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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Haiku Reviews....

 

Love and Kerosene by Winter Renshaw


His brother conned her, 
left her with nothing. But Lachlan's
nothing like his brother.


Contemporary romance .... 235 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(Gotta love that cover! And Lachlan's such a great guy.)





The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron


Fusia and her young sister
risk their lives to hide thirteen Jews
during World War II.


Historical fiction .... 377 pages .... 5/5 stars.
(Based on Stefania Podgorska's real life, this novel captures her amazing faith and courage. I loved it!)





Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca


Jobless, Lulu finds
help, friends, love and happiness
on the RenFaire circuit.


Contemporary romance .... 302 pages .... 4.5/5 stars.
(Hopeful, humorous, captivating and swoony.
It's as good as the first one, Well Met.)



Happy Reading!


44 comments:

  1. I'm just always fascinated that you can produce these haiku reviews, Lark!

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    1. It can be a challenge for some plots, but I have fun figuring them out. :D

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  2. Love your haiku reviews, Lark! I'm glad to hear Well Traveled is just as good as the first one. :D

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    1. There were so many things I loved about that one! It made me want to run away and travel with a Renaissance Faire for the summer. :D

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  3. Love and Kerosene sounds like one that I might like. Love your haiku reviews.

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  4. Great reviews! So interesting the way you do this and always manage to convey so much with so little!

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    1. Thanks. Sometimes the syllable count doesn't quite come out right, but I do my best to keep it short and succinct. :D

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    2. Lark, you might be the only one who would notice :)

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  5. I love your haikus - they're so clever. The Light in Hidden Places sounds great!

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    1. It's an amazing true story! At the end the author describes all the research she did before writing it. Such an incredible example of faith and courage and survival.

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  6. A RenFaire romance! That sounds like a good one. Love the haiku as always.

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    1. Thanks! And DeLuca's books are a lot of fun. :D

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  7. Oh all of these look but but somehow that RenFaire romance is the one that is really calling my name! We used to have some neighbors that were part of the ren fair circuit and they'd often be practicing sword fights in their backyard.

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    1. There's sword fighting in these books! It's so great. I think you'd like them. :D

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  8. Excellent haiku reviews! :) Of these, I've read Well Traveled, and I agree that it was great! I do love that series.

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    1. It's one of my favorite romance series. I love that whole Renaissance Fair setting. :D

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  9. I always look forward to your haikus. So clever!

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    1. Thanks, Dorothy! Some work out better than others, but they're fun to write. :D

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  10. Love the sound of that second one.

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    1. Podgorska's story is so compelling! It's crazy all the things she went through and how she managed to survive it all.

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  11. As always your Haiku reviews are amazing, but I also like the books you mention!

    Kind regards,

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    1. Just one little question, what is Renfaire? Is that something typical American? I do not think I ever heard of it.
      Kind regards,

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    2. So, in many parts of America, even where I live, they put on these weeklong Renaissance Faires that are all things medieval. They sell jewelry and turkey legs, and have jousting events, and other performers, and people dress up and go wander around. They're a lot of fun. And this series of cute romances by Jen DeLuca are set at one of these Renaissance Faires.

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  12. I must look up The Light in Hidden Places as it sounds like my kind of thing.

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    1. It is so good! What she and her sister did, and what they survived, is just so remarkable.

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  13. I loved this! I really want to the read the series written by Jen DeLuca.

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  14. Really like your haiku summaries!

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  15. Fun to see your clever haiku reviews. I wasn't familiar with the first two books, but they both sound good. Glad book three is as good as first one.

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  16. Love and Kerosene sounds like my kind of read and The Light in Hidden Places sounds intense and inspirational. Love your Haiku reviews, Lark! :)

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    1. Thanks! And I think you'd really like Love and Kerosene. :D

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  17. Well Traveled looks like a fun read and The Light in Hidden Places sounds amazing but intense.

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    1. I absolutely loved The Light in Hidden Places! And Well Traveled is such a fun romance. :D

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  18. I always love reading your haiku reviews, Lark! The first book sounds good to me. :)

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