A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith
Title: A Passionate Hope: Hannah’s Story Author: Jill Eileen Smith Series: Daughters of the Promised Land, #4 Genre: Biblical Fiction Era: Biblical (Hannah, mother of Samuel) Publisher: Revell Books Source: from Netgalley (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars A Passionate Hope by Jill Eileen Smith Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a […]
The Mayflower Bride by Kimberly Woodhouse
Title: The Mayflower Bride Author: Kimberly Woodhouse Series: Daughters of the Mayflower, #1 Genre: Historical/Christian Romance Era: 1620s (Pilgrims) Setting: England and then New England, 1620 Publisher: Barbour Books Source: from NetGalley (in exchange for honest review) Time Taken to Read: seven days (during NaNoWriMo, too!) Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Cries of Grace by Angela Beach Silverthorne
Title: Cries of Grace Author: Angela Beach Silverthorne Series: Cries, Book 2 Genre: Christian Contemporary Setting: United States Publisher: Angela Beach Silverthorne Source: from the author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 2/5 stars Cries of Grace by Angela Beach Silverthorne The Haven has enjoyed five years of peace after a brutal demonic assault. […]
Introducing the Characters of Beyond Her Calling
Hello ladies and gents! Now that we’ve actually begun NaNoWriMo,* I decided it was time to actually introduce you to my NaNo novel & my NaNo-prep process. Even though we’ve already begun so technically that’s all over. Just … ignore me tardiness. Pretend it’s two weeks ago. *(I WAS SICK OKAY!?!?) I thought I’d just […]
Dandelion Dust by Faith L. Potts
Title: Dandelion Dust Author: Faith L. Potts Genre: Christian Contemporary (with light romance) Setting: United States Publisher: Faith L. Potts Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 stars Dandelion Dust by Faith L. Potts Charity always had a dream. It was simple, really. Find a guy, fall in love, and get married. […]
7 Christian Historical Romances
I was just going to have this be a mini review post, but I realized the genres were kind of … exactly the same. So this post is ‘7 Christian Historical Romances.’ Hopefully you enjoy these reviews. And no, these aren’t any particular Christian Historical Romances. They’re just ones I needed to review that I […]
After a Fashion by Jen Turano
Over at my blog, Reveries, there’s a blog tour going on. You should check it out! But anyway, that’s why I didn’t post these last weeks. *blushes* Title: After a Fashion Author: Jen Turano Series: A Class of Their Own, #1 Genre: Historical Romance/Romantic Comedy Era: 1882 Setting: New York Publisher: Bethany House Publisher Source: […]
April 2017 Mini Reviews
Well, it’s time for another round of mini reviews! 😀 Amazing Grace by Faith Blum 3/5 stars I was really looking forward to this book, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. First, the timeline was confusing. There were flashbacks (which, to me, are usually a no-no), and it started before […]
Left to Die by Ivy Rose (and blog tour)
Title: Left to Die Author: Ivy Rose Genre: Christian contemporary fiction Setting: China Publisher: Lakeside Publications Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 5/5 stars Left for Die by Ivy Rose Lindy Greene’s life is perfect. Too perfect. But living as a missionary nurse, serving in a rural hospital in China, soon brings […]
Anchor in the Storm by Sarah Sundin
Title: Anchor in the Storm Author: Sarah Sundin Series: Waves of Freedom, #2 Genre: Christian Historical Romance/Mystery Age-Range: 13+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1940s (WW2) Setting: Boston, Massachusetts (USA) Publisher: Revell Books Source: library Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 2/5. No language. It’s set during a war. Some violence and such connected with that, though nothing graphic. There’s […]
A Refuge at Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky
Title: A Refuge at Highland Hall Author: Carrie Turansky (carrieturansky.com) Series: Edwardian Brides, #3 Genre: Christian historical romance Age-Range: young adult/adult Era: WW1 (1915) Setting: England with some scenes in France will our darling Alex. Publisher: Multnomah Books Source: library Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 2/5. Okay for any highschool teen. One of the characters (a servant) […]
The Movement of Kings by Nadine C. Keels
Title: The Movement of Kings Author: Nadine C. Keels (https://prismaticprospects.wordpress.com/) Series: The Movement of Crowns, #3 Genre: Christian romantic fantasy Age-Range: young adult/adult Setting: Diachona (fantasy world) Publisher: Nadine C. Keels Source: author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 2/5. Some innuendo-ish stuff, falling in love & the emotions, some kissing (few […]
