Honest and unfiltered book reviews from an over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived nurse and her never ending TBR list..
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah follows the story of sisters Isabelle Rossignol and Vianne Mauriac when Germany begins to invade France during WWII. After their mother died when they were younger, both sisters were rejected by their father and sent away. He was unable to cope with the loss of their matriarch and forever changed from [...]
November Road by Lou Berney follows Frank Guidry, a loyal lieutenant to Carlos Marcello, The Godfather of organized crime in New Orleans. Guidry, being only one man removed from Marcello himself, considers himself untouchable. Guidry runs an errand for Marcello in Dallas, TX and thinks nothing of it. Two weeks later when JFK is assassinated, [...]
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah follows the Allbright family: Ernt, Cora and their thirteen year old daughter Leni in 1970's America. Ernt has just returned from Vietnam after being captured and tortured as a POW for six years. He comes back a changed man, becoming increasingly irritable and volatile. Cora, determined to hold onto [...]
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a WWII novel that follows the true-story of Lale Sokolov. Lale is living in Slovakia when the government mandates that every Jewish family hand over a child above the age of eighteen to work for the Germans. Lale finds himself on a train intended for cattle, to [...]
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly is a historical fiction novel that follows the stories from the perspectives of three different women and their experiences during World War II. The first woman we meet is Caroline Ferriday, an ex-Broadway actress working for the French consulate to get donations to orphanages in Paris. We follow her [...]
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan tells the tale of Pino Lella during WWII in Italy. The Germans are invading Milan and as a teen, Pino helps the Jews cross out of Italy into Switzerland undetected at night. Once he turns 18, he must enlist in the military and Pino's parents urge him to [...]
