Journalist Nellie decides to go undercover in order to get on a ship bound for the beaches of Normandy. Her goal is to capture the photos and tell the story to the mothers and wives back home that look for a female perspective. What Nellie got instead was a story that she will never forget! What I enjoyed about this… Read more »
There is something nostalgic and just warms all the readers vibes in me when I get to read about the early years of the 1900’s, and aeroplanes are one thing that has always intrigued me. To have a cozy mystery centered around this time period that includes a female pilot on a stunt airplane is even more fascinating. While it… Read more »
One of my favorite movies is the Glenn Miller Story with June Allyson and Jimmy Stewart. Within the story, Helen Miller tells her husband that she is the kind of person that steals money out of her husband’s pocket and put it in the bank. Later on in the story, when Glenn wants to start his own band, he throws… Read more »
I sat at my kitchen table for the upteenth night in a row. The house was quiet, every normal person tucked in their beds and sleeping. I was trying to get another batch of something done whether it was apples, tomatoes, or who knows what else. I wasn’t in the best of moods, if you want the truth. I was… Read more »
When I began reading this book, I was a bit nervous. It is a Christian Middle Grade book, but it is centered around a music competition like America’s Got Talent. But as the story unfolded I began to see this in a whole new light and I actually began to appreciate what author Shaylene King did with the biblical story… Read more »
Perfect for fans of Sarah Sundin’s books. It was a particularly trying afternoon. We had canned so much spaghetti sauce from the abundant harvest of tomatoes. The knowledge that my husband goes back to seminary school in just a few short days weighed on my heart as I reflected on what life will look like again for us in the… Read more »
I have really been enjoying these True Color books penned by various authors, but all having one common thread, that they have taken an interesting crime and centered a story around the history. The Scarlet Pen is about a serial killer, a young woman engaged to the deceptive villain, and our hero who is looking for the person behind the… Read more »
When I first signed up to read and review Shadow, I didn’t have any idea what I was getting into. I have been trying to be more open about fantasy and dip my toes into a genre that I don’t normally read. I do not recommend starting with this book, which is the second in the duology. Dust is the… Read more »
It was my first book that I had read by Julie Klassen and she instantly became a favorite. I loved how she took a very difficult subject (pregnant out of wedlock during the Edwardian times) and showed what God has done for those that repent and turn to Him. She brought up some of the issues that I, as a… Read more »
Whew! What an emotional roller coaster ride! This psychological thriller by Jim O’Shea, really engaged me once I got into the story. I admit that the first 50-100pages or so, I was ready to give up. It was hard to get into and the characters seemed younger than what they were suppose to be, and the overall writing just seemed… Read more »
So sorry for the delay in my review, readers! “ I was stuck in a meeting which I couldn’t get out of, and the electricity went out of the building and we were trapped on the 38 floor. And the telephone system blew too, amazingly enough.” OK, for reals, I hope you got my little, ‘You’ve Got Mail’ humor there…. Read more »
It is hard to separate your experiences from a book you’re reviewing, and yet, isn’t that what pulls us into a good book? Some can relate so well, and others will be educated in something that they have never conceived. Isn’t that the essence of a good book? When I first began reading Providence, I had wasn’t really sure how… Read more »
“In her beloved books, she knew the ending came with a happily-ever-after, for the most part. At least, in the books she loved best.” There is so many things about this book that I really enjoyed, but probably the biggest one is that there is so many references to many fantastic works of literature within these pages. Pepper Basham even… Read more »
“Mom, I think I like fantasy,” and with those words, I set out on my own quest, like those found in this particular genre, to find clean fantasy books. One thing I have noticed of late, is the particular influx of darker theme within contemporary YA novels. Going through the shelves at the library or the book store reveals a… Read more »
The dressmaker’s secret is a sweet Christian novel about a girl in search for her father, and a woman running away from her Father. The book was slow going at first and page after page was filled with a lot of Christian talk. There were times when I felt like the author needed to give us back story and created… Read more »