This book gripped me in so many ways as a mother I could never imagine a time like these. As both of my kids are out of wedlock and coming from a religiously strict family, this hit home as I choose to live as a mother who is single (by choice) and it’s weird to travel back in this book. I could only imagine how Betty feels as she’s left to an unruly world after her baby is given away and no idea where the child’s father is and what this means for them. Then, decades later we follow that child to discover her truth of adoption: I won’t give anything away but I loved how and where this story ended because it was meant to be written the way Ms. Angela Archer orchestrated it. Great read!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Faith Jacksonhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngFaith Jackson2021-09-04 10:05:572021-09-06 23:42:15Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Faith Jackson
This book was amazing! I honestly just adore the way Archer tells the stories. She makes these people real to me. By the end of her books I am invested in the way the characters end up, and how their conflict is resolved. The genuine love in the relationships she writes about make me happy and show me all of the authenticity of the love of a family whether it’s by blood or not. I honestly can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jo Frizzellhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJo Frizzell2021-09-01 12:43:062021-09-02 09:08:13Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jo Frizzell
Written In The Stars by Angela Christina Archer is a story that captures your heart right away. Elizabeth Hamilton is a teenage girl who’s pregnant hiding the fact from her parents. But her mother finds out Elizabeth is pregnant and drives Elizabeth to a home for boarding through the pregnancy. It takes a while for Elizabeth to realize that she will be leaving this house without her baby. Whatever will happen to Elizabeth’s baby? As a mother, this book was sometimes emotionally hard to read. I have so much empathy for these teenage girls who were forced to give up their babies. Overall this book is great and shows all sides of the story – Elizabeth, her parents, the couple who adopted the baby, and ultimately, and the woman that baby turned out to be.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Betsy Melanohttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngBetsy Melano2021-08-31 20:20:362021-09-02 08:36:45Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Betsy Melano
Written in the Stars by Angela Christina Archer is book two in the Mothers and Daughters Collection. This is a story that will make you laugh, cry, and want to hug someone close to you. I had forgotten to read the first book a ways back but was immediately brought back into this author’s voice. I really enjoyed the story and how this isn’t a sobfest but has all the feels. The characters are well written. I am happy to have rediscovered this author and will be looking for more from this author in the near future.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Sheri Schraderhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngSheri Schrader2021-08-31 19:30:462021-09-02 08:31:56Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Sheri Schrader
Written in the Stars is a very heart warming story, but if your not in the right mindset it will make you ball like a baby. There is so much in the book that you will find yourself spiraling through emotions. Ms. Archer had provided us with a wonderful story that is filled with belonging, adoption, family, and so much more. While her characters are amazing, Ms. Archer has a way of writing a plot that pulls her readers right in and makes her share their emotions with her characters. While I have only read a couple of books by Ms. Archer this series is quickly becoming my favorites of her work and I look forward to more. After all it’s not everyday that you find someone that can write such beautiful women’s fiction!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Stephanie Corbinhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngStephanie Corbin2021-08-31 18:43:472021-09-01 09:35:57Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Stephanie Nicole
Wow this book really took me on a journey of emotions. I love when a novel can really make you stop and think about life and what you have and how darn grateful you are for it. This book definitely does that and more. I was so blown away by how much I found myself balling and connecting with the characters, for several different and personal reasons I won’t get into. This book might be a tad triggering for some with the topic of teen pregnancy adoption, etc but this author does such an amazing job writing with compassion that you I feel like you would still be able to read and enjoy this book for everything it is despite its triggers. I can’t wait to see what else is available from Angela Christina Archer!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Liz Vrchotahttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLiz Vrchota2021-08-31 17:45:092021-09-01 09:28:21Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Liz Vrchota
‘Written in the Stars’ is an emotional, heartwarming and at times heartbreaking story about adoption and finding birth parents. I was hooked from start to finish and was definitely taken on an emotional rollercoaster whilst reading this novel. In 1950 single unwed pregnant daughters would be sent to live in ‘houses of shame’ as they where commonly known. Here the women would stay until they had given birth and then their babies would be given up in closed adoptions. Following this the women would have to go on with their lives as though nothing had happened. This is what happens to seventeen year old Betty Hamilton in this story after letters to the “love of her life” Charlie go unanswered. After the baby is adopted Betty is forced to return to her parents house and make a new life for herself.
