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In The Shadow of Blackbirds  by Cat Winters My Rating: 5 of 5 stars Goodreads Summary:   In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion. Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches as desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort, but she herself has never believed in ghosts. During her bleakest moment, however, she’s forced to rethink her entire way of looking at life and death, for her first love—a boy who died in battle—returns in spirit form. But what does he want from her? Featuring haunting archival early-twentieth-century photographs, this is a tense, romantic story set in a past that is eerily like our own time. Yet another Battle of the Books novels reaches a high rating! This interesting historical fiction novel featuring the ma...

hey babes<3 I managed to actually stay in bed this morning until 8 am!! :) Woo! For breakfast, I had a bagel and a pear with some tea<3 Mom is getting sick so I told her to drink some white tea, since that helps the common cold. At 9:15, I woke up my brother since he had a doctor's appointment onpost. We all left at 10:30, his appointment at 11:00. Afterwards, we had some errands to run at the Commissary and then the PX, so we decided to grab some lunch. Coming home at 2:30ish, I spent my afternoon reading Red Queen  by Victoria Ayevard. Although I enjoyed the book and the characters were entertaining, I felt that it was extremely overhyped and very similar to other YA dystopian/magical books I've read before. Hopefully the next book will be better.(: I also managed to read In the Shadow of Blackbirds  by Cat Winter which I rated a 5/5 stars. It was so haunting and touching that I cried several times throughout the book. I  absolutely loved it!

Bonjour mes amis :) This morning rather than having the sun shining in my face, I woke up when it was still dark out, at 6:30 am because I had a doctors appointment at 8. So I ate breakfast with my mom and we left around 7:15 for Fort Campbell. After my appointment, we went to the Commissary to do a little shopping and then Popeyes to grab some lunch. Coming home around 11:45, we ate lunch with Alexander and then brought him to his tuba and trombone lesson which was two hours today for makeup time. So my mom and I ran some errands. Actually, I just slept in the car because I started getting a headache. Around 4 o'clock we were home, and my mom and I decided we wanted to have some teatime. :)

Cramathon December midnight 19 - midnight 22 1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 2. The Nutcracker by E.T.A Hoffmann 3. The Bridge to Terribithia Katherine Peterson 4. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 5. Scar Boys by Len Vlahos 6. Five Days in November by Clint Hill 7. In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters 8. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 9. Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer 10. Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler 11. Endangered by Eliot Schrefer 12. Reality Boy by A.S. King