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Happy weekend, my friends! I am excited to share some thoughts tonight on a recent favorite of mine, Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay. I've raved about a few of Katherine's other books here on my blog, specifically Dear Mr. Knightley and The Bronte Plot. And I am currently reading A Portrait of Emily Price, also by …
Continue reading [Lizzy and Jane]: A Review
Hi everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend as much as we are now that we are finally sickness free at our house! Today I am reviewing Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull. I am so excited about this review! If you remember, last year I reread and reviewed Mull's full Fablehaven series (you can check out …
Woohoo! I am so excited to post this review and officially be caught up (for the moment) on my reviews! Nesting is officially starting in this last month of pregnancy so I'm putting it to good use in the blogging world. Tonight I am super excited to share some thoughts on the third Newbery Honor …
Continue reading [Where the Mountain Meets the Moon]: A Review
Happy Monday, everyone! Today I have the opportunity to participate in the Re-Launch Anniversary Event of One of the Few: A Marine Fighter Pilot's Reconnaissance of the Christian Worldview by Jason B. Ladd. For more information about the author or the book, follow the provided links. This memoir tells the story of Jason's discovery of …
It's a lazy Saturday night at our house watching college football and snacking on homemade cookies. Life is good in Texas 🙂 I am here tonight with a review of a neat little book tonight: The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo. I happened upon this book on Goodreads a few weeks ago. It caught my …
Hi guys. I hope you all had a great weekend and that your football team won (unlike mine 😦 ). It was a sad night on Saturday. But we also bought a new car this weekend so it wasn't all bad! I am so excited to review A Sparrow in Terezin by Kristy Cambron today. …
Happy last day of August, friends! Time to sneak in one last review for the month. And I am really excited about this one. A few weeks ago I got my new library card (priorities, right?) and hit the shelves looking for a too long list of books high on my TBR. I could only find a few of …
Continue reading [Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet]: A Review
I am super excited to introduce the newly designed Greenish Bookshelf! It is definitely still a work in progress but I am thrilled with the new look so far. I am also excited to review These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder today. I remember really loving this book as a child. The title …
Hi everyone! I am so so so excited to review The Captive Imposter by Dawn Crandall. This is the third book in the incredible Everstone Chronicles. I finished it several days ago. But I haven't quite been able to form my thoughts on it. I basically have one initial thought: I loved this book. More …
Hi all! I am really excited to review The Butterfly and the Violin today. I have been wanting to read it for months now--ever since the lovely Carrie over @ Reading is my Superpower recommended it as one of her favorite WWII novels. Carrie is basically full of fantastic recommendations 🙂 A few initial thoughts: Why did I …