Years later and Marlena discovers that she was in fact adopted, something she had never imagined, after her father becomes ill and she can’t help him. Her adopted parents then tell her that they adopted her when she was just a few hours old from an unknown woman from the Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls. Marlena decides to look for her biological parents and in doing so uncovers the secrets behind their love, her birth and what happened to them both following her adoption. Marlena hopes that she will be able to meet them but is she already to late. This was a gripping read and I felt connected to both Betty and Marlena which made me feel engaged with their story. I definitely recommend this book but also recommend having a box of tissues near by whilst reading it.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jennifer Gordonhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJennifer Gordon2021-08-31 16:34:462021-09-01 09:22:55Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jennifer Gordon
Written In The Stars is a fantastic novel by Angela Christina Archer. This was a new author to me but I was very intrigued by the blurb and just had to read it. I’m so glad that I did as I absolutely adored this book. I loved that the book was set in dual time periods. We got to see Betty’s story in the late 1940’s to 1950 and also Marlena’s story, set in 1980. This is the beautiful, poignant story of a teenage girl in 1950 who was made give up her baby and the story of that ‘baby’ all grown up, finding out she’s adopted and goes looking for her birth mother. This book had me totally gripped from beginning to end. I was totally lost in both Betty and Marlena’s stories. Both are such amazing characters that I could have read about for hours and hours and still loved them. This story is beautifully written and totally tugs at the heart strings. I challenge anyone to read this book and not be moved by Betty’s story. If this book is anything to go by then I’ll definitely be reading more of Angela Christina Archer’s work.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Karyn Taylorhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKaryn Taylor2021-08-31 13:55:342021-08-31 22:43:47Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Karyn Taylor
I really enjoy how this author crafts her stories and this one is no exception. I really appreciate the character development, the backstory, the plot movement, and the pure emotion. Just a gripping story that really grabbed my emotions and hit the heart. It belongs in everyone’s library.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Heather Lovelacehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngHeather Lovelace2021-08-31 13:32:202021-08-31 13:32:20Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Heather Lovelace
“Written in the Stars” is the second book in Angela Christina Archer’s Mothers and Daughters Collection. In this book we follow, Betty, an unwed and pregnant teenage girl in the 1950s. At that time teen unwed moms were sent to homes for wayward girls to finish out their pregnancies and put their babies up for adoption – whether they wanted to or not. Then they could return home to their families and life could go on as normal. Or at least that’s the idea. We follow Betty’s story as well as that of a grown-up Marlena, her daughter, through the journey of discovering she is adopted and all the emotional entanglement that brings. The story is written in flashback sequences and from the viewpoint of both Betty and Marlena. Both characters are well developed, though in a lot of instances I feel like Betty has more depth to her story than Marlena. It was interesting to be able to see the situation from two viewpoints, but I honestly would have liked to have seen Charlie’s viewpoint written in as well. I think it would be interesting to hear the viewpoint of an unwed teenage father and what goes on in their minds in a situation like this. We do find out some of Charlie’s viewpoint toward the end of the book, but it is a very small excerpt. I think the beginning of Marlena’s story could have been positioned a little differently because I felt like that first transition between viewpoints was a bit clunky. Overall, the storyline held my attention enough for me to keep picking it back up every time I had an opportunity. I am not generally a huge fan of books with a lot of flashback but this was written well enough that it didn’t get confusing. If you are looking for a sweet love story based on the enduring power of love, this would be a great one to pick up!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jennifer Bartholomaehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJennifer Bartholomae2021-08-31 07:38:092021-08-31 09:49:16Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jennifer Bartholomae
Another outstanding book in this series! The story just flows along so seamlessly that it took me no time at all to finish this. This is written with feeling and it comes across to me in each character and with every page I turned. Each emotion is felt so vividly from hopelessness all the way back to hope. Tears yes I had a few of those too.
The characters are so beautifully built that it is hard to pick a favorite. On that note there are a few in here I don’t care for but I enjoyed each one for their purpose to the story. Betty had it tough and Marlena had a shock. I am usually not a fan of stories roaming back and forth through time. This one is done seamlessly making it so I loved their story and was extremely pleased from the first page to the last.
