A Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin
Title: A Memory Between Us Author: Sarah Sundin Series: Wings of Glory, #2 Genre: Historical Adventure/Romance Age-Range: 15+ (upper young adult/adult) Era: 1940s (WW2) Setting: England Publisher: Revell Books Source: library Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 3/5. First, obviously, there is a war going on, planes are being shot down, people are dying/almost dying/being gravely wounded. […]
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 […]
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Title: Mansfield Park Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: early 1800s (Regency) Setting: various places in England Source: own a copy Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 3/5. No language (at least none that isn’t crossed out like this: by G-d), no violence. Romance, a person commits adultery (everyone is shocked, so I […]
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Title: Persuasion Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic Romance Age-Range: 14+ (young adult/adult) Era: early 1800s (Regency era) Setting: England ~ mostly Bath Source: free on Kindle ~ probably will buy hardbound copy soon! Rating: 5/5 stars Content: 1/5. Okay for basically all ages, though the reading level is higher than most tweens can handle in […]
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: […]
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) […]
Taste of Danger by Alexa Verde
Title: Taste of Danger Author: Alexa Verde (http://www.alexaverde.com) Series: Secrets of Rios Azules, #2 (can definitely be a stand-alone) Genre: Christian adventure romance Age-Range: young adult/adult Setting: Rios Azules, a small town in Texas, USA Publisher: Alexa Verde Source: author (for honest review) Rating: 4.5/5 stars Content: 2/5. Some violence. Nothing too graphic. Some intense […]
Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden
Title: Beyond All Dreams Author: Elizabeth Camden (http://elizabethcamden.com/) Series: n/a Genre: Christian Historical Romance Age-Range: Young Adult/Adult Era: 1890s Setting: Washington D.C., USA Publisher: Bethany House Source: library Rating: 4/5 stars. Although it was a great book, I find I couldn’t get into the era as deeply as I would have liked to, and I […]
To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander
Title: To Whisper Her Name Author: Tamera Alexander Series: A Belle Meade Plantation Novel, #1 Genre: Christian Historical Romance Age-Range: young adults/adults Era: late 1860s Setting: Kentucky, USA Publisher: Zondervan Source: library Rating: 3/5 stars. If I were just rating the characters, writing, and the main plot, I’d give it five stars, but there were […]
The Silent Blade by Jesseca Wheaton
Hi guys! It’s time for a review of The Silent Blade by Jesseca Wheaton! I’m a proud member of her blog tour, and today is my scheduled posting day, so I’m posting when I wouldn’t usually (according to my new schedule … which I should mention to you sometimes includes no weekend posts unless I’m […]
The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky
The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie Turansky Edwardian Brides, Book 1 Worlds lie between the marketplaces of India and the halls of a magnificent country estate like Highland Hall. Will Julia be able to find her place when a governess is neither upstairs family nor downstairs help? Missionary Julia Foster loves working alongside her […]