My Weekly Bookishness ~ 3/5/2021

All things bookish!

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What I Read:

You can read the blurb and my review HERE!

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What I'm Reading:

Blurb:

Lucy Jardin is heartsick. She's never been jealous of any of her sisters before, but her older sister Alison's sudden marriage has highlighted her own relative loneliness--her longing for such a whirlwind romance. But as a bespectacled, owlish young woman with a talent for accounting rather than more traditionally feminine pursuits, Lucy doesn't fancy her chances on the marriage market... even if she's allowed herself to dream, however fruitlessly, of one gentleman in particular. Roger Grayson, her new brother-in-law's best friend, who would never be interested in a woman as unusual as herself.

But when she's packed off to Lord Grayson's townhouse to balance his books, she makes several unusual discoveries. Roger is hiding the true nature of his employment - and perhaps, just perhaps, concealing a passion that could turn Lucy's world upside-down...

First Lines:

"Lucy."  Alison Black, Duchess of Waltham, walked across the room to where her sister sat, the brightness of her gown a strange juxtaposition to the concern written plainly on her face.

56%/Page 56

...did he really not want to be alone with her?  Was that why he was so far away from her now, as if they were sitting in separate carriages entirely?

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What I'll (Probably) Read Next:

Blurb:

Helen Jardin has a rebel's heart. True, she isn't entirely sure how to go about being rebellious, but enthusiasm should more than make up for wisdom where scandal is concerned... even if said enthusiasm has left her in a seedy gaming hell, surrounded by men who seemed determined to make her be more scandalous than she'd like to be.

Thank goodness Isaac Mayfield, penniless marquess and family friend, is there to rescue her. Not only is Isaac trustworthy enough to confide in, he certainly won't tell her family about her plans to be disreputable - especially if she threatens dire consequences for his precious etchings. In fact, upon further consideration, he's just the person to aid Helen in her quest.

But scandal's a funny thing. Courting danger with a pleasant companion is very close to... well, courting. And as Isaac becomes kinder, wittier and more handsome by the minute, is Helen in danger of losing her heart rather than her reputation?

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What I Can't Wait To Read:

Blurb:

A young girl, kidnapped on the eve of World War II, changes the lives of a German archaeologist forced into the Nazi Party and--decades later--a researcher trying to overcome her own trauma.
1940. Hanna Tillich cherishes her work as an archaeologist for the Third Reich, searching for the Holy Grail and other artifacts to bolster evidence of a master Aryan race. But when she is reassigned to work as a museum curator in Nuremberg, then forced to marry an SS officer and adopt a young girl, Hanna begins to see behind the Nazi facade. A prayer labyrinth becomes a storehouse for Hanna's secrets, but as she comes to love Lilly as her own daughter, she fears that what she's hiding--and what she begins to uncover--could put them both in mortal danger.

Eighty years later, Ember Ellis is a Holocaust researcher intent on confronting hatred toward the Jewish people and other minorities. She reconnects with a former teacher on Martha's Vineyard after she learns that Mrs. Kiehl's mother once worked with the Nazi Ahnenerbe. And yet, Mrs. Kiehl describes her mother as "a friend to the Jewish people." Wondering how both could be true, Ember helps Mrs. Kiehl regain her fractured childhood memories of World War II while at the same time confronting the heartache of her own secret past--and the person who wants to silence Ember forever. 

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What I Was Reading 5 Years Ago:

Originally a feature called Last Year I Was Reading created by Maria from ReadingMaria. 

Literary Feline liked it enough to continue, but has tweaked it

 to feature Five Years Ago I Was Reading. 

See the Blurb and My Review HERE!

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Book Haul:

 

 

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Book Blogger Hop:

Q.  How have books changed you the most? (submitted by Julie @ JadeSky)

A. Through books I've traveled the world!  I've learned so much about history and different cultures, also.  I'm only limited by my imagination :)

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