This is the second book by this author for me. She really has the magic touch with these books. She taps right into my heart. Thank you for taking me on this journey.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Lisa Helmickhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLisa Helmick2021-08-31 05:10:422021-08-31 09:47:52Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Lisa Helmick
Written in the Stars tells the story of two women-Elizabeth, 17 years old, pregnant, and alone in 1950. Her parents are ashamed of her decisions and take her to the Dartmouth house to have her baby. Marlena, successful nurse, just at the beginning of building her life with her fiance, Jack. But when Marlena’s dad becomes ill, she discovers a family secret that has been hidden her entire life. Determined to find her birth mother, Marlena sets out on a journey that changes not only her life, but those around her.
Oh my goodness, what an amazing story! This one I couldn’t put down. My heart broke for both Elizabeth and Marlena, and their stories kept me engaged for the entire novel. The heartbreak, tears, and joy are made so real for the reader, and I was rooting for the characters from page 1. I can’t wait to read more by the author!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kayla Bullockhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKayla Bullock2021-08-30 12:26:142021-08-31 09:22:21Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Kayla Bullock
Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer
5 Stars
I’ve got many things going on in my life right now that are super emotional. I have trouble sometimes letting those emotions out and although I can not relate to the exact subject of this book, except for the love a mother feels for her child, I can absolutely relate to the emotions it brought to the surface. This was one of the most beautiful, heartfelt, heartbreaking stories I have ever read. The writing had such a perfect flow that before I knew it, I was done with tears pretty much all the way through.
I did not read the first book in this series but it didn’t seem like I absolutely had to to understand and fall right into this book. Now I am sorry I didn’t read the first one but will as soon as possible and have also added this author to my watch list.
This is my first book ever by this author but will absolutely not be the last! I can not wait for the next book in this series.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Debi Kircherhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngDebi Kircher2021-08-30 12:15:572021-08-30 12:15:57Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Debi Kircher
This is a beautiful and emotional story. As a parent it really tugs at my heart to imagine the pain that Betty goes through and also the pain and confusion Marlena goes through.
Betty and her boyfriend are madly in love and are planning to get married. However when Betty finds out she is pregnant her parents put into action a plan which will change all there lives for ever. This is the 1950’s and a child out of wedlock and at a young age is frowned upon. So against Betty’s wishes she is placed in a school for naughty girls and when her baby is born she gives her up for adoption.
No fast forward to 1980s and Marlena is living her life. She has it all. A loving partner who she plans on marrying, a job she loves as a midwife and loving parents.
When her father is taken ill and needs a kidney transplant Marlena doesn’t hesitate to volunteer to be tested. That’s when her parents drop the bomb shell and destroy her world. Her parents are her adoptive parents not her biological ones. Now Marlena is on a mission to find her real parents and learn their story. Will Marlena be able to find them or will she be too late to get the answers she is looking for.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kerry Carrhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKerry Carr2021-08-30 11:39:562021-08-31 09:19:13Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Kerry Carr
Written In The Stars was a great read! I actually forgotten I had read the first book in this series, and when I started reading this one all the same emotions came back. This was the best emotional story I have read in a while. I laughed, I cried, I got mad, this book had me enthralled with everything from beginning to end. If you enjoy an emotional read with all the feelings this is definitely the book for you. I can’t wait to read the next installment!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Rachel Mosshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngRachel Moss2021-08-29 10:52:262021-08-31 08:42:34Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Rachel Moss
Betty was seventeen alone and pregnant but the only thing that kept me going was my love for Charlie, until that faded and then I was alone the only thing I could do was give my baby the life I could not give her.
Marlena has grown up with two loving parents until one day when she discovered she can not help her father the whole devastating truth is unveiled and she then makes it her mission to find her biological mother.
This story broke my heart, the pure emotion that this book evokes and portrays is heart warming and heart shattering in pages of each other. The story is basically two halves and with that the is tragedy and heartache but love and compassion to each of the main characters.
This is the second book I have read by this author and they are always written with such empathy and draws you into the story with each word, they are well written and the story offers a great hours of reading. I can’t wait to read more.
Reviewed by Angela Shirley
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Angela Shirleyhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAngela Shirley2021-08-29 03:55:432021-08-30 15:25:55Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Angela Shirley
Written In The Stars is the second book in the Mother’s And Daughters collection by Angela Christina Archer. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the first book of the series, this can be read as a stand-alone story.
