I sit down to write this review, after staying up half the night because I NEEDED to finish it, and am at a loss for words. Yes, need in all caps is the right word to use there. Why need? Because I said so? Grabbing a couple of chapters in the car before work, a chapter on lunch here and there, ...
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BOOK REVIEW: A Gift for Anne Marie by Kathleen Fuller
You know how I always, well OK sometimes, complain that a novella tries to be too much? I've been really lucky here lately with novellas understanding their amazing role in literature and stepping up to the plate in amazing ways. 'A Gift for Anne Marie' by Kathleen Fuller takes one for the team ...
BOOK REVIEW: The Storekeeper’s Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter
I really enjoyed this book. No, I'm not biased because it's Wanda, who happens to be one of my favorite Amish authors. Seriously, I'm not biased, it's just that good. Take a typical Amish family with a kid or two at an age where they start thinking about branching out and starting their own ...
BOOK REVIEW: Colors of Christmas by Olivia Newport
I wasn't sure what I expected when I picked up this book. I knew it wouldn't be the normal sweet everything is love and light during the holidays book that many centered around Christmas usually are. I actually appreciated the author's note at the beginning where she talks about the fact that for ...
BOOK REVIEW: Devil in the Dust by Cara Luecht
Let me provide you a cautionary tale of book reviews, best friends, and Sims. My book bestie, Kristin, spent last weekend trying to convince me to play Sims. There may have been some sing-songy coaxing, some allusion to a Sims blog post I 'had' to put up, and slight coercion. There may have been ...