My favorite book of the year!
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What a splendid novel !
I read many pages twice because the words were so engaging and beautiful.
I underlined whole sentences because of their construction.
I underlined many individual words because of their novelty  how have I not ever known this word?
Unquestionably my favorite book of the year and, despite the fact that this is only February, Moonglow is likely to remain my favorite read this year.
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My favorite book of the year! My Father Never Took Me To A Baseball Game is a fun look at the day to day life in blue collar America. We can all relate to the humorous stories Costello shares in this book.  As a huge Baseball fan I appreciated the parallel he created with his life and that of Harvey Haddixs greatest game ever pitched. You don't have to be a baseball fan or a lover of sport to enjoy this book; you just need to have a sense of humor and a caring heart for this great story. The Book is as perfect as Harveys game pitched!
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The best book I have read this year!  How i would love to meet this beautiful lady and hear her sing!
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From opening to the very end the book takes you on a ride.  It's an adventure through time, literature, technology and typography.  Yes I am only three weeks into the new year (2016) but this might be my favorite book of the year.  It's a wonderful mystery tinged with a currentness and insider knowledge that is exciting and enticing.  This was a joy to read.
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My favorite book I've read this year. I enjoyed it as much as "Boys in the Boat!" I couldn't put it down and ended up reading "Lilac Girls" and "The Chilbury Ladies Choir" afterward too. Loved them all! The men and women of this time in history had to be grown ups at 16 or younger and were made of tough stuff. We should all learn more about these kind of people so we can be them!
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Asking my self why I haven't read this sooner! Why did I keep putting it off?! Anyways, I loved this book and it's one of my favorites of this year! These characters had an undeniable connect from the start. Oh boy how I love a fighter; and to throw in a very hot and sweet one in their well  we where  in trouble. It had the angst, hot, sweet, friends, and everything else that I love in a book!!
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This is such a beautifully written story, I cried and laughed, I was angry and in love, I felt like I was experiencing it all, right along with these incredible women! This is one of my favorite books of the year, if not of all time!
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I cannot express how much I loved this book.  I literally laughed and cried throughout the entire novel.  It may be because I am a Nashville native, it may be because I identified with the icy and complicated relationship Delia has with her mother, or it may be because I understand the physical and emotional distance that can grow between siblings who make very different life choices, but whatever the reason, it was my book of the year.  Buy it. Read it.  Give it as a gift.  This book is wonderful.
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"Life Choices" is my favorite book of 2016! Jessie and Dr. Miller kept me guessing. I wanted to be celebrating Christmas with Amelia and Mike and their twins and Rita is the mother (or mother in law) that you never want to have. What a fun read!
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One of my favorite book this year.  Love the strong heroine  (strongest ever),  action-pack adventure, suspense, Possessive and very Protective Hero...need I say more?!
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This is my favorite book of the year so far.  Others reviews have already discussed the storyline, so I won't.  The writing is wonderful, the main character is highly appealing to me, poignant and wrily funny and I literally tried to read as slowly as possible to try to make the book last.
My new favorite author!  Can't wait for the 2nd in what hopefully will be a new series.
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Im speechless.

Honestly, Ive been staring at this screen for quite some time trying to conjure up a string of words to describe how this book affected me. I don't know where to start or really, what to say.

I will confidently state that this is the best book Ive read this year and is easily on my top-five list of favorite books.

Recently, I was hanging out with one of my friends and we were talking about books we have been reading (a topic that must always be covered between bookish friends, of course!) and we had both conveyed that it has been a long time since we found a book that blew us out of the water. You know, the type of book that you read through the night and cannot put down. The type of book that you carry with you everywhere and read it during meals. The type of book that shakes you to the core and you dread finishing because its just that good.

For me, this was that book.

I cant emphasize enough how phenomenally written this book was, yall! If its on your TBR pile, Im recommending you move it to the top and if you haven't heard about it until now, please add it to your TBR pile! Heres why:

First off, the writing is excellent! Comparing this book to all of Beckys previous books (which are amazing, by the way!), I noticed an improvement in her plotting, character development, and writing style. After the first few chapters, I was impressed to see how she has developed since her last book was releasedthey weren't poorly written in the least, shes just maturing in her craft and I really enjoyed seeing that. At the end of each chapter, theres some sort of correspondence between a variety of characters: email, text, written letters, etc. At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about the idea but later on, I looked forward to seeing what conversation I got to eavesdrop on.