This story will take you on an absolute rollercoaster of emotions! This is a heartfelt story of adoption and the emotions that run from all different sides. The story starts in the 1950s and shows what life was like for some then, and how little control some young women had regarding their decisions and lives. I literally cried my eyes out for Betty. The author tells this story brilliantly, her writing style is fantastic and as the reader, you feel every single emotion. This is my first time reading anything by this author, but I can’t wait to go and read more now.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Lianne Proberthttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLianne Probert2021-08-29 03:23:402021-08-30 15:24:59Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Lianne Probert
5 Stars Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer
Written in the Stars is a wonderfully written story about adoption and finding who your birth parents are. This is a story that will literally take you on a emotional rollercoaster ride like no other. I cried and at times flat out ugly cried, my heart absolutely broke and at times it warmed my heart I can relate to this from a family member of someone who adopted and it was hoop after hoop and it took a toll but totally worth it in the end. My brother and sister in law adopted three beautiful children that were all siblings. Grab a box of kleenex and be prepared to experience every emotion possible with this must read book. I found myself lost in the pages and stayed up way to late because I had to know what was going to happen next. I can’t wait for the next book to come out. If you haven’t already started this series go grab the first book as its just as good as this one.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Dawn Daughenbaughhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngDawn Daughenbaugh2021-08-28 15:02:502021-08-30 14:16:58Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh
Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer. I loved this book. Its the story of 17 year old Betty Hamilton who has gotten pregnant out of wedlock in the 1950’s which is taboo. She was dropped off at Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls all alone with nothing to her name but her baby. Once the baby is born she is taken away from Betty and given to a family to be adopted in a closed adoption and Betty is sent home with nothing. Years later Marlena is a young girl whose father is really sick and Marlena thinks she can help him. When she realizes she can’t she is also told she was adopted. Marlena is heartbroken and feels like she has been lied to all these years. Marlena sets out to find her adoptive mom and finds out lots of secrets along the way. Will she find her adoptive mom before its too late or will Betty die never knowing the child she loved and gave birth too? Read Written in the Stars to find out!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Tausha Treadwayhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngTausha Treadway2021-08-27 14:14:432021-08-30 00:37:03Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer-Review by Tausha Treadway
This book hooked me right from the start! What a different era meant for pregnant women who hadn’t met society’s rules! Even when it flashed forward to 1980, the world was still so different to today – smoking right outside a hospital room?!! Angela Christina Archer had me formulating theories and turning the pages to find out what would happen next and if my guesses were correct! Looking forward to reading more from this fabulous author!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Gillianhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngGillian2021-08-24 23:34:172021-08-25 11:40:27Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Gillian Fawell
I have read a couple of books from this author and she always surprises me with her written skills. This is the second book of the Mother’s and Daughters collection. You can read this as a stand alone as well but the first book is just as good. I was so excited when I got this book I stopped everything and started to read it immediately. I could not put this book down until the end. This story exceeded all my expectations. It only took me a few hours to devour this amazing story.
Betty Hamilton gets pregnant at a young age in the 1950s and her parents send her to a house that makes her ashamed of her life. She is forced to give up her daughter to a couple she never gets to meet. Betty is thrown out on her own to make a new life for herself. Her daughter Marlena never thought for one second that she was adopted until her dad told her the truth. She is in complete shock and she wants to learn more about why she was given up by her birth mother. Marlena starts to uncover the truth about her past and finds things that she can’t believe happened. Will Marlena find her birth mother before it’s too late or will it already be too late?
