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 …
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[Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison]: A Review
Hi everyone! Sorry to be so MIA this week. We are having a busy week and added nasty head colds on top it all. So it's been a lot of reading and movie watching at our house. But I am finally kicking this cold and I am excited to write! I'm currently about 3 reviews …
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[The Bound Heart]: A Review
Hi everyone! I am excited to be back today with a review of the second book in the Everstone Chronicles by Dawn Crandall. I raved about book one here. This series is so refreshing because it creates beautiful love stories that are also clean and focused on God. I really enjoy reading them. I also appreciate …
[Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary]: A Review
Hi All! I am super excited to be back with a review of Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary--the 4th book in the Fablehaven series. I always remember this one as my favorite in the series. And it definitely has been this time around! I’m reading one Fablehaven book each month through May. For my …
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[Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore]: A Review
Hi everyone! I'm sorry it's suddenly been almost a week since I posted! Between family coming into town and watching way too many episodes of The Great British Baking Show (we are obsessing at our house!), I have gotten a bit behind on my reading and reviewing. I am really excited to share some thoughts …
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[Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague]: A Review
Hi everyone! Can you believe it is the last day of March?! I'm sneaking in one last review this month before we officially hit April. Today I'm here with a review of the third book in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. Every time I reread one of these great books, I can hardly stop myself …
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[The Martian]: A Review
Hi everyone! I am really excited about this post. I have been seeing a lot of reviews of The Martian by Andy Weir. And I kept hearing how great the movie is but I wanted to read the book first! Finally, I got it at the library last week. And then I devoured it in 24 hours. …
[Code Name Verity]: A Review
Hi everyone! First, I'd like to say thank you as I now have 200+ followers! Thank you for taking time to read and response to my bookish posts. You make blogging worthwhile! Today I am back with a review of a neat read that my neighborhood book group is reading this month. We aren't meeting …
[Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star]: A Review
Happy Leap Day! Today I am excited to review the second book in the Fablehaven series, one of my favorite fantasy series. It's been so fun to go back through these books. They are exciting, clever, and have great morals. A few initial thoughts: I love this series! This book just helped me remember that …
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A Favorite Fantasy Series [Fablehaven]: A Review
One reading goal I have in 2016 is to reread some of my favorite books and blog about them. So here I am with a review of book one in the Fablehaven series. This series is fantastic. It's right up there with Harry Potter for me. I think the story telling is so clever and …
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