I enjoyed this as well.  It wasn't what I was expecting it to be, but I did enjoy it.

The Bronze Horseman trilogy by Paullina Simmons. I've been 'bullying' anyone who would listen into reading them since last year, but they are pretty long and you do have to decide to invest the time...but they are worth every hour.

Hmmmm, the summary at goodreads really doesn't grab me... WW2 then comments like very long, heartwrenching and cheating  I see mostly 5 star ratings and from your raves, this looks quite like a great read indeed. But sorry Demaris, i might not have the guts to read this this year  But who knows, i am averse to angst but hunkered down to read Emancipation Proclamation and Offside, both ending up in my top 10. 

Bloody hell, bits of the England disappearing under a ton of water.

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if you could send some of the water our way we would appreciate it. California is in the middle of a drought that may affect our food production. And worse, our wine LOL!  So we would be happy to take the floodwater off your hands.

Too bad it doesn't work that way.

Can anyone rec a story where Big Bad Bella stays big and bad for more than 3 chapters and a single glance from Edward's green eyes!(Oh, wait, no, this one lost her big girl pants from hearing is voice on the phone!)  All the big talk at the beginning for what? F*ck so disappointed, I was hoping it would take her longer to become a swoony p.u.s.s.y (literally) I'm on Chapter 7, please, please someone tell me that something will happen that will restrengthen her back bone!! * Shakes head, mumbles "f*cking no-flounce gene"*

Do NOT read this spoiler unless you've finished the Bronze Horseman series...  It is a summary in gifs of this persons reaction to different sections as she goes through book and they are so RIGHT ON!   I read the books all back to back and I can't remember if this is only covering book 1 or if its also 2...  so don't look unless you've read at least the first 2.    

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Just for an example...  here is the one she used to describe what she felt like when she first saw Alexander: *swoon*

That was so funny!! Just be happy that you have all three books at your disposal; when I first read TBH it was as a book, long before ebooks or ipad or any of those things, back in the time when we read by candle light and most of us bought books from a bookshop. I went into WHSmiths (for us Brits) and stumbled onto it.  There was no talk of a sequel (the publisher might have know but stuff like that didn't filter down to the reader as it does today via the internet etc) so imagine being left at the end of the first book thinking that's the end?!! I just assumed (without giving away the plot to those who haven't read it) what the end of the first book leaves you assuming! I was devastated! I cried my eyes out, re-read it about four times and cried every time....Then one day, about a year or so later, I was browsing same bookstore and saw Alexander and Tatiana (bk2) and almost screamed the store down, I'll never forget that , I was with a girlfriend who thought I was being attacked...it was in this slightly larger hardback-like size but I didn't care, I grabbed it like it was going to pull a vanishing act... . I LOVE these books.