The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 81

Christmas Eve, 1914 by Charles Olivier

Goodreads Blurb: In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had – in reality – only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive. Beyond the exploding shells and artillery, the merciless freezing cold, extreme hunger, and crushing exhaustion, these young men – both British and German – discover a miracle of grace, as enemies becomes friends and an impossible Christmas finally arrives.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Fuck. Just … fuck.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 80

Harry Potter: A History of Magic by Pottermore Publishing

Goodreads Blurb: The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic.

Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling’s magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: An unbelievably fascinating look in the history of not only magic throughout the ages, but the formation of the Harry Potter world itself. I’d give it higher than five stars if I could ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤩

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 79

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Elizabeth Schaefer (Editor)

Goodreads Blurb: Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: The Empire is very accepting of same-sex relationships. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, obviously it’s not, it’s just not what you’d expect from a Nazi inspired galactic empire.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 78

A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun by Jonathan Clements

Goodreads Blurb: This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: I want to be a Samurai, and other things I did not say when reading this book 📚🤩

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 77

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Goodreads Blurb: Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away…because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Yep, can see what everyone’s talking about with this book. Dragons and lots of sex – it’s like Game of Thrones, but like more. And thing is, those aren’t even the best parts 😻😸

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 76

House Atreides by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson

Goodreads Blurb: As Emperor Elrood’s son plots a subtle regicide, young Leto Atreides leaves for a year’s education on the mechanized world of Ix; a planetologist named Pardot Kynes seeks the secrets of Arrakis; and the eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho is hunted by his cruel masters in a terrifying game from which he vows escape and vengeance. But none can envision the fate in store form them; one that will make them renegades—and shapers of history.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: And once again I enjoyed a book in this prequel series much more than I did the original Dune. Ah, hello pitchfork wielding mob, how I have missed you 😁

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 75

Daughters of Chivalry: The Forgotten Children of Edward I by Kelsey Wilson-Lee

Goodreads Blurb: Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealised – and largely mythical – notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: A deeply engaging glimpse into the lives of women who history has mostly forgotten in favour of their Father and Brother.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 74

Oh God Not Again! By Sarah1281

Goodreads Blurb: So maybe everything didn’t work out perfectly for Harry. Still, most of his friends survived, he’d gotten married, and was about to become a father. If only he’d have stayed away from the Veil, he wouldn’t have had to go back and do everything AGAIN.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: My one complaint … why wasn’t there more of this 😁

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 73

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes

Goodreads Blurb: Some people are born boring. Some live boring. Some even die boring. Fred managed to do all three, and when he woke up as a vampire, he did so as a boring one. Timid, socially awkward, and plagued by self-esteem issues, Fred has never been the adventurous sort.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: A very fun romp through a paranormal world, told by the strangest creature imaginable – an accountant. Reminds me a bit of the early Dresden Files books. Five out five, would recommend.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 72

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price

Goodreads Blurb: The Viking Age – between 750 and 1050 – saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they reshaped the world between eastern North America and the Asian steppe. For a millennium, though, their history has largely been filtered through the writings of their victims.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: A fascinating look into the world of the Vikings, a must read for anyone whose ever been bitten by that particular realm of obsession.

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