Family life General fiction Historical fiction Find Me in Havana by Serena Burdick: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader January 12, 2021 Happy Publication Day to Find Me in Havana by Serena Burdick! I really enjoy historical fiction which is based on reality so when Netgalley... Read More
Historical fiction Literary fiction Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader January 5, 2021 Happy Publication Day to Better Luck Next Time! This book is set in 1938 in Reno, Nevada – a state where women could stay for... Read More
Historical fiction The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader November 5, 2020 Paris is one of my favourite cities in the world. I love the food, the architecture and the people watching. I have to admit I’m... Read More
Historical fiction Romance Book Review of Royal by Danielle Steel posted by: thathappyreader October 20, 2020 It’s been several years since I read my last Danielle Steel novel, so when I noticed my library had the audiobook of Royal, I thought... Read More
Historical fiction The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader August 19, 2020 Set in France in 1942, The Book of Lost Names is the story of a young Jewish woman struggle to stay alive, and her... Read More
Historical fiction The Queen of Tuesday by Darin Strauss: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader August 13, 2020 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz indisputably changed the landscape of television with their megahit “I Love Lucy”. The first television show to be recorded before... Read More
Historical fiction Women's fiction We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader July 15, 2020 We Came Here to Shine is an interesting story of historical fiction. Set primarily at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, it is the... Read More
Family life Historical fiction Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland posted by: thathappyreader July 3, 2020 Florence Adler Swims Forever is a lovely debut novel which is set in Atlantic City in the summer of 1934. The book is a tribute... Read More
Historical fiction Literary fiction The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett: Book Review posted by: thathappyreader June 17, 2020 In the Vanishing Half, twin girls are born in a small southern black community where fair skin is admired, and dark skin is shunned. The... Read More