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One of my favorite genres is historical fiction. "The Picture Bride" by Lee Geum-Yi is the first...
I love this concept, and I really want to read this book and see what happens to Willow. She...
As soon as I read the synopsis of this book, I knew I wanted to give this book a try. It sounded...
My husband’s grandmother was a picture bride so this appealed to me right away. We knew a bit...
My frist impression of this novel was a simple one: I gotta know more! I have never heard of...
I am intrigued! I love a good "over come all odds" story. A story of a strong woman, who leans...
I find the premise of this book very intriguing. I have never read any historical fiction about...
I love the premise of this book! I’m not usually a huge fan of historical fiction but this one...
Picture brides were women who would be married off to men in Hawaii only by her picture. This...
I love watercolors and pastel colors in general so it makes sense the first thing I saw was the...
Oh wow I love this so far! This is the first time I've read a book with this setting (1918...
I love this so far! This is the first time I've read a book with this setting (1918 Korea), and...
The Picture Bride is a story about a section of time that is not usually talked about. The " mail...
The premise of this largely reminds me of Honalulu by Alan Brennert. I think that thr Asian...
Historical fiction is a hit or miss for me, but I love when it’s leading with a strong female...
The cover is very pretty and I am intrigued as it is about something that I do not know a lot...
I love stories that teach me something new, and I think this one, even though it's fiction, could...
First, I will say that the cover is pretty and goes with the first look. i like it. The sadness...
I love historical fiction, especially about cultures and experiences I am unfamiliar with. This...
I'm very interested in the premise of the book - I've never heard of picture brides before,...
I am interested in learning more about picture brides and what the experience may have been like....
I like the book cover. It is quite inviting. The story sounds like important and timely, even...
I'm definitely intrigued by this book! I loved Pachinko, so the comparison to that book has me...
I wasn’t expecting to like this book, so it surprised me that the story hooked me. I’m intrigued...
I love the cover of this one and thought it really drew the reader in. However I was a bit...
I've heard of picture brides, but didn't know about the history associated with Koreans...
I'm a bit picky about historical fiction and I find the writing in this one to be overly formal...
This historical fiction novel gives us a look into the (fictional) mail order bride. She hopes to...
Wow- what an eye catching, beautiful cover! I love historical fiction, but just wasn't able to...
I do not like historical fiction time periods usually in1900s+ so it was not surprising I did not...
I had heard of picture brides before but didn't realize that it happened with Korean farmers in...
I do not know anything about picture brides or Korean Hawaiians, but this book description makes...
Willow's life is all planned. As a daughter, she couldn't go to school. The money for schools...
I think this book looks good and I like reading about history through the stories of historical...
This is an interesting premise but I wasn't drawn into the story. The writing felt stilted and I...
I thought this book started off pretty slow. It was not really a book that jumped out at me based...
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