#Family Life Fiction

[quirky-book-reads]

A Mother's War

My 3.5* review of A Mother's War by Helen Parusel (@HelenParusel). A Mother's War is an emotive story about one woman's journey of friendship and other experiences as she falls in love with the enemy... #historicalfiction #ww2 #comingofage #debutnovel

Genre: Historical Fiction A forbidden romance in occupied Norway… Narvik, 1940. After Laila awakens to the sight of warships in the fjord, it isn’t long before she turns resistor to the brutal Nazi regime. She is horrified when local girls begin affairs with enemy soldiers, yet against her own principles, she finds herself falling in love with German soldier, Josef. Josef is not like the…

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#1940-1945 #2023 #ARC #Blog Tour #Coming of age #Family Drama #Family Dynamics #Family Life Fiction #Helen Parusel #Historical Fiction #Historical Romance #Humour #Inspired by true stories #Military Fiction #Netgallery #Rachel&039;s Random Resources #Stand-Alone #Wartime Fiction #Women&039;s Fiction #WW2

[therealimintobooks]

#BookReviewTour ~ The Godmother by Jane E. James @jane_e_james @ZooloosBT @JoffeBooks

My Thoughts This psychological thriller deals with the perspectives of best friends Maddie and Zoe, who are not only friends but also go through layers of relationships and personal issues. Maddie is troubled with problems in her marriage and her kid’s safety, and Zoe struggles with the war inside herself. Some of these twists are easy to predict, and others can be a surprise. The storytelling…

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#Domestic Thriller #Family Life Fiction #Psychological Thriller

[malinaa]

if i think about the hunger games in peeta's perspective i WILL start sobbing

#imagine you're a boy who's going to die. you're in love with the girl you've been watching from afar. you know your fate. #you just want to help her‚ but then there's the announcement and she's here in front of you‚ kissing you‚ risking her life for you and you #think‚ i could live and i could love. you think she loves you when she hands you the berries‚ when she puts them in her mouth. #then you both survive and you go back home and nothing is real anymore. you have nothing. no family. no friends. no love. just an empty #house. a drunk for a neighbor. the love of your life walking into somebody else's arms. you think‚ i survived the games. i could survive #this. and you also think‚ i should've bit down on those berries‚ should've felt the juice burst before i died. #and then the third quarter quell announcement rings in your ears and you think‚ she will live and i will die as i should have in the first #place. the girl you love kisses you on the beach and somewhere you heart stirs and your mind revolts and you savor every touch she has ever #given to you‚ in front of the cameras and off. because you are a tribute and you are always being watched and snow's presence looms and #you think‚ i know she cares. but you get taken. you get drugged. you get tortured‚ your mind altered. the girl is a mutt‚ a murderer. she's #everything you despise‚ your mind stirs. your heart revolts. you gain more awareness but cannot distinguish reality from fiction and you #have never known katniss' love. the war ends. you heal. you come home. you plant primrose for her. years down the line‚ you grow in love #more than you thought possible. but some days‚ you cannot tell fiction from reality so you ask the love of your life‚ you love me. #real or not real? and she says‚ real‚ and kisses you. #and you sigh and kiss her back and revel in this. a home. a life. a love. #lit #the hunger games #everlark #otp: real or not real? #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #text #tais toi lys #thgpost

[ronovanwrites]

Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden. My Thoughts and Reviews.

Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden. My Thoughts and Reviews. #IARTG #Fiction #ChildhoodTrauma #MentalIllness @BookGal

I’ll start by saying, this is a book that may take you a few chapters to get into to. I’ve said that about a lot of books but it’s just how some need to be to get a reader to understand what’s to come later. That being said, once you get to the guts, you get going. I was asked if I’d do a review of Tree of Lives by Elizabeth Garden without the person doing the requesting knowing how appropriate…

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#Captivating #Family Life Fiction #Family Secrets #Helpful Aide for Trauma Survivors #Jewish Historical Fiction #Mental Illness #Overcoming Trauma #Physical Abuse #Psychological Fiction

[chantireviews]

JUS BREATHE by B. Lynn Carter - Black Historical Fiction, 1960s Historical Fiction, Family Life Fiction

JUS BREATHE by B. Lynn Carter – Black Historical Fiction, 1960s Historical Fiction, Family Life Fiction

  A young woman strives to survive without a home, even as she must fight herself and her instincts, in Jus Breathe by B. Lynn Carter. “It’s more like I walked away,” I said, fractured memories of the day I left surging into my mind. “My mother married herself a husband. It’s like the tale of the evil stepfather, I guess.” The words were spilling out. “On the first day that we moved in with him,…

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#1960s #1960s Historical Fiction #B. Lynn Carter #Black Historical Fiction #Chanticleer 5 Star Book Review #Family Life Fiction #Jus Breathe #New York City

[its-suanneschafer-author]