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Heather Basshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngHeather Bass2021-08-24 06:12:232021-08-25 11:22:31Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Heather Bass
Written in the Stars is a heart-warming and gripping story about adoption and finding birth parents and is the second book in the Mothers and Daughters Collection by Angela Christina Archer. It is a story that made my heart ache as I easily got lost in the story. Angela’s writing drew me in and conjured up all sorts of emotions as I followed along with this story. A young unwed woman in the 1950’s is left alone and has the choice on whether or not to keep her unborn baby taken away from her. It also shows what one goes through to find someone that may help them know who they are and where they came from. I was completely engrossed in the story and invested in the characters.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jenni Bishophttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJenni Bishop2021-08-22 00:06:582021-08-23 11:57:05Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Jenni Bishop
Written in the Stars: a heart warming and gripping story about adoption and finding birth parents by Angela Christina Archer is the second book in the Mothers and Daughters Collection. This is such an emotional story you cannot help but be swept away by what the author is portraying. In every single page you could feel the raw emotion and the incredible journey the main character goes through. At times I found this book to be utterly heart breaking only for it to then completely shift and be uplifting and delightful. This author does an amazing job of painting the picture of what it was like in the time this book is set. Even though it is hard to believe now that these situations occurred the author made it truly relatable and easy to imagine. Although this is only the second book in this series I have to say this is definitely my favourite one so far. It is hard to see how the author can top this but I am looking forward to finding out what is next.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Kerry Bakerhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngKerry Baker2021-08-20 15:56:222021-08-23 10:29:30Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Kerry Baker
This book gave me so much emotions, a lot of happiness, sadness, worry, and the very power of my mind going “what if?” This was a very powerful book and it was amazing in so many ways not for the just the emotions it gave to me, but also the characters and who they were, and what they would be. It was first time read by this author, and I will read more of their books, and for sure the next one in the series.
I have never felt the feeling in my life of many whom have to give up their child. Betty in the book had to just this. I really felt I was in her shoes, the pain and suffering and the agony she was in. She lost the the person she cared about most as well as her daughter, she was basically taken away from her. She loved her truly, you could tell, she wanted to give her a wonderful life, but could she? The pain from letting her go really impacted Betty and who she was, and who she would become though the years. I felt so much tears forming reading the words upon what Betty went through. The heart break was really felt, for real.
Flash forward to Marlena. The adopted daughter of Betty. A young girl who lives her life unknowing she was ever adopted. A secret that would greatly impact her soon. Her father needs medical aid, she feels she’s his daughter and she can assist him with his medical needs. Then the big secret comes out, and Marlena learns she was adopted. I literally felt the heart break and the anger and hurt she felt as well as I did for Betty. All that time she could have been told, yet she wasn’t, how did her un-biological parents think she would exact? Did they think she would never find out? Easy to say, she was hurt and shocked beyond what very words could write out to describe the emotional impact.
These two worlds were meant to intersect unknowingly to both of these women. Marlena sets out to find out her birth mother and years to know her, to understand more, to meet her true mother and receive answers to so many questions she deeply needs emotionally, and truly feels she has a right to know.
As we get on the path to their lives that would intertwine. So much emotions were felt. More than I had already experienced. Truth of what happened with Betty and Marlena’s fathers surfaces. You truly felt everything, and I mean literally everything There was so much truth in all things felt and the characters who the whole adoption shaped both women to be was truly beautiful but devastating to both of them at different times in their life, past present, and the future.
This author was a first time read for me, but truly tugged at my heart strings and had me with tears of joy as well as sadness. I kept rooting for the family to meet and connect. For them to have their look and say “your my mom” or “your my daughter.” All in all this was beautiful to read and I am so glad I got to read this. Emotionally beautiful in so many ways. A must read. It takes a special author to impact so many emotions on the reader, and this one did that. I loved it so much, defiantly recommend this story!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Lorrene Huismanhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLorrene Huisman2021-08-19 12:38:122021-08-22 01:04:26Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Lorrene Huisman
This book is a part of the Mothers and Daughters collection by Angela Christina Archer. The story is a beautiful collaboration of emotions as you get to know Marlena and Betty and how their worlds intertwine. This book is a reflection of a reality that many young women faced in the 1950’s. My heart went on a roller coaster ride through happiness and heartbreak. Every character in the book has a backstory and they are painted in so much detail that you are fully entangled in their world. You feel what they feel and see through their eyes. Angela Christina Archer has quickly become a favorite author of mine and I can not wait to explore more of her books!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Nakyshia Legerhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngNakyshia Leger2021-08-19 10:44:562021-08-22 01:02:03Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Nakyshia Leger
This is the second book in this series which I enjoyed just as much as the first one. I can’t wait to see what the third book brings. This is a well written story about a young mother having to not only give up her love but also her child. Marlena was adopted and once she finds out she is on a quest to find the truth behind her adoption. Will she find her biological parents and what will happen if she does? This is a great story that I can relate to as I adopted my daughter and my brother is adopted as well and his search for his family. The characters were great and connectable. They were written with a lot of heart and soul. They took me on an emotional roller coaster ride in parts. I enjoyed watching the growth with all of the characters and what they brought to the story. This is most certainly worth the pick up and I highly recommend it.
