Reading with Lace

Thank you Netgalley, John Marrs, and Amazon Publishing UK for the ARC for my honest review in return.  Synopsis:  Nina will never forgive Maggie for what she did in her past. Because of that, she won't ever let her leave their house. She keeps her trapped in the house, chained to her room only letting her out every other night for their dinners together. She feeds her daily and ensures she has a basin to use the bathroom in, but outside of that she gives her very little. She has the end goal of making Maggie suffer for 20 years as she feels Maggie made her suffer that long. She strips her of everything she loved, just as she feels Maggie did of her. However, their reasons are much much different, and Maggie has her reasons for doing what she did, she just hopes Nina never finds out.  Review:  4/5. This story was a thriller, but the whole reasons for their disputes were utterly heartbreaking. As a mother, I truly felt for Maggie. I couldn't imagine having...

Synopsis: For over 10 years, Carey Duncan has worked for Melly and Rusty Tripp, home remodeling and designers, tv stars, and authors. Although no one knows it, she helped them get to where they are all the while they helped her from herself. With a new show and marriage book launching, the Tripp's are about to become even bigger. James McCann has his master's in engineering. After an embezzlement scam occurs at his previous company no one wants to touch him even though he wasn't involved. He takes the first job offered and becomes engineer/assistant to Rusty Tripp. When James and Carey get told they will be doing a book tour with the Tripp's it isn't what they signed up for. They have to help keep America from finding out that this couple that is selling a book about their perfect marriage with marriage advice really cannot stand each other, all while giving up their own personal vacations. They begin to bond over this tour and find themselves falling for each ...

Synopsis: ⁣ Dannie is about to get the job of her dreams, engaged to her partner, and has the best friend she could ask for. But after her engagement she falls asleep for 1 hour and has a vision and everything is not what it seems. For the next five years it’s all she can think about. She tries everything she can to prevent that vision from occurring, especially when her best friend starts dating the man she saw in her vision. When tragedy strikes she begins rethinking everything. ⁣ ⁣ Review: ⁣ 5/5. I literally couldn’t put this book down. I would look at the clock and think it’s 1am just 5 more minutes, then ok only 40 more pages just finish it. This book was completely heartbreaking. Without giving away spoilers I knew something bad was going to happen, just had the wrong character. The entire time I was waiting for the tragedy to occur, and when it didn’t I was confused at how she was going to meet this man. This book is about love and friendship. It wasn’t what I was expect...

Synopsis: ⁣ What if America had a King and Queen? Beatrice knows she has no choice but to be queen someday. She has trained her entire life for that role. Her siblings Samantha and Jefferson the prince and princess know their roles as well, but they have been more lax as they know they won’t be as in the spotlight in their future. Beatrice must find a husband that is upstanding and in a title that is important enough to be King. What if she loves someone that can’t be king? What if Samantha loves who her family wants Beatrice to choose? And then there is Jefferson who is falling for Samanthas best friend but that also comes with complications as she is a commoner. This book is full of royal drama in the American world. ⁣ ⁣ Review: ⁣ 4.5/5⁣ I loved it. I was heartbroken at the end (but realize it left of perfectly for the second book). I was rooting for Beatrice and her not so royal love. I was hoping she would find a way to change the rules. I felt for Samantha. She breaks rul...

Thank you Netgalley, B.A. Paris, and St. Martin's Press for this ARC for my honest review in return.  Synopsis:  Livia didn't get the wedding she always wanted so she has planned an all out party to celebrate her 40th birthday and to make up for the wedding she never had. She is excited to celebrate with all of her closest family and friends, except her daughter Marnie won't be able to make it as she is studying abroad and her finals interfere with party day. Livia discovered a secret about her daughter that will change all her family knows, but she wants to wait until after her party to share with her husband Adam to ensure they all have one more happy time together before their lives change forever. Adam, knowing how much he needs and wants Marnie at the party as well as to surprise Livia, plans a trip home for Marnie. What he can't plan for is the terrible news that he hears about his daughter hours before the party. He, not wanting to ruin Livia's big nig...

Synopsis:  Taking place in 1942 when the holocaust was occurring, Slovakian Jew Lale, is forced to leave everything he knows to wind up in a concentration camp at Aushwitz-Birkenau. He lucky to know multiple languages and the Germans discover this about him to give him a job that will help keep him alive, the tattooist. The tattooist must number every person that comes to the camp. During this time he experiences horrible acts towards other prisoners, kindness toward him, and even finds love with Gita. Together, Gita and Lale are determined to stay alive and get out of the camp for each other. This is a story of true love, determination, and survival.  Review:  5/5. This book was amazing. The acts Lale and Gita witnessed and experiences are horrific, but the telling of these acts give the reader the ability to experience what this Jewish prisoners experienced in a way that brings light to ones eyes. In 8th grade I remember going to the Holocaust museum in Washing...