Your Happily Ever After
Forget Me Not
Why I have these books: I believe they were free on Kindle, so I downloaded them a long time ago.
Let's face it... these are "books" in the sense that these two Conference talks were published into pretty little books with fancy writing and nice illustrations. But really, they are both just talks that were given at Conference. Great talks! But unless you were giving one of the "real" (print) books as a gift, you really get the same thing for free from reading the talk or watching it online.
I loved both talks. :)
Clean.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Longing for Home and it's sequel (Sarah M. Eden)
Longing for Home - A Proper Romance
Longing for Home, Book 2: Hope Springs - A Proper Romance
(That's what the covers say.)
Why I have these books: I borrowed the first one from the e-book library, and I enjoyed it so much that I bought the second one. I actually put it on hold at the e-book library first, but I was the 27th person on the list, and since my husband was out of town on a camping trip, I gave myself a treat and just bought it instead. :)
I really enjoyed both these books a lot... but can I just say I don't really love when the protagonist is like some kind of Wonder Woman Worthy of Worship (W.W.W.W.)? (haha) No, seriously. Sometimes books portray a character as the only person in the entire world who is able to single-handedly conquer every problem that exists in anybody's life, simply through her very presence. I admit, I am likely exaggerating this a bit, but seriously? In this particular case, the protagonist herself wouldn't have survived without the goodness of others... yet, they all practically worship her and treat her like she is The Chosen One. (And it appears she lives up to their expectations.) This isn't the first book I've read with this theme, and I just kind of roll my eyes about it.
BUT... other than that, I give these books a solid thumbs up. I was kept guessing through both of them at how things would end up, and I enjoyed the characters and storyline. It made me curious about the settlements of Wyoming and if there really was that much discrimination between cultures when it was being settled.
Clean.
Longing for Home, Book 2: Hope Springs - A Proper Romance
(That's what the covers say.)
Why I have these books: I borrowed the first one from the e-book library, and I enjoyed it so much that I bought the second one. I actually put it on hold at the e-book library first, but I was the 27th person on the list, and since my husband was out of town on a camping trip, I gave myself a treat and just bought it instead. :)
I really enjoyed both these books a lot... but can I just say I don't really love when the protagonist is like some kind of Wonder Woman Worthy of Worship (W.W.W.W.)? (haha) No, seriously. Sometimes books portray a character as the only person in the entire world who is able to single-handedly conquer every problem that exists in anybody's life, simply through her very presence. I admit, I am likely exaggerating this a bit, but seriously? In this particular case, the protagonist herself wouldn't have survived without the goodness of others... yet, they all practically worship her and treat her like she is The Chosen One. (And it appears she lives up to their expectations.) This isn't the first book I've read with this theme, and I just kind of roll my eyes about it.
BUT... other than that, I give these books a solid thumbs up. I was kept guessing through both of them at how things would end up, and I enjoyed the characters and storyline. It made me curious about the settlements of Wyoming and if there really was that much discrimination between cultures when it was being settled.
Clean.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Blackmoore (Julianne Donaldson)
Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the e-book library.
I took a break from reading Sense and Sensibility to read this book when it came available from my "Hold" list at the e-book library. (I am enjoying S&S, but let's face it, modern books are just easier to escape into - for me, at least - than Jane Austen.)
I enjoyed this book. It was well-written and I was easily engrossed in the story. It was fairly typical of a "proper romance"... but not as predictable as a lot of these books can be. Overall, I'd say it was a worthwhile read if you are looking for something light, but not silly. It sometimes seemed a little dramatic in the way the main characters expressed themselves. I guess I just don't know people who are quite so dramatic in real life. (Wait... I take that back. I do know one or two, but even with them, it's not the normal way of speaking. Did people in 1820 England speak dramatically as a matter of course?)
Anyway, it was a nice, clean romance... I had to go somewhere when I was about 80% through, and I was looking forward to picking it up again when I returned home.
I do think some books stretch it a bit with the "Discussion Questions." This was one of those. It just wasn't a deep enough book, in my opinion, and the questions didn't make me feel like there was more depth than I felt while reading the book.
Clean.
I took a break from reading Sense and Sensibility to read this book when it came available from my "Hold" list at the e-book library. (I am enjoying S&S, but let's face it, modern books are just easier to escape into - for me, at least - than Jane Austen.)
I enjoyed this book. It was well-written and I was easily engrossed in the story. It was fairly typical of a "proper romance"... but not as predictable as a lot of these books can be. Overall, I'd say it was a worthwhile read if you are looking for something light, but not silly. It sometimes seemed a little dramatic in the way the main characters expressed themselves. I guess I just don't know people who are quite so dramatic in real life. (Wait... I take that back. I do know one or two, but even with them, it's not the normal way of speaking. Did people in 1820 England speak dramatically as a matter of course?)
Anyway, it was a nice, clean romance... I had to go somewhere when I was about 80% through, and I was looking forward to picking it up again when I returned home.
I do think some books stretch it a bit with the "Discussion Questions." This was one of those. It just wasn't a deep enough book, in my opinion, and the questions didn't make me feel like there was more depth than I felt while reading the book.
Clean.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)