Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the ebook library after reading on an old email that I was reading it. I couldn't remember it, so I thought I'd read it again.
It was okay. I gave it 2 stars on Goodreads. I'm curious if I liked it better the first time I read it. (It was before I started the blog in 2010, or it would be on here already.) I just didn't love the characters or their interactions very much. Maybe I'm just too cynical now. :)
I can say that I'm glad the author kept their relationship clean, considering the female protagonist was married to someone else.
Clean. I can't remember for sure, but I don't think there was even any swearing.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Pollyanna Grows Up (Eleanor H. Porter)
Why I have this book: I bought it for Kindle after reading Pollyanna.
I enjoyed this book. It wasn't really a page-turner, so it took me a while to get through it, but it got more interesting as it went along.
I liked it enough to purchase a Kindle compilation of fourteen books by the author for $1.99. She actually wrote quite a few books for adults that did pretty well back in her day, so I'm interesting in reading those.
Clean.
I enjoyed this book. It wasn't really a page-turner, so it took me a while to get through it, but it got more interesting as it went along.
I liked it enough to purchase a Kindle compilation of fourteen books by the author for $1.99. She actually wrote quite a few books for adults that did pretty well back in her day, so I'm interesting in reading those.
Clean.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Becoming Lady Lockwood (Jennifer Moore)
Why I have this book: I borrowed it from DBS+.
This book kept my attention pretty well throughout, but there were so many things that were just too contrived for me to give it a solid three stars. If I could rate it according to categories (like "How well did it keep your attention?"), then there would have been three or four stars there, but I can really only give it two stars because it was too silly and unrealistic in places. For instance, just the way the heroine is universally admired and the way she "saves the day"... yeah, not really my thing.
The writing was good, though, and kept me pulled in. It did seem to me that the author went from using contractions (I'll, we'll, you'll, I'm, etc.) during most of the book, to not using them toward the end, with the conversations becoming more formal. I could be mistaken, but the rhythm of the writing changed, and that's what seemed to stick out in my mind.
In any case, it was okay. I was having a cranky day and it was a good way to "drown my sorrows."
Clean.
This book kept my attention pretty well throughout, but there were so many things that were just too contrived for me to give it a solid three stars. If I could rate it according to categories (like "How well did it keep your attention?"), then there would have been three or four stars there, but I can really only give it two stars because it was too silly and unrealistic in places. For instance, just the way the heroine is universally admired and the way she "saves the day"... yeah, not really my thing.
The writing was good, though, and kept me pulled in. It did seem to me that the author went from using contractions (I'll, we'll, you'll, I'm, etc.) during most of the book, to not using them toward the end, with the conversations becoming more formal. I could be mistaken, but the rhythm of the writing changed, and that's what seemed to stick out in my mind.
In any case, it was okay. I was having a cranky day and it was a good way to "drown my sorrows."
Clean.
You Are Magnificent (Ganel-Lyn Condie)
Why I have this book: I borrowed the audio version from DBS+.
While there were some parts that I liked (and they would have made this a 3-star book for me), I really could only give it a 2-star rating on Goodreads. It was just okay, in my opinion.
The narrator on the audio version isn't the author, and I do have to say she did a great job.
Clean.
While there were some parts that I liked (and they would have made this a 3-star book for me), I really could only give it a 2-star rating on Goodreads. It was just okay, in my opinion.
The narrator on the audio version isn't the author, and I do have to say she did a great job.
Clean.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice (Rebecca Musser
Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the ebook library.
Assuming this book is true (and I believe it is due to media stories and other books about the FLDS that I've read), it's very good.
I'm sickened to learn more of what went on under the rule of Warren Jeffs, but his father was kind of creepy, too. Still, Warren is a sick, sick, perverted man. I don't understand how his followers can't see that. Even if they have been indoctrinated since birth, surely the women must see how perverted and disgusting things became over time. It all became progressively more disturbing, but perhaps it's the fear of physical and/or spiritual harm that keeps them from getting out.
Thank goodness Warren Jeffs is in prison, but it's terribly sad that so many of the followers of this "religion" are still living under his power.
There are some descriptions of sexual perversions that happen within the FLDS community and a handful of mild swear words in this book.
Assuming this book is true (and I believe it is due to media stories and other books about the FLDS that I've read), it's very good.
I'm sickened to learn more of what went on under the rule of Warren Jeffs, but his father was kind of creepy, too. Still, Warren is a sick, sick, perverted man. I don't understand how his followers can't see that. Even if they have been indoctrinated since birth, surely the women must see how perverted and disgusting things became over time. It all became progressively more disturbing, but perhaps it's the fear of physical and/or spiritual harm that keeps them from getting out.
Thank goodness Warren Jeffs is in prison, but it's terribly sad that so many of the followers of this "religion" are still living under his power.
There are some descriptions of sexual perversions that happen within the FLDS community and a handful of mild swear words in this book.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
As Bright As Heaven (Susan Meissner)
Why I have this book: I borrowed it from the ebook library. In fact, I recommended it to the ebook library because I really like the author.
Okay, at first - meaning 25% in - I wasn't sure if I would finish this book. It was set in a funeral parlor, and the job of mortician is described to some degree. That's not a comfortable place for my mind to be. Then I realized the subject of the Spanish Influenza of 1918 was coming up, and I just was feeling so depressed and heavy.
I trust the author, though, so I persevered, and I'm really glad I did. I loved this book. It's one of those books that just has to settle into your soul for a few days after you finish it.
I'm not entirely convinced on one of the "love" storylines, but it's not a strong focus of the book and didn't detract from the emotions of the rest of the story. I would probably have given this a 4.7 on Goodreads if I could, but since I can't, I gave it a 5.
Clean. (Proof right here that an amazing book can be clean.)
Okay, at first - meaning 25% in - I wasn't sure if I would finish this book. It was set in a funeral parlor, and the job of mortician is described to some degree. That's not a comfortable place for my mind to be. Then I realized the subject of the Spanish Influenza of 1918 was coming up, and I just was feeling so depressed and heavy.
I trust the author, though, so I persevered, and I'm really glad I did. I loved this book. It's one of those books that just has to settle into your soul for a few days after you finish it.
I'm not entirely convinced on one of the "love" storylines, but it's not a strong focus of the book and didn't detract from the emotions of the rest of the story. I would probably have given this a 4.7 on Goodreads if I could, but since I can't, I gave it a 5.
Clean. (Proof right here that an amazing book can be clean.)
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Even This: Getting to the Place Where You Can Trust God with Anything (Emily Belle Freeman)
Why I have this book: I listened to the audio version via DBS+, but I actually ended up buying the Kindle version, too.
I gave it 5 stars on Goodreads. I really liked it a lot. I liked listening to the author read it. Her voice is very soothing. I liked her honesty about her journey in her relationship with God, especially when times have been hard. I liked her suggestions, which are less about what her readers should do and more about what she has done to choose to see God's hand in her life. I liked how she shares how she learned lessons along the way and how those lessons came to her. It helped me to see how open our minds need to be to see what God is wanting to tell us.
Highly recommended.
Clean.
I gave it 5 stars on Goodreads. I really liked it a lot. I liked listening to the author read it. Her voice is very soothing. I liked her honesty about her journey in her relationship with God, especially when times have been hard. I liked her suggestions, which are less about what her readers should do and more about what she has done to choose to see God's hand in her life. I liked how she shares how she learned lessons along the way and how those lessons came to her. It helped me to see how open our minds need to be to see what God is wanting to tell us.
Highly recommended.
Clean.
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