Religious Themes Archives - Page 4 of 5

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 29, 2020 | Book Review, Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Fantasy

Summary: Abandoned as a Child on the steps of St Rose Convent in New York. Evangeline Cacciatore grew up knowing little of her parents. Assisting a scholar in the convent one day, she uncovers a disturbning secret conected to her family. My take: 4 looks Originally...

Educated by Tara Westover

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Biography, Book Review, Nonfiction

Summary: Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills bag”. In the summer...

The Mystery of Julia Episcopa by John I. Rigoli, Diane Cummings

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: CIn ancient Rome, a woman flees for her life. Her enemies are those she once called ‘brother’. Hidden beneath her blue cloak are secrets men will kill for – forgeries that prove the newly self-appointed bishops are not followers of the way,...

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 24, 2020 | Book Review, Historical Fiction, YA

Originally reviewed Nov 20, 2012 Summary: It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still. By her brother’s graveside, Liesel’s life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially...

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jun 2, 2018 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to...