This is the difficult part of writing book reviews. Sometimes, you just don’t care for a book. I’m sad to say that this was my experience after finishing The Blood Upon the Rose by Tim Vicary. The story was interesting, and…
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Review: Blood Upon the Rose by Tim Vicary
Tagged with: Andrew Butler, book review, England, History of Ireland, Ireland, irish independence, Irish Republican Army, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin, tim vicary
Posted in Book review, Didn't like at all
Posted in Book review, Didn't like at all
Review: Touching the Clouds by Bonnie Leon
Looking for a good Christian historical fiction novel? I’d say this would be a good one to try. Set in the 1930s, Touching the Clouds: A Novel (Alaskan Skies) takes you back to that time period, where even during the Great…
Tagged with: Alaska, Alaskan Skies, aviation, Goodreads, Great Depression, historical fiction, mail delivery, mail route
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Review: Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Last week, I finished Fairest by Gail Carson Levine. I was a huge fan of Ella Enchanted (the book, not the movie). Levine created a fantastically new version of the Cinderella fairy tale (which was my favorite growing up) in Ella Enchanted, and…
Tagged with: books, Cinderella, Ella Enchanted, Fairest, fairest by gail carson levine, Fairy tale, Gail Carson Levine, Goodreads, musical, newbery honor, Snow White
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Review: A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard
It took me about a week to read A Perfect Husband by Douglas Wickard. I was sent the novel by the author to review, and I want to thank him for allowing me to read this book and review it. I…
Review: Gone to Green by Judy Christie
I became interested in reading Gone to Green after reading the book’s description: Lois goes from being a corporate journalist at a large paper in the Midwest to the owner of The Green News-Item, a small twice-weekly newspaper in rural North…
Tagged with: book review, Christian, Newspaper, North Louisiana, Small Town
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
Review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
I’ve been toying with the idea of reading the book Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter since I first heard of the movie earlier this year. Unlike my coworker, who thought that it was horrible and disrespectful, I thought it sounded like an…
Tagged with: abraham lincoln biography, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, books, grahame smith, Jane Austen, Lincoln, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith, Twilight, Vampire
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Posted in Book review, Excellent
Review: Words Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart
When I read the synopsis of Words Spoken True, I thought that it sounded interesting, especially to me, as someone with a newspaper background who enjoys learning about how things were in earlier newspaper offices and presses. This book doesn’t…
Tagged with: Ann H. Gabhart, books, Christian, Fiction, Newspaper, Romance novel
Posted in Book review, Good
Posted in Book review, Good
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