Book Review: My Secret to Keep by Barbara Conrey

Book Review: My Secret to Keep by Barbara Conrey

My Secret to Keep is the second novel by Barbara Conrey, who writes lovely women’s fiction. The book spans decades in the life of Maggie Bryan. She expects to follow the route of virtually every woman in her old-fashioned hometown: finish high school, marry, perhaps work in a factory, and eventually have children. Her plans go astray at age sixteen: she falls in love with Niko and gets pregnant.…

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#barbara conrey #Books set in Pennsylvania #Coming of Age Fiction #Contemporary Women&039;s Fiction #family life fiction #feminism #lgbtqi fiction #My Secret to Keep #nowhere near goodbye #Pennsylvania Dutch Country #teen pregnancy #women&039;s fiction

[lakecountylibrary]

Audiobook Review: Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Long Bright River debuted in 2020. It is narrated by Allyson Ryan.

This book has been classified as a mystery/thriller and as family life fiction. We have it in print and ebook formats, as well as audiobook.

There is a lot of back story to this novel, and it jumps between the past and present, but the time periods are differentiated by chapters and the author makes it very clear which time period each chapter represents.

I found the mystery/thriller part of this work lacking and anti-climactic. It is, however, an engaging book about families and family dynamics. It focuses on two sisters, Kacey and Mickey, raised in poverty by their grandmother. One sister "makes it" and the other ends up experiencing homelessness and drug addiction. Their lives couldn't be more different.

The story is set in Philadelphia. I really don't know much about this city but the various neighborhoods were well described. I liked the writing style Moore used, but the plot was a little slow to move along in the middle of the book.

Allyson Ryan does a mediocre job narrating. I didn't care for the way the different characters were voiced.

Overall this book was mediocre, but I'd probably give the author another try with a different novel.

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#audiobook #book review #audiobook review #mystery #thriller #family life fiction #adult fiction #drug addiction #homelessness #LCPL recs #brennasrecs

[mcflymemes]

please don't mistake silence for hatred. please don't mistake unanswered plotting messages as indifference, or a lack of enthusiasm towards you. considering the ages of most roleplayers, many of us have bills to pay, families to take care of, medical conditions to treat, appointments to make, classes to take, homes to clean, and lives to live away from the computer that are far, far more important than writing on tumblr — life has a tendency to get in the way of hobbies and fun things like this. be patient with your fellow writers. if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. of course you can set your boundaries, keep your space comfortable, and softblock whoever you wish, but do so while recognizing it's probably not hatred or apathy that keeps them from leaping into your dms with message after message. they probably love this hobby just as much as you... but sometimes life gets in the way.

#rp psa #roleplay psa #rp help #roleplay help #roleplay advice #'the rpc has changed for the worse' that's your opinion #but have that opinion while also acknowledging the ages of those you write with #and recognize they have responsibilities and worlds to take care of #people who depend on them #financial strain. hardships. unemployment. housing problems #medical bills. local weather disasters #trauma in their life deaths in their family #you cannot expect instant messages or EXTREME enthusiasm from everyone in this community #when so many of us are also dealing with irl situations #that are MORE important than talking about our fictional characters meeting for the first time #would it be nice if we could all find a comfy balance #and put passion into this hobby like we did when we were younger? #oh sure!!!! but that's just not viable anymore

[shima-draws]

I’ve mentioned it before but I’m a fucking sucker for unhealthy dependent relationships. There’s just something about them that is so. Chef’s kiss 👌

Anyway I’m still thinking about how Law was so attached to Cora and was so traumatized by his death that he literally devoted thirteen YEARS of his life to revenge killing Doflamingo. Even though all Cora ever wanted was for Law to just be free and live his life happily. And Law spending all his time in a hateful revenge spiral is literally the exact OPPOSITE of what Cora wanted for him. BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE. If the thirteen years of endless devotion to avenging his savior wasn’t enough Law 1. Named his pirate crew the Heart Pirates in honor of Cora, 2. Covered himself in permanent heart-themed tattoos in honor of Cora, and 3. Fashioned his Jolly Roger to be a mockery of Doflamingo’s and ALSO to honor Cora. Homie is a walking memorial for a man he only really knew for six months and again crafted the most intricate plan known to mankind to murder Cora’s killer. Because losing Cora fucked him up THAT much. Because even though Cora set him free, the moment Doflamingo shot him Law was chained to the memory of a man who no longer existed. Law literally fashioned his entire life down to his own appearance after Cora and it makes me so insane. I cannot even imagine what went through his head after Dressrosa I mean how do you move on after a thirteen year grudge is put to rest. What is he supposed to do now. Avenging Cora was literally his entire existence, his entire reason for living for half of his life. He needs therapy probably. If Cora somehow ever did come back to life Law would lose his fucking mind. The dependency is SO unhealthy and I am SO here for it