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Written In the Stars: a heart-warming and gripping story about adoption and finding birth parents is the second book in the Mothers and Daughters Collection by Angela Christina Archer. It is, as the title suggests, a touching story about adoption, family, belonging, and finding birth parents. As expected from Ms. Archer, the story was well-written, moving, and compelling. It didn’t take long before I was fully invested in the story- and before I knew it I had finished. Wonderful women’s fiction!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Angela Hayeshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAngela Hayes2021-08-18 01:14:252021-08-18 10:27:32Written in the Stars (Mothers and Daughters Collection) by Angela Christina Archer – Review by Angela Hayes
In 1950, parents sent their single unwed daughters to live in houses of shame as some called it. Forced to give up their babies in closed adoptions, these women had to go on with their lives, some living for decades without knowing what happened to their sons and daughters.
When seventeen-year-old Betty Hamilton is dropped off at Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls, she’s left with only two things—a suitcase full of her belongings and the baby in her belly. After her letters to Charlie, the love of her life, go unanswered, Betty finds comfort in one friend and the prayers she can escape the home with her child. Her hope is dashed, however, when after her baby is born, it’s given to a couple in a closed adoption, and the home casts her back out on the streets alone. With nowhere to go but back to her parents house, she tries to make a new life while trying to forget the baby she lost and the man she loves but can’t find.
Being adopted wasn’t ever something that crossed Marlena’s mind. Her parents were her parents. But after her father becomes ill, and she discovers she can’t help him; they finally tell her the truth—they adopted her just hours after she was born from an unknown young woman from the Dartmouth Home for Wayward Girls. Now desperate for answers and on a quest to find her paternal parents, Marlena begins to uncover the secrets behind her real parents love, her birth, and what happened to both of them after her adoptive parents took her home. Will she ever meet her biological parents? Or will she be too late to find them before something happens to them?
Angela lives on a ranch in Oklahoma with her husband, two daughters, and many farm animals. She was born and raised in Nevada, and grew up riding and showing horses. While she doesn’t show anymore, she still loves to trail ride.
From a young age, she always wanted to write a novel. However, every time the desire flickered, she shoved the thought from her mind. Then one day, in 2009, she awoke with the determination to follow her dream.
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5 Star Written in the Stars (Fallen Eagles MC Series Book 2) by T. Birmingham is the second book in the Fallen Eagles MC Series. Although this can be read as a standalone I highly recommend reading the first book if you haven’t already. Holy Cow what a ride! This book drew me in from the beginning and I couldn’t put it down until the last page.Get ready to be taken on a journey of twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what happens next. I love the characters of Eagle and Winter.Find out what happens when they take on their hardest case yet?I highly recommend this Book and honestly can’t wait to read more from this Author
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Dawn Daughenbaughhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngDawn Daughenbaugh2019-01-18 10:23:252019-01-18 08:44:32Written in the Stars ( Fallen Eagles MC Series Book 2) by T.Birmingham – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh
This series just keeps getting better! Written in the Stars is Book 2 in the Fallen Eagles MC series written by T. Birmingham. This book follows the President of the MC and of course one of our Markham girls. Davis “Eagle” Landon and Winter Markham have had a thing for each other for quite some time now. However, it’s finally time for those two to figure things out. However, Eagle has another murder to solve. This time the murders involves Winter and a copycat serial killer. You won’t believe who this murderer is! I wasn’t expecting it at all. Despite the 13 year age gap between Eagle and Winter they end up being perfect for each other. Eagle is Not to mention how ridiculously hot the sexy scenes end up being. But can Eagle save Winter when the time comes? I absolutely love this author and the way that she can pull you in and keep you enthralled. She is very good with the dichotomy between the love story and a murder or in this case…murders. I simply cannot wait for the next book to come out. I have feeling who the next couple is but what other twists will we find ourselves wrapped up in! I definitely recommend this series to anyone who loves romance and murder mysteries. Of course, like all series I advise to start with book 1 so you can follow a continual story, but you really don’t need to here.
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