Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
Category: Book Review
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👀 First impressions:The Midnight Rose is classic Lucinda Riley in scope and ambition, weaving together two timelines rich with romance, mystery and emotional depth. Beginning in India in 1911, the novel introduces Anahita Chavan, whose friendship with the spirited Princess Indira alters the course of her life forever. The story later shifts to the late twentieth century,…
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👀 First impressions:Earthly Possessions opens with a familiar Anne Tyler theme of dissatisfaction simmering beneath ordinary life. Charlotte Emory is thirty five, restless and quietly suffocating in a marriage and routine that no longer feel like her own. What begins as a practical decision to leave her husband takes an abrupt and surreal turn when a bank…
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👀 First impressions:The Barn is not just a retelling of a crime but an excavation of silence. Wright Thompson approaches the murder of Emmett Till with the understanding that the story most people think they know is incomplete by design. Beginning with his own upbringing in Mississippi, Thompson frames the book around absence and omission, asking why such a…
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👀 First impressions:A History of Britain in 21 Women sets out with a clear and purposeful aim to reclaim space for women who have shaped British history but are too often sidelined or forgotten. Jenni Murray brings together a diverse group of women from different eras, backgrounds and walks of life, ranging from well known figures to…
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👀 First impressions:The Jump opens with a chilling promise that freedom is never quite what it seems. At the heart of the story is Donna Brunos, a woman whose love for her imprisoned husband borders on obsession. Convinced that Georgio has been framed for armed robbery, Donna commits to an extraordinary and dangerous plan to break him…
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👀 First impressions:The Starving Saints opens in desperation. Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months, food is almost gone, and survival itself has become a moral question. When divine figures arrive offering miracles, healing, and endless feasts in exchange for devotion, hope curdles into something far more disturbing. The premise immediately promises religious horror rooted…
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👀 First impressions:Under the Eagle is the opening book in the Eagles of the Empire series and wastes no time throwing the reader into the grit and discipline of the Roman army. Set during the invasion of Britain, the story follows young aristocrat Cato and hardened veteran Macro as they are forced to work together in a…
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👀 First impressions:Matrix opens with exile and rejection. Born from a long line of female warriors and crusaders but deemed too coarse for courtly life, Marie de France is cast out of the royal court and sent to Angleterre to become prioress of a failing abbey. What initially feels like punishment soon becomes opportunity, as Marie begins…
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👀 First impressions:What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez opens in the glittering world of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, where Inez Olivera appears to have everything except the parents she longs for. When news arrives that they have died in mysterious circumstances, Inez’s carefully ordered life fractures. Determined to uncover the truth, she travels alone to Cairo, armed with…
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👀 First impressions:The Home Front by Kristin Hannah is an intimate and often painful examination of a marriage on the brink. Michael and Jolene Zarkades appear to have built a stable and successful life together, but beneath the surface their relationship has begun to fracture. When an unexpected military deployment forces them apart, the novel shifts from domestic strain…
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