Hello, October! September was a busy month for me with the Jewish holidays, which required a lot of prep work. Luckily, I managed to get it all done with Mom’s help, and the holidays were really nice. My sister even flew in to be with us, and to […]
The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival Author: Anne Sebba Genre: Nonfiction History Publication Date: September 16, 2025 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. In 1943 a […]
The Auschwitz Detective Author: Jonathan Dunsky Genre: Mystery Publication Date: September 9, 2020 Publisher: Independently Published Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries #6 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, genocide, graphic Holocaust imagery, […]
The Auschwitz Violinist Author: Jonathan Dunsky Genre: Mystery Publication Date: Publisher: Independently Published Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries #3 Thank you to Jonathan Dunsky for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust imagery, grief, suicide, PTSD, antisemitism, violence, murder […]
Ten Years Gone Author: Jonathan Dunsky Genre: Mystery Publication Date: May 31, 2017 Publisher: Lion Cub Publishing Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries #1 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust flashbacks, trauma, grief, […]
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe was the April book chosen for a book club I lead with a few other women. TRIGGER WARNING: derogatory terms for people with development disabilities and Romani, extremely graphic descriptions of people who were gassed, descriptions of medical experimentation, torture, disposing […]
Night by Elie Wiesel is not one of those books people read for enjoyment. It’s a book to be read because it’s about history, humanity, hate, religion, and evil. It’s particularly relevant to me because as a Jewish woman and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor it’s part […]
I finally got around to reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, a true story that I have been meaning to read for ages, but have been putting off due to personal concerns, which I’ll address after my trigger warning. EDIT: I’ve updated this review after being […]
