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Infinite Country by Patricia Engel | Thoughts

   Published : 2021   ||    Format : print   ||    Location : Colombia ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆   What was it about the country that kept everyone hostage to its fantasy? The previous month, on its own soil, an American man went to his job at a plant and gunned down fourteen coworkers, and last spring alone there were four different school shootings. A nation at war with itself, yet people still spoke of it as some kind of paradise.. Thoughts : Infinite Country follows two characters - young Talia, who at the beginning of this book, escapes a girl’s reform school in North Colombia so that she can make her previously booked flight to the US. Before she can do that, she needs to travel many miles to reach her father and get her ticket to the rest of her family. As we follow Talia’s treacherous journey south, we learn about how she ended up in the reform school in the first place and why half her family resides in the US. Infinite Country tells the story of her family through the other protagonist, El

Mailbox Monday -- Feb 01, 2010

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This meme is hosted by Marcia @ The Printed Page. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t count, eBooks & audio books do).

I've decided to do this meme only once a month. I did post once in the second week of January, which can be found here. In addition, I received the below books this month:




  1. Going with Gabriel by John Grisham (Goodreads FirstReads program)
  2. The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (Giveaway @ A Bookish Way of Life)
  3. Jumping off Swings by Jo Knowles (Giveaway @ A Bookish Way of Life)
See what others have bought over the last week!

Comments

The Lace Reader was good; hope u enjoy it!
Jumping Off Swings looks SO amazing, I've been dying to read it. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of it!
bermudaonion said…
Lots of great wins! I hope you enjoy them all!
DCMetroreader said…
Nice assortment of books. Congrats on the wins!
Congratulations on the wins! Enjoy them all!
Kaye said…
wow, you had some great luck. I've had The Lace Reader on the wish list for a while now. Hope you enjoy all your new books.

My MM is here Have a good week and happy reading!
Kristen said…
Jumping Off Swings looks really good. Enjoy your new books!
Tales of Whimsy said…
Coool. Can't wait for the review ;)
Alayne said…
Nice books. My mailbox is at The Crowded Leaf.
Anonymous said…
The Lace Reader has been calling my name for quite some time now. I suspect I'll have to buy it!