A counting book for toddlers using the carol, The 12 Days of Christmas. As you read the book with your child, the child can count along with the verses of the carol. The illustrations are bright and colorful. Each page corresponds to a verse with each animal or person doing something different and wearing different outfits. This is a cute book for your toddler and a good way toa remember the song for you.
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Before beginning my review, would like to mention a **trigger warning** here. There is mention of sexual abuse at the beginning of the book. Not graphic mind you, but enough to turn your stomach so it had taken me quite aback. But the whole scene was handled pretty well by the author so kudos to her.
How To Love a Duke In Ten Days is book 1 of the newest series by Kerrigan Byrne titled Devil You Know. TBH, I was waiting for the latest in her other series, Victorian Rebels, which is a series I’ve come to love over the years. So this new venture left me a bit intrigued. Of course, I was going to check it out no matter what and so glad that I did! Just how do two fools fall in love in 10 days? Well, you’ll just have to read to find out. Devil You Know is also based in the Victorian-era England, much like Victorian Rebels, though I didn’t think there’s any connection between the two. Not yet at least.
When the story opens up, we find our heroine, Alexandra, studying in a school for females named de Chardonne. Located in Switzerland, de Chardonne seemed to be a famous educational institution for the young and affluent females, daughters and such, of the peerage. Alexandra came to be here because of the same. Even if her family’s financial situation was quite dire, as it was mired in deep debts, they still wanted her to be ready for the world. This school would educate her to navigate the world of peerage and such, though Alexandra knew that if her family’s secret is out in the world, she would not be welcomed by the Ton.
Mostly an introvert, Alexandra found friends in two other girls who come from somewhat similarly odd family backgrounds. Cecelia, a tall, pleasantly plump girl who could compete with any valkyrie in her stature. She was gorgeous in her own way but had no idea of her appeal; the bookish sort who sported glasses and saw goodness in everyone. She also had sad family secret that made her life miserable while at home. In de Chardonne, she found friends in Alexandra and Francesca, who, on the other hand, was tall, statuesque and undoubtedly striking. Her family background was a little too complicated, and since it played no big part in this story, I’ll refrain from mentioning it too.
Having fun jamming with the greatest band of all time, the Fab Four! Enjoy this new take on their classic love IF I FELL from their 3rd studio album "A Hard Days Night" released on July 10, 1964.
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So I think I'm going to have to put this one on pause for a bit and not just 'cause I got an email from the library saying it's overdue. I need to start Six Wakes for book club and there are some other reads I'd like to get to. I have until the end of the week to decide.
So here is my reading wrap up for March, April, and May.
March
1. Golden in Death (In Death #50) by JD Robb - 4 stars
2. Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera - 3.5 stars
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - 2.5 stars
April
1. Pox: An American History by Michael Willrich - 4.5 stars
2. A Distant Melody (Wings of Glory #1) by Sarah Sundin - 3 stars
3. The Scandalous Suffragette by Eliza Redgold - 3 stars
4. The Final Days by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein - 5 stars
5. Beauty Queens by Libby Bray - 4 stars
6. The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History by Molly Caldwell Crosby - 4 stars
May
1. The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty - 1 star
2. Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis - Suez and the Brink of War by David A. Nichols - 4 stars
3. War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence by Ronan Farrow - 5 stars
4. Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed - and Why It Still Matters by Andrew Gumbel and Roger G. Charles - DNF
5. Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake #1) by Rachel Caine - 1 star
6. Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh - 4.5 stars
7. The Dead & the Gone (Last Survivors #2) by Susan Beth Pfeffer - 3 stars
8. 1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire by Rebecca Rideal - 3 stars
9. The Girls of Mischief Bay (Mischief Bay #1) by Susan Mallery - 4 stars
10. A New Life (West Meets East #1) by Merry Farmer - 2.5 stars
Goals and Challenges:
GoodReads: 40/125 (32%)
Library Love: 17/24 (70%) - I am thinking of moving up my goal to the next level
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