Also, the characters are wonderful! I especially loved seeing the relationship between the Bradford sistershaving three sisters of my own, I could relate to most situations. Like I said, the character development is so well-done; watching them change and noticing their quirks was one of my favorite parts about reading this. Plus, Nora Bradford is my spirit animal! Her bookishness, obsession with fictional characters, and simply the way she handles situations was so relatable for me! The fact that she uses words like indubitable and innocuous made her all the more likeable, too!

As for the plot, that was the heaviest but definitely the best part about this book. Starting out, everything was light-hearted and ebullient as it focused on the familial relationships, the genealogy research, and the village/townspeople. However, come the middle to end of the book, it gets really deep. After finishing certain chapters, I had to close the book and give myself time to digest what had just occurred. Just as a warning: Becky Wade wrestles with topics of rape (it doesnt get into detail) and depression. To be brutally honest, I applaud her for taking these things on. I find that I appreciate authors who talk about the gritty bits of life and have their characters really battle their pasts before they reach the point of redemption. For me, it seems more realistic and true-to-life when characters fight with God and themselves because thats exactly how life goes. There were times when it was hard to read because I empathized with the characters but I would much rather read something that moves me as much as this book did than read a book that didn't affect me.

If that doesnt say enough, Ill relay one more bit of information about my reading experience with this book. There were times when characters were facing struggles or praying about either their troubles or someone elses that I related with myself or someone I knew; during those moments, I laid the book in my lap and prayed out loud because I was so moved by what I was reading.

I sincerely hope this review brings you to read this book because I highly recommend it and would love to hear what you think of it (or thought of it, if youve already read it)!
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This is one of the best books I've read all year, and I've read a lot of books this year! When I first saw it, I couldn't wait to read it, and I knew I would love it from the first page. The chapters are short, only a few pages, and feel like conversations with a friend or a big sister as she tells you about her struggles, her joys, and the things she's learned. There so much to take in from this book, I know I'll be reading it again to soak it in more!

Something that really resonated with me about the message of being fiercehearted is that you don't have to do something huge or extraordinary. It's all about loving the people around you, even when it hurts, and God giving you strength, even in your weaknesses. It's about the small choices we can make every day to become the women we were meant to be, women who are more like Jesus.

I really enjoyed the whole book, but I'd have to say that chapter 15 is one of my favorite chapters. These lines kind of summed up the book for me: "A full life and life to the full are two very different things. One is about grasping, the other is about receiving, One is about cramming in, the other is about room to breathe. One is about striving, the other is about trust. One is about control, the other is about letting go -- sometimes for a moment and sometimes for always."

With Christmas coming up, this book would be a great present for yourself ;) or for any of the women in your life! Moms, sisters, aunts, friends - I think we could all use a little encouragement to be fiercehearted.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own; I was not required to give a positive review.
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This book is the kind that grabs you from the first page. I pre-ordered it after reading a preview excerpt published in The Guardian and was hooked from there. So far my best book purchase of the year! If you are like me and want to get back into their leisure reading habit and need the right book to pull you out of the rut, then this is that book.
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ONE OF THE BEST READS OF THE YEAR. THIS IS A TESTAMENT OF A FAMILY WHO HAVE OVERCOME THE HEARTBREAK OF PTSD, I LOVED THIS BOOK, AND I HAVE PERSONALLY GOT TO KNOW SHAWN AND JUSTIN, THEY ARE THE MOST REMARKABLE PEOPLE EVER. I WISH I COULD GET THIS BOOK IN EVERY AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY!!!!! THEY WOULD SELL OUT JUST LIKE THAT!!!
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This is the best book I've read all year! I love the way this book is told in two voices. I was entertained as well as educated.
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This story was a perfect way to start my new year and get out of a book slump! It was captivating and it draws you in because of so many factors.  There's drama, death, trying to guess the killer, relationships, etc.  The story felt like a cross between Mean Girls, Veronica Mars, and Gossip Girl, with a Monica Twist!

PDG literally had me guessing for a majority of the book. I LOVED how when the killer's thoughts were written that you don't know their gender.  Just when you think you have it all figured out, there is something that happens to key you in that you are very wrong and to keep guessing.

Penelope is a well developed character in this story.  She is a Queen Bee in the school but her inner dialogue reveals that she is much more than just the mean girl everyone thinks she is.

Case is a very well developed character and I LOVED that there were multiple aspects to his history to help develop that character.  I can't say more without spoiling parts of the story but he's definitely not what you expect.

I can't recommend this book enough. It was a new genre/style (YA suspense) for me to  read but I would like to read more of the same, especially by Monica!