This story is told by two people, one girl during WWI through letters to her beloved who is in the war overseas. Raven Kennedy is a California girl born and raised, whose love for books pushed her into creating her own worlds.

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I had never learned about the Radium girls before (I received this ARC before the other Radium Girls book came out).

I enjoyed learning about the Radium Girls and radium radioactivity through an entertaining story based in modern times. While our characters are fictional and the exact progression of who and when certain key events happen; the actual events themselves (ie: teeth falling out, broken bones, doctors visits, protective equipment to workers in the factory except the women, etc. Factories that produced the luminescent dials were set up Orange, New Jersey, Ottawa, Illinois, and Waterbury, Connecticut.

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This book provides a fictional account based heavily on true stories about the girls that met their untimely demise. However, I can only be so taken aback by it, as it did help to make the storyline more interesting - constantly waiting for the moment Julie realized what was going on. The story is told through the eyes of an introverted lead character, Little Glow, a candle flame who wishes to be bolder and brighter. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book for the purpose of unbiased review. Katie strongly believes in the power of writing and books to tackle important issues, such as identity, inclusion and race, using her experiences of a gender-biased career and as the mother of two mixed race girls with her husband.Combined with our expert massage and blissful aroma therapeutic oils, you can expect total body relaxation. I have burned down the court of King Midas and from those flames, I will rise and wield my own power. A quick perusal on Wikipedia will confirm many of the events that happen in Glow are based on true stories. Bryant did a beautiful job of blending together Julie's narrative point of view with that of Lydia's letters to Walter.