Review: Bright Shards

Bright Shards by Meg Pechenick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a rare instance where the second book is as good as if not better than the first book in the series. You are pulled into the story from the start. Each book so far has been a book that I think about long after a reading session (and now long after I finished the book). Going back to reality after this is so depressing. I hope book 3 comes out soon!

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Review: The Burning Chambers

The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this book at the same time that I was reading a non-fiction book about WW2.

From page 409:

Following the old Cathar trail, they rode south, passing other refugees on the road. Bedraggled columns of oxen and carts, traps loaded high with meagre possessions, Huguenots fleeing Catholic troops and neighbours who had once been friends.

This is a similar line from the non-fiction book I read only it was the Jews fleeing from the Austrians/Germans. While this book was a historical about the religious war between Protestants and Catholics in France, it would seem we are bound to repeat history only with different groups of people. I digress.

The book itself was great. It had quite a bit of mystery which I enjoyed. I have an ARC of book 2 waiting for me and I am looking forward to reading it.

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Review: The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival by Jeremy Dronfield
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received an ARC of this book through a Goodreads Giveaway.

This book was very educational. While reading this I realized just how much teachings about the Holocaust in school is sugar coated. Notwithstanding the the subject matter, this book was written in a way that made it an enjoyable read. Sometimes I find that non-fiction books read like a boring history text book, but this was good.

Each point of view change is denoted with a Hebrew phrase. I had to go to a translator to find out what the phrases meant. To assist anyone else wondering what the phrases are, I have included them below:

אבא – father
משפחה – family
בת – daughter
בן – son
אמא – mother
דוד – uncle
אח – brother
בן דוד – cousin
אחים – siblings
אם וכת – if so
אכ וכן – oh yes

** Please note: I do not speak, read, or write Hebrew. I am neither a linguist nor an expert in languages. If anything is inaccurate, please let me know. **

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2020 - A book with more than 20 letters in its title.

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