#Anyway this is not me promoting unhealthy relationships irl #If you are that dependent on someone that you can’t bear to live without them. Get help! Therapy!! Actually!!! #In fiction tho it is a wonderful treat. Haha yes I love to watch my faves suffer. #One Piece #Trafalgar Law #Donquixote Rosinante #Donquixote Doflamingo #Doflamingo #Cora #One Piece Cora #One Piece spoilers #Dressrosa #Shima speaks #I AM SO. HNNGHHH. I AM UNWELL. I probably also need therapy. LMAO #Oda why did you do this why did you kill Law’s dad (again) #Law: Feel like shit just want Cora-san back #Also I didn’t even get into how much Cora influenced Law’s life VS how his actual blood family influenced his life #Flevance was traumatic as FUCK and yet all of Law’s notable trademarks are still Cora-themed… #(Bc Cora saved him. Bc Cora gave him a reason to live after he thought he’d lost everything) #Slams my head into the wall and howls

[coldninjaruins-blog]

Thinking if El was hoping for Mike to answer "Of course I love you" like in the romantic movies and shows she used to watch :(

#I'm not saying it in a bad way #it's something I used to do and still do. #Compare what happened to me in real life with fictional situations and get disappointed because people didn't react like on TV #So I'm probably just projecting lol #Tagging byler because you guys are my family #byler

[quirky-book-reads]

A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls, #4

Genre: Historical Fiction, Sagas London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of London’s Foyles bookshop, where there is friendship, there is hope… Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest. Ellen Beckford and her sister Mary are living under their father’s shadow. Before their beloved mother died, they had dreamed of bright futures, but torn apart by grief,…

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#** #2024 #20th Century #Blog Tour #British #Domestic Fiction #Elaine Roberts #Family Life Fiction #Historical Fiction #Humour #Netgallery #Rachel&039;s Random Resources #Saga #Series #Wartime Fiction #WW1

[therealimintobooks]

A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen @mikechenwriter @htp_books @HarperCollins #BookRec #BlogTour #BookPromo

About The Book Mike Chen brings us an epic love story—in a time loop. When strangers Mariana Pineda and Carter Cho get stuck together repeating the same four days, finally reaching Friday might mean having to give up the connection growing between them. On Thursday at 12:42pm, Carter Cho is working as a technician at a particle accelerator when it explodes, striking him with a green energy—and…

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#Family Life Fiction #Time-Travel

[ronovanwrites]

12 Questions with Marcia Peck, author of Water Music.

12 Questions with Marcia Peck, author of Water Music. #MondayBlogs #IARTG #BYNR #Fiction #FamilyLife #HistoricalFiction @Bookgal

The bridge at Sagamore was closed when we got there that summer of 1956. We had to cross the canal at Buzzards Bay over the only other roadway that tethered Cape Cod to the mainland. Thus twelve-year-old Lily Grainger, while safe from ‘communists and the Pope,’ finds her family suddenly adrift. That was the summer the Andrea Doria sank, pilot whales stranded, and Lily’s father built a house he…

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#1950s #Cape Cod #Contemporary Women Fiction #Family Life Fiction #Female Author #Interview #New Book #Womens Domestic Life Fiction

[jagodabluey]

you can’t do this to me and not expect me to fall to my knees and start casting spells that make it so i was of age in 2005 and then meet hayden and then fall in love and travel together and kiss 24 hours a day and then eventually have kids and grow old together.

#poetry #fictional men #actors #hayden christensen #anakin skywalker #the skywalker saga #skywalker family #life quotes #darth vader #obi wan and anakin #anakin x you #anakin fanfiction #anakin x reader #star wars anakin #anakin smut #sw anakin #star wars #star wars angst #poems and quotes

[misakisakuya]

@murasaki-cha

It did show up!

#Even Google knows Cale🤦‍♀️ #Accept it already #You ain't getting your ideal girl instead a psycho who won't leave you alone #Cale's fictional wife slacker life and his real clingy wife worklife and his mistress Cringe Titles #tcf #lcf #trash of the count's family #lout of the count’s family #tcf cale #lcf cale #cale henituse

[tyrianlynch]

Me flipping through the DSM-V attempting to diagnose the lynch brothers

#I’ve definitively diagnosed declan even tho it’s not something the APA has technically approved for the DSM-V #but I can’t just wait around for them to approve it yknow life must go on #and I’ve got like 2 top contenders for matty #but even tho we have the most info about ronan he’s the hardest to diagnose #he has symptoms of a lot of different disorders and could be categorized in a variety of ways #so he might take some time #NO I’m not a psychologist BUT I’m really mentally ill does that count #also my psychologist said I need to stop diagnosing my friends and family so I’m just doing it to fictional characters now #trc #the Raven cycle #tdt #the dreamer trilogy #declan lynch #ronan lynch #Matthew lynch