Showing posts with label 382 pages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 382 pages. Show all posts

Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Prisoner's Wife by Maggie Brookes, 382 pages

 Inspired by the true story of a daring deception that plunges a courageous young woman deep into the horrors of a Nazi POW camp to be with the man she loves.


In the dead of night, a Czech farm girl and a British soldier travel through the countryside. Izabela and prisoner of war Bill have secretly married and are on the run, with Izzy dressed as a man. The young husband and wife evade capture for as long as possible--until they are cornered by Nazi soldiers with tracking dogs.

Izzy's disguise works. The couple are assumed to be escaped British soldiers and transported to a POW camp. However, their ordeal has just begun, as they face appalling living conditions and the constant fear of Izzy's exposure. But in the midst of danger and deprivation comes hope, for the young couple are befriended by a small group of fellow prisoners. These men become their new family, willing to jeopardize their lives to save Izzy from being discovered and shot.

The Prisoner's Wife tells of an incredible risk, and of how our deepest bonds are tested in desperate times. Bill and Izzy's story is one of love and survival against the darkest odds.





Friday, August 30, 2019

Mad Librarian by Michael Guillebeau, 382 pages

A Southern librarian fights back when the city cuts off the funding for her library in this funny, angry book from award-winning author Michael Guillebeau.


Wednesday, February 7, 2018

All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault by James Alan Gardner, 382 pages

Monsters are real.
But so are heroes.

Sparks are champions of weird science. Boasting capes and costumes and amazing super-powers that only make sense if you don't think about them too hard, they fight an eternal battle for truth and justice . . . mostly.

Darklings are creatures of myth and magic: ghosts, vampires, were-beasts, and the like. Their very presence warps reality. Doors creak at their approach. Cobwebs gather where they linger.

Kim Lam is an ordinary college student until a freak scientific accident (what else?) transforms Kim and three housemates into Sparks--and drafts them into the never-ending war between the Light and Dark. They struggle to master their new abilities--and (of course) to design cool costumes and come up with great hero-names.

Turns out that "accident" was just the first salvo in a Mad Genius's latest diabolical scheme. Now it's up to four newbie heroes to save the day, before they even have a chance to figure out what their team's name should be!


This was a fun read. I'll be looking for the sequel in November!

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Anyone But Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp, 382 pages

A very dark and delightful juvenile fiction book. Filled with wonderful illustrations as well.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The Vatican Princess by C. W. Gortner, 382 pages

I love getting to review wonderful historical fiction novels like this for NightOwl. A wonderful look at the often maligned Lucrezia Borgia.