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This quickly became one of my favourite books right from the beginning. I have never really been into history books, and know the basics but the ironic timing of just finishing The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank - and a couple days later jumping into this book - shed some more light of the time back then during the 1940s during the Nazi Regime.

The story line of not only being introduced to this new way of life with very little adjustment period, but also navigating the world as a blind girl - was absolutely mesmerizing. Anthony Doerr put so much detail into life as a blind person, right down to envisioning what colours Marie-Laure sees in her mind as she pictures her own world.

Her father dedicated so much time and energy into making her world as accessible for Marie-Laure which absolutely touched my heart.

The build up of her uncle who became frozen due to his own past trauma and the way his world slowly opened up because of Marie-Laure was breathtaking.

Werner was such a strong character who had such growth through the whole story that I enjoyed the journey of seeing how he and Marie-Laure would eventually cross paths.

So many characters played such vital roles in this novel that it had me in the "just one more chapter....." Mindset through almost all of it.

Absolutely recommended.

Beautiful, touching, deep, and so sad.

A cute book but struggled to stay engaged through some of it.

I can't even begin to describe how amazing this book was. I was lost for the first part of it until I understood the POV and knew somehow these characters would some how intertwine in this story and that kept me reading...

Martha - I instantly had my heart strings tugged learning her story.

Henry - the non perv but don't worry, he's not a weirdo 🤣 (really, he isn't) had me rooting for not only his quest, but screaming at him because he was engaged!? Then applauding him for going back, but suddenly and left Martha wondering... And then returning and cheering him on... Again, slightly screaming at him through various parts.. And cheering him on again... It's fine. Everything is fine.

Opaline - As if my heart strings weren't tugged by Martha - Opaline. Words cannot describe how heart wrenching her story was and the twist at the end had my heart drop into my stomach at 3am because it's one of those you just can't, stop... And uncovering everything, so beautifully. Absolutely heart wrenching but so magical all in the same breath.

And the phenomenal Madame Eileen Bowden. I can only hope, I myself have a Madam Bowden sometime in my lifetime. Although, if I take a step back, I think I've had a few safe-haven fierce protectors without realizing it, hopefully we all have, sometime in our lives. I hope.

I have been a Golden Girls fan for as long as I can remember. These cozy little mysteries bring such a delight to a world that I remember growing up with and continue to turn on the tv every night as I fall asleep. I can't wait for more.

This was my first Agatha Christie book that I finished. I started one but couldn't get past the first 50 pages yesterday and was recommended this one as one of her top selling ones. Definitely a fabulous read. I tried guessing who it was, and failed miserably. Even right up until the end - still failed! Such a twist in the ending that I did not expect! Wonderful book.

Definitely impressed after hearing mixed reviews of either people loving her or hating her. The writing was a little repetitive but the plot and twists were good and definitely unexpected.

All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.

A nice little read. Not really religious, which was my initial hesitation. It was a beautiful show of how things all are connected in our life and can affect us without us even knowing.

This was an insanely slow book for me. I don't always require fast pace or action packed but the back and forth and past, future, character, who is who and who is doodling who or wants to doodle who in the present or past and crushing on who and traumatized by who - was a lot to keep up with (for me).

Amazing book. It not only brings so much culture together, but kept me wanting to solve each of thr murders while putting a fun twist of humour throughout to make it a very enjoyable read. I adore Geung 🥹

It started off funny and strong and I was cracking up through most of the first half of the book. It added more characters to where I started getting a little more confused and felt like too much and too drawn out in parts, but overall, was a fun read.

This book had me loving Collin Cotterill right from the start. Having come from a different part of the world myself, and having lived overseas and been exposed to many different cultures most of my life - he did an absolutely phenomenal job of putting a fun twist in the novel while doing it respectfully and honorably of other cultures, traditions and beliefs - made him climb quickly as one of my favourite authors.

Definitely a cute spin off the movie.

I've seen a lot of people say that Four, brings nothing new to the table, but really it does. Bringing a different perspective of where Four comes from, his past, how he got to where he was, his successes (not just a small highlight of what is exposed to Tris, in the Divergent series), offers a whole different perspective on the story line for me. From escaping his father to learning his mother is alive - it showed me an entirely different angle of not just the heroic side of the life and wanting to do what's right but the inner battle of the childhood traumatic past, new and old wounds placed right in front of you and still having to make the right choice, no matter how hard.

It started off strong and I was on the edge of my seat, so to speak, and then it felt like it slowly drug on. Once we got to the diaries, I felt myself checking out until the last few chapters.

Absolutely phenomenal. I felt like I was in the book the entire time.

Definitely a cute cozy read

Phenomenal ending to a wonderful series.

I thought the first book had twists that made me gasp through the book, oh man, I didn't see half of these coming and I was here for every single one of them! I can't wait to read on... It's going to hard to top this one (for me)..

This book was more evenly paced, which I was pleased about but it felt like a slower pace than a "medium" pace. There were a lot of side stories and trials and tribulations which I can tell affects the storyline but I'm not sure how much of it was needed truthfully - and honestly it took me off the main focus sometimes but I am hoping everything ties up nicely in the end book.

Definitely less "action-packed" than the last book, and while the book focused more on the character growth of Simon and touched a little on Clary and Jace and their relationship and struggles, I feel like it fell short in many ways of such a big build and it was the last page of when something ended up happening.. Definitely will continue the series because I'm invested now, but hope there's a little more happening in the last two books than this one.

Definitely worth the read. A lot of characters but they were slowly introduced and the connections that build throughout the story are beautiful. The ending had a nice tie together, although I wish parts didn't feel so "rushed" but it was an amazing book on humanity and how different acts can bring people together for the better.

Everyone needs a Marcellus in their life.

"Why can humans not use their millions of words to simply tell one another what they desire?" Remarkably Bright Creatures

I was not expecting this book to hit me in the feels, the way this book hit me in the feels. Absolutely recommended. I, personally wasn't prepared. But absolutely phenomenal. 

If it wasn't for being 5am... I would punch a pillow, hug a pillow and cry into a pillow. All the feels. 

Such a cute read with an unexpected twist.