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The Accidental Empress

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Hey guys! It ´ s Wednesday and even when I am on vacation I did not want to miss our weekly appointment. So here I am willing to talk about books as every week. Today is the turn of The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki. I have say this previously but in case you weren ’ t around I will say it again. I am fascinated with the story of Sissi and when I saw that this book was about her life I could not contain myself and I have to buy it. And I am so happy I did it. I had read man books about the life of the empress but none of them were more than a 3 stars rating, so when I read this book and love it, I was so surprised. Before I go on talking about this book let me tell you that as this book is very historically accurate I don ’ t think I am doing any spoiler cause most of it should ring a bell. And know without further ado let ´ s jump in the review. In this book, we follow Sissi as she first met her husband and the first years of her reign until they are crowned ki...

The Nighthingale

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Hello Everyone, I might have mentioned that this month it´s been my birthday and besides the fact that I get to celebrate with all my friends in a very funny night, I am so happy because after 21 years of living in this planet I get books for my birthday. One of the books I get is actually the one I am going to be talking  about today: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Honestly. I can only say good things about this book. The writing style is amazing. It is done in such way that you are able to feel so tender but ate the same time being horrified by all the things that happened during the World War II. The good thing about this book is how good the two main characters are portrayed. Both of Rosignol sisters are very strong women, but they were not like that when the book started. They both went through a journey to arrive to the point in which both of them are strong female characters. In one hand we had Isabelle, who is my favorite of the sisters, by the way. I l...