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This snippet we got was absolutely amazing. The writers tone of voice is absolutely beautiful,...
It caught my attention right away with the title and cover and just kept it completely through...
Today we are dealing with a pandemic forcing individuals to self-quarantine and an immigration...
This book plops you right in the middle of the Spanish Flu. You feel its presence in the first...
This cover is very striking and caught my attention immediately. Given the relation to the...
I really love Historical Fiction and I usually end up in World War II era but I've been trying to...
This story sucks you right in, I was not too keen on reading this however the writing is just so...
This book gives such an amazing insight to what it was like to live through the 1918 Spanish Flu...
The Orphan Collector is a book that draws you in from the cover, and then page one has you...
It is definitely hinted by the cover of this book that it is not a light-hearted read. After...
This story seems to rival the pandemic we are currently experiencing and seems very relevant....
I think this is an interesting premise and any other time I would read it but with the covid out...
While it may be obvious that the setting of the story during the last pandemic is very timely, it...
I think many of us can remember learning about the Spanish Flu in our history class. Who would...
Considering we are in the middle of a pandemic ourselves, this book is troubling and...
What a timely historical fiction that reflects our current political and global climate at this...
The timing of this book is amazing. I was immediately intrigued. Even before reading one word, I...
Nearly 100 years after the Spanish Flu, we are experiencing the turmoil of another infectious...
With our world currently going through a global pandemic in 2020, this would be a book I would...
I'm thrilled that the first impression starts with relevant photographs. The writing style seems...
The cover drew me in, the girl praying looking for hope. I do love a good historical fiction. The...
I don't think I've ever read a more timely Bookishfirst excerpt. How interesting that this book's...
My first impression of the book is that it is a perfect read for the current times. It makes you...
I love this cover. It's perfect for what the story is about. The synopsis got my attention. ...
WOW!! How ironic that we read about the Spanish Flu when we have the Corvid-19 going on right...
When I first looked at this cover it looked sad. maybe the girl lost her family? Maybe the girl...
I began to read it is a very interesting book. I like that it takes place during a the time of...
The cover is interesting along with the title. This would make me pick up the book at the store....
With everything that’s going on right now this book couldn’t be more fitting. The cover doesn’t...
I love books about orphans and immigrants. Their plight during the early 1900’s was amazing. This...
I love the cover. I own a copy of The Life She was given by this author. After reading the...
This feels very relevant to what is happening today with the Coranvirus. The woman collecting...
This is absolutely an interesting topic, and the writing is engaging. I did have a hard time...
My first impression of the book was that it was stunningly honest. The complete and total grief...
"The Orphan Collector" is set in the early 1900s. The Spanish flu is making the rounds and people...
The Orphan Collector is a book that deals with a super timely and topical subject. The 1918...
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