Dark Storm Rising by Jesseca Wheaton
Title: Dark Storm Rising Author: Jesseca Wheaton Genre: historical adventure Era: 1938 (WW2) Setting: Austria, Europe Publisher: Jesseca Wheaton Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 Dark Storm Rising by Jesseca Wheaton Helena and Max are just two normal cousins living in north-east Austria. But when Hitler takes over Germany and […]
Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz
Title: Courting Morrow Little Author: Laura Frantz Genre: historical adventure/romance Era: late 1700s Setting: Kentucke (Kentucky) frontier, United States Publisher: Revell Source: from library Overall Rating: 3.5/5 Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz Morrow Little is haunted by the memory of the day her family was torn apart by raiding Shawnee warriors. Now that she […]
The Innocent by Willowy Whisper
Title: The Innocent Author: Willowy Whisper Series: Hills of Innocence, #1 Genre: Historical Mystery/Romance Era: probably late 1800s (Old West) Setting: the Old West Publisher: Willowy Whisper Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 The Innocent by Willowy Whisper “I wonder who would shoot a girl so young…?” The question haunted […]
The Mirror by John A. Heldt
Title: The Mirror Author: John A. Heldt Series: Northwest Passage, #5 Genre: Science Fiction (time-travel) Romance Age-Range: 15+ (upper young adult/adult) Era: futuristic (2020) and 1960s Setting: Seattle, Washington Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 4/5. A star was removed for content. No violence (though mentions […]
Unbroken by Rebekah A. Morris
Title: Unbroken Author: Rebekah A. Morris Series: Triple Creek Ranch, #1 Genre: Christian/Literary Fiction Age-Range: 12+ (upper middle grade/young adult) Era: 1800s/early 1900s Setting: the West (yes, that is the best I can do!) Publisher: Read Another Page Publishing Source: from author (as a gift) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 1/5. Mentions of injuries. No language. […]
Hold Me Close by Marguerite Martin Gray
Title: Hold Me Close Author: Marguerite Martin Gray Series: Revolutionary Faith, #1 Genre: Historical Romance Age-Range: 13+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1770s (Revolution) Setting: Charles Town, Virginia Publisher: WestBow Press Source: author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4.5/5 stars Content: 2/5. No language. Little violence; mostly mentions of violence, uprisings, impending war, etc. A couple […]
A Coronation of Kings by Samuel Stokes
Title: A Coronation of Kings Author: Samuel Stokes Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy Age-Range: 13+ (young adult) Setting: medieval fantasy world Publisher: Samuel Stokes Source: author (in exchange for an honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. Lots of violence, though it’s not extremely gory at any time. Realistic depictions of war. I wasn’t disturbed by it […]
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Title: Austenland Author: Shannon Hale Genre: Contemporary Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: contemporary Setting: New York, USA and England Publisher: Bloomsbury Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3.5/5. It’s been a while, so I don’t remember exactly. Some cussing, but extremely rare … and unnecessary in my opinion. I just remember one or two words. A little […]
Class of ’59 by John A. Heldt
Title: Class of ’59 Author: John A. Heldt Series: American Journey, #4 (can be a stand-alone, too) Genre: Time Travel Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: contemporary and 1959 Setting: California Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars (.5 removed for content) Content: 3/5. A few cuss […]
No Pizza Delivery? by Grace Marshall
Title: No Pizza Delivery? Author: Grace Marshall Series: Horse Haven, #1 Genre: Contemporary Christian Comedy Age-Range: 13+ (young adult) Era: contemporary Setting: United States – Missouri and Wisconsin Publisher: Grace Marshall Source: from the author (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 2/5, rude humor, mentions of thinking a guy’s hot (not really […]
The Exiled Seven by Blake Renworth
Title: The Exiled Seven Author: Blake Renworth Series: The Exiled Series, #1 Genre: Adventure Fantasy Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Publisher: Inglenook Publishers Source: publisher (in exchange for honest review) Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. Younger teens cautioned for violence (nothing too gory) and a little cussing (which seemed a little random to me, by the […]
A Necessary Deception by Laurie Alice Eakes
Title: A Necessary Deception Author: Laurie Alice Eakes Series: The Daughters of Bainbridge House #1 Genre: Historical Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: 1810s (Regency) Setting: London, England Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars Content: 3/5. Younger teens cautioned for some pretty detailed kissing and a little violence. No language. Cover: […]
