by Sarah Loudin Thomas My rating: 3 of 5 stars Uplifting and encouraging read with likeable albeit not fully developed characters. The plot was engaging although a little more conflict and drama would have been welcome. I liked that the author brought in elements of the supernatural to give the story a little more power. The themes of judgement and forgiveness were well … [Read more...] about Book Review: Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas
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Book Review: Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengle
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0764210270" locale="us" height="500" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ACuNpyZ1L.jpg" width="327"][simpleazon-link asin="0764210270" locale="us"]Dragonwitch (Tales of Goldstone Wood)[/simpleazon-link] by Anne Elisabeth Stengl My rating: 4 of 5 stars Although Dragonwitch didn't grab me at first, it became increasingly interesting … [Read more...] about Book Review: Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengle
Spotlight on: the Amish
My rating: 3 of 5 stars Courting Cate is a charming story that I read in one sitting because I was keen to reach the inevitable happy ending. The writer attempts to marry Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew with an Amish romance. While it is a clever idea, it doesn't quite work. I liked this Cate all along, and I never saw her as an unlovable shrew. She erroneously saw herself … [Read more...] about Spotlight on: the Amish
Book Review: Red Dawn Rising by Sue Duffy
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0825442664" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516%2BgFljG2L._SL160_.jpg" width="104"] [simpleazon-link asin="0825442664" locale="us"]Red Dawn Rising: A Novel (Red Returning Trilogy)[/simpleazon-link] by Sue Duffy My rating: 4 of 5 stars The tight prose and white-knuckle action make this a must-read for … [Read more...] about Book Review: Red Dawn Rising by Sue Duffy
Book Review: Unholy Hunger (Lure of the Serpent Bk 1) by Heather James
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0825442915" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yeFz5JYzL._SL160_.jpg" width="104"] [simpleazon-link asin="0825442915" locale="us"]Unholy Hunger: A Novel (Lure of the Serpent)[/simpleazon-link] by Heather James My rating: 2 of 5 stars Unholy Hunger was not the book that I was expecting it to be. I … [Read more...] about Book Review: Unholy Hunger (Lure of the Serpent Bk 1) by Heather James