Flight of the Sparrow (Amy Belding Brown)

Why I have this book: A friend recommended it, and it was available to borrow from the ebook library, so I did!

I liked this book quite a bit. I didn't realize until later that it was based on a true story, but the author admits that it was very loosely based on a true story... so I'd call it more fiction than fact.

Still, it give an idea of what life was like in the 1600's in early America when hostilities between Native Americans and new immigrants were an intense part of life for both groups. Violence and hardship were afflicted from either side in the most brutal ways.

I think there was some swearing in the book (if I remember correctly), and there was pretty descriptive violence throughout the story, although it wasn't constant or continual.

Leap of Faith: Confronting the Origins of the Book of Mormon (Bob Bennett)

Why I have this book: I borrowed the audio version from DBS+ on the recommendation of my son.

I gave this book four stars on Goodreads because...

1) The audio version was very well done.

2) The subject matter was explored very thoroughly.

3) The author admitted when there are things that just can't be explained.

4) I was impressed that Bob Bennett did this much research and put it all together in an impressive book in addition to his career as a politician and his post-political careers.

Clean.

Glass Slippers, Ever After, and Me (Julie Wright)

Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the ebook library because I've enjoyed other books by the author.

I enjoyed this one, too. Definitely not the depth of the other books I've been reading lately, but for a light read, it was a good one. Not too cheesy and not too light. It was an interesting look into the publishing/publicist world (assuming it's an accurate representation).

I gave it four stars on Goodreads because for it's genre, it's a well-written and enjoyable book.

Clean.

The Twelfth Child (Bette Lee Crosby)

Why I have this book: I bought it for 99 cents five years ago on Kindle.

Well, I liked it enough. It was a cute story, but maybe got a little too cute at the end. Some of the characters were a bit unbelievable (like the opposing attorney who belched so much that everybody had to fan the air under their noses every few paragraphs).

The beginning of it (and the story of Abigail's life) seemed heavier, then the story of Destiny seems light and airy. Interesting contrast.

There was an open question that is apparently answered in the next book, but I didn't love this one enough to read it right now. Maybe I will at some point just to answer that question.

There was some occasional swearing in this book, and it always surprised me because it just seems like it shouldn't have swearing. There's also extramarital sex, but not really graphically described. 

When We Were Sisters (Emilie Richards)

Why I have this book: I bought it when it was on a good deal for Kindle because I've enjoyed other books by the author.

I really would have liked to give this like a 3.7 on Goodreads, but since it has to be whole numbers, I gave it a three. It wasn't quite a four, but it was close. I know I could round up, but I just didn't.

Maybe if I had read this faster (instead of every night when I'd fall asleep before too long), it would have been a solid four. But then... if it was super compelling, maybe I wouldn't have fallen asleep? I don't know. I did enjoy the story, and the ending threw a real twist that made it go up to the 3.7 instead of 3 rating... so I don't know.

In any case, I did like it. Interestingly, I felt like the story became a completely different story by the end... even though it didn't.

Clean'ish. There was a little bit of swearing, but not consistently. There is talk about rape, and there is one scene where you know a married couple is having sex, but it's not described.