Publisher and Publication Date: Crown Publishing. April 23, 2019. Genre: Nonfiction. History. Resistance in France during World War II. Espionage. Women in literature. Pages: 394. I counted every written page. From pages 289 to 394 is Acknowledgements, Notes, Bibliography, Index, and About the Author. Format: Hardcover. Library binding. Source: Public library. Audience: World War II […]

I just signed up to read 15 historical fiction books for 2020. To enter the challenge or read more about it: 2020 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. Salt the Snow by Carrie Callaghan. Hope’s Highest Mountain by Misty M. Beller. To Crown a King by Raedene Jeannette Melin.

Publisher and Publication Date: Clink Street Publishing. June 5, 2018. Genre: Fiction. Mystery. Pages: 256. Source: I received a complimentary paperback copy, but was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Okay. Audience: Readers of family fiction.

In A Small Book for the Hurting Heart: Meditations on Loss, Grief, and Healing, Paul Tautges offers fifty short devotions filled with messages of help, encouragement, and healing. By biblically and transparently addressing the heart and faith struggles in the midst of this grief, Tautges delves deeply, but gently, into the issues of the heart—presenting […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Kregel Publications. April 21, 2020. Genre: Historical fiction. Inspirational fiction. Regency Romance. Pages: 304. Source: I received a complimentary paperback copy from Kregel, I was not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers who enjoy clean Regency stories. Rating: Excellent. For more information at the publisher and includes an exerpt: […]

Publisher and Publication Date: William Morrow. 2018. Genre: Biography. Hollywood history. Pages: 400. eBook. Source: Library. Audience: Biography readers, especially those who love to read about celebrities. Rating: Excellent.

Publisher and Publication Date: Brazos Press. 2018. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Literary criticism. Pages: 272.Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Christian readers of classic literature. Rating: Very good. link at Amazon

Q: What is a threadbare prayer? A threadbare prayer is a simple prayer based on Scripture that is easy to remember. Sometimes we go through seasons when we are feeling hidden, hurt, or hopeless and want to pray, but we just don’t have the words. I’ve gone through those times and found focusing on one simple […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Tule Publishing. April 22, 2021. Genre: Austenesque. Regency Period. Pride and Prejudice-Bennet family. Mystery. Pages: 338. Format: Paperback. Source: I received a complimentary paperback copy from the author. I am not required to write a positive review. Audience: Readers of Jane Austen stories. Rating: Excellent. To pre-order the book: April 22, […]

Welcome to those who have joined this book review blog. I’m blown away by your support! And to those who just stumbled on to this blog, I welcome you too. I read most genres. At this time I’m going through a true crime interest. Soon, I will be reviewing the following true crime books: The […]

Publisher and Publication Date: The Modern Library. 1995. Genre: Fiction. Pages: 275. Format: Hardcover. Source: Library. Audience: Readers with an interest in other stories Alcott wrote. Rating: Good for A Pair of Eyes. Okay for most of the stories. My Mysterious Mademoiselle is the one I dislike.

Publisher and Publication Date: Zondervan/HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. 2020.Genre: Bible. New Revised Standard Version translation. Pages: 1568. Source: I received a complimentary Simple Faith hardcover Bible from Zondervan, I am not required to write a positive review. I received this Bible for review because I am a member of the Bible Gateway Blogger Grid. Audience: […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. Genre: Nonfiction. Scandinavian history. Pages: 512. Format: Hardcover.Source: Library. Audience: History readers, especially those with an interest in Viking history. Rating: Very good. Link for the book @ Amazon. Summary: The Viking Heart begins with the Norsemen raiding the monastery at Lindisfarne, England in 793 AD. One […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. Copyright 1980. My edition is 2018. Genre: Nonfiction. True crime. Pages: 592. Source: Self purchase. Rating: Excellent. Audience: True crime readers.