumacher

"THE VACANT INDUSTRIAL space that Realtor Gretchen Wik was trying to unload was located in a recently gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood called Bushwick." Homles, Marble, and Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

"Young woman, my advice to you is to go home, sit down, and take up something more useful, such as knitting. " The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall

"Vision, to an artist, is the guiding light that steers the hand." The Keeper of Art by Laura Morelli

"I grew up in Mecca, the birthplace of Islam." From Mecca to Christ by Dr. Ahmed Joktan

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Kelly Armstrong knows how to grab you and keep you engrossed in her books. They are full of mystery, suspense, and intrigue. Cold as Hell is the third book in her Haven's Rock Series. This series is a spin-off from her Rockton Series she ended after 7 books.

Armstrong's writing was superb in Cold as Hell. I stayed up until after 1 this morning, finishing it. I COULDE NOT put it down. I had to know who it was and what was going to ⬇️

I have only read 8 of these. Some are on my TBR List, though.

#TLT #Threelistthursday @dabbe

Wow! That was spicy! I thought it was going to be a cute little romance! Of course, to me, who doesn't read very many romances, and if I do, it's usually an Amish one. Anything with sex in it is spicy to me😂 It was good, but the spicy stuff didn't add anything to it for me. I'm not sure if I will continue the series.

#Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks #Read2025 @DieAReader #Autobook

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 ⬇️

#weeklyforecast

Finish:
The Fate of the Day by RickAtkinson( 100 pages left) (Goodreads )
Cold as Hell by KellyArmstrong (Netgalley E-ARC)
The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall (Goodreads)
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore (LibbyApp Auto)