*Genre* Historical Fiction*Rating* 4.0*First Thoughts*”Oh, you silly, naive men.” I shook my weary head and genuinely pitied their ignorance. “You’ve clearly never been a sixteen-year-old girl in the fall of 1918.”* Absolutely love this quote!Upon finishing In The Shadows of Blackbirds, I asked mys...
The grief I had to endure regarding HOW Stephen died, and the intense joy and shock I felt whenever my predictions were proven to be accurate had me staring into space for hours!I had nightmares and it took me 3 days to read another book after I finished this. And this is a compliment. I just love t...
Where to even start. In the Shadow of Blackbirds has so many merits, it's difficult to know where to begin.First of all, the ambiance in this novel was astounding. I honestly thought Mary Shelley was living in a rainy, gloomy place rather than San Diego. And it's not that Cat Winters describes San D...
4.5 starsI don't know what to say about this book. It was incredibly atmospheric, bleak and certain scenes were rather creepy (not the jump scare kind but the kind that sends chills down your spine and make gooseflesh pop up, especially if you're reading this alone at night. ------------------------...
**No spoilers.I don’t know the scientific veracity of the above, but the internet never lies.I imagine I would have not done well had I lived in the WWII era, because hand sanitizer is my very best friend. I know it only kills 99.99% of germs, but that’s 99.99% less than were on my hands before I us...
This was one of those well-written books that was just not fun to read (for me). I kept thinking, "Do I love it or hate it?" It was kind of like a train wreck -- not in the plot or story telling but in the topic -- in that I could not look away. I had to get to the end to see how the craziness playe...
Wow. I usually try to stay away from books that seem like they have the potential to be creepy but this one really interested me and it got such great reviews from my friends that I decided to check it out anyway. And I'm really glad I did. This book is about four things: 1. World War I 2. The influ...
Originally Published at: http://yabooknook.tumblr.com/post/52991242541/book-recommendation-in-the-shadow-of-blackbirdsOh God.I am literally choking up. I just finished this book and ran here to write this book recommendation, even though I have no time.This book hugged my heart and broke it. If you ...
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