Tips for Tuesday - Books: All the Dangerous Things & Woman of Valor

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Books: All the Dangerous Things & Woman of Valor

Today we are recommending All the Dangerous Things by Stacey Willingham. Since her toddler son was kidnapped a year ago, Isabelle Drake has been unable to sleep. Truthfully she has always had issues with sleeping, issues that cause her to doubt everything anyone tells her about the night of the kidnapping and even her own possible role in it. This is a creepy and exciting thriller in which neither the protagonist nor the reader knows what to believe or whom to trust including the protagonist herself. Although some parts of the story may be predictable to regular readers of the genre, there are still plenty of shocking surprises and a fairly satisfying conclusion. 

Woman of Valor is the true and incredibly inspirational story of Eta Chait whose heroic actions during the second world war saved the lives of many of her fellow Jews as well as her own. The book also provides a lot of historical background about what was happening in the world at that time. It might have been better if there was a little less background and a little more about Eta herself and her fellow partisans and their actions. However, that being said, this book is still quite stirring and a hopeful reminder that even in the worst of times there are still good people in the world willing to risk their lives for others.

And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.