Svetlana's Reads and Views

  Name of Book: The Hidden Palace Author: Helene Wecker ISBN: 978-0-06-246871-0 Publisher: Harper Collins Part of a Series: Sequel to The Golem and the Jinni  Type of book: fantasy, supernatural, GOLEM, JINNI, relationships, time, 1900-1915, New York, travel, middle East, Lebanon, passages,  Year it was published: 2021 Summary: In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I— the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Golem and the Jinni—Helene Wecker revisits her beloved characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront unexpected new challenges in a rapidly changing human world. Chava is a golem, a woman made of clay, able to hear the thoughts and longings of the people around her and compelled by her nature to help them. Ahmad is a jinni, a perpetually restless and free-spirited creature of fire, imprisoned in the shape of a man. Fearing they’ll be exposed as monsters, these magi...

  Name of Book: The Light of the Midnight Stars Author: Rena Rossner ISBN: 978-0-316-48346-9 Publisher: Redhook  Type of book: 1359-1360s ( 5119-5123) fantasy, superpowers, Judaism, Hungary, Romania, Black mist, disease, anti-Judaism, destruction, conversions, hiding, LGB romance, leaving everything behind, faith, sacrifices  Year it was published: 2021 Summary: An evocative combination of fantasy, history, and Jewish folklore, The Light of the Midnight Stars is fairytale-inspired novel from the author of The Sisters of the Winter Wood. Deep in the Hungarian woods, the sacred magic of King Solomon lives on in his descendants. Gathering under the midnight stars, they pray, sing and perform small miracles - and none are more gifted than the great Rabbi Isaac and his three daughters. Each one is blessed with a unique talent - whether it be coaxing plants to grow, or predicting the future by reading the path of the stars. When a fateful decision to help an outsider ends in an...

  Name of Book: An Invincible Summer Author: Mariah Stewart ISBN: 978-1542025362 Publisher: Montlake Part of a Series: Wyndham Beach Series Type of book: Second chances, secrets, siblings, mother/daughter relationships, sister relationships, friendships, contemporary, women's fiction, passage of time and years, lawyers, decisions, Maine or Pennsylvania?  Year it was published: 2021 Summary: It was a lifetime ago that recently widowed Maggie Flynn was in Wyndham Beach. Now, on the occasion of her fortieth high school reunion, she returns to her hometown on the Massachusetts coast, picking up right where she left off with dear friends Lydia and Emma. But seeing Brett Crawford again stirs other emotions. Once, they were the town’s golden couple destined for one another. He shared Maggie’s dreams—and eventually, a shattering secret that drove them apart. Buying her old family home and resettling in Wyndham Beach means a chance to start over for Maggie and her two daughters, but it...

 Well, June is definitely a nightmare month to remember. Still didn't win goodreads giveaway. Found out a heartbreaking secret that my friend has kept from me for almost ten years: a secret ex wife and two sons. I also have boxed away all the books I have, and have decided to focus on Western European non-fiction history books that I have. Other than that, nothing new to report.  Book tours/ spotlights:  N/A Possible reads: The burgess boys by Elizabeth Strout Love and other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford  The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff  Drafted by Heywood Gould How to betray your country by James Wolff  The measure of time by Gianrico Carofiglio A history of Roman people by Allen M Ward Western Europe in Medieval Ages by Brian Tierney  A History of Modern Europe I by John Merriman       A History of Modern Europe II by John Merriman 

 A Passage North- Anuk Arudpragasam SR: June 21st, 2021 FR:  Josefinas sin- Claudia H Long SR: May 6th, 2021 FR:   The Light of the Midnight Stars- Rena Rossner  SR: May 14th, 2021 FR: June 21st, 2021 The HIDDEN palace- Helene Wecker SR: May 15th, 2021 FR: June 21st, 2021 Nonfiction: Conquistador Voices I- Kevin Siepel SR: June 21st, 2021 FR: June 21st, 2021 Conquistador Voices II- Kevin Siepel Sr: June 21st, 2021 FR: