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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 …
Happy Memorial Day Weekend, USA! We are celebrating this weekend with lots of family time, good food, and remembering loved ones by visiting graves. Hope you all have a lovely weekend! I am so excited to be back today with a review of one of my favorite WWII novels (which is actually quite British, not …
Continue reading [The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie]: A Review
Hi all! Tonight I am super excited to review The Crown by Kiera Cass. I have been looking forward to this book's release date since I finished The Heir last summer (which ends on the craziest cliffhanger EVER!). My sisters and I may have made a bit of a scene at Barnes and Noble looking …