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    Nefertiti

    Nefertiti by Michelle Moran My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Gist OMG! Yup, usually I’m not an “OMG” type of reviewer, but I have to make an exception for Nefertiti. I can’t believe it took me nine years to read this! It’s been on my to-read list ever since I started my book review journey on Goodreads. Every year I told myself I will read it and every year something came between. I have loved everything that has to do with Ancient Egypt since I was in the third grade, so it is kind of beyond me why I never thought to make reading this book a priority. Nefertiti…

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    The Last Grand Duchess

    The Last Grand Duchess by Bryn Turnbull My rating: 2 of 5 stars Thank you to the publisher, MIRA, for providing me with an ARC of The Last Grand Duchess in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I have to confess I started The Last Grand Duchess with apprehension. After having read Turnbull’s other novel, The Woman Before Wallis, I also had a certain amount of bias. I struggled through the first and worried that I would do so through The Last Grand Duchess. Well, my hunch proved correct. It’s unfortunate, because the prospect of reading a story about a rather lesser known Romanov…

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    Brindille

    Brindille by Frédéric Brrémaud Thank you Edelweiss and Frontline Publishing for providing me with an ARC of Brindille in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Gist I have to confess I have been browsing titles on the Edelweiss website for a number of years now, but I have struggled with their interface. I can neither understand nor get a hang of how to use this site, which makes the book browsing experience a bit frustrating. Having said that, I think that is how I lost the opportunity to fully enjoy and appreciate this story. The Details Foolishly, I decided to have a copy of Brindille…