by Victoria Lee ★☆☆☆☆ Unlikable characters, not teen/YA as stated The characters are unlikable for the most part. Well, Noam was well-developed and likable, but his crush is just a pretty, drunken, foul-mouthed sot that slops around drunk from bar … Continue reading →
by Nicholas Sparks ★☆☆☆☆ Needs editing, boring, sex scene at 47%, still boring Every Breath seriously needs an editor. There is so much “tell” and not enough “show” that the story moves at a glacial pace, compounded by an overreliance … Continue reading →
by Amy Clipston; Beth Wiseman; Shelley Shepard Gray; Kathleen Fuller ★★★★★ Sweet collection of Amish romances An Amish Homecoming is a collection of four Amish romances. I’d only read one Amish romance before, but these seem very authentic with Pennsylvania … Continue reading →
by Cynthia Ruchti ★★★★★ Just add humans and let the adventure begin! Thoughtful, thought-provoking heart-touching story… Conner and Mallory are in for a rough ride. Their newlywed status has yet to expire and yet the honeymoon is already over. Conner … Continue reading →
by Terri Blackstock ★★★★★ Why didn’t the crazy old lady take an Uber? Catching Christmas is a sweet, poignant cab ride through the last few days before Christmas, as Callie commandeers Finn’s cab, time, and heart. Finn’s got some major … Continue reading →
by Sandra Byrd ★★★★★ Who is the thief? Which is a man of honor? Wonderfully complex and pleasing Victorian-era mystery! Eleanor Sheffield is an expert at recognizing forgeries, but can she discern who speaks the truth, who is manipulating her, … Continue reading →
by Gina Welborn and Becca Whitham ★★☆☆☆ Slow and annoying with unlikable characters and anachronisms The excerpt for The Kitchen Marriage was interesting, so I gambled and grabbed an ARC. However, the negatives for this book make this book a … Continue reading →
by Sandra Byrd ★★★★★ Was her father a criminal mastermind or a victim? In this wonderfully nuanced Victorian-era mystery, Miss Gillian Young is a seamstress, making a living designing and sewing for an aristocratic lady and creating costumes for a … Continue reading →
by Tessa Afshar ★★★★★ What does it take to free a thief? Thief of Corinth is a wonderfully engaging and swift-paced Christian historical fiction that drops you into its reality where you follow the scent of cloves, pine, sandlewood, and … Continue reading →
by Melanie Dickerson ★★★★★ Sweet fairytale romance… can an orphan Saracen win a Lady’s heart? Aladdin is transplanted from his homeland to a European orphanage, where he becomes friends with the daughter of one of the orphanage’s patrons. Through their … Continue reading →
by Regina Scot ★★★★★ What could go wrong when you find perfect husband for your stepsister? The Husband Mission is a sweet, fun read. Great characters, some simply adorable scenes (“Places!”), and several quirky, endearing characters. Katherine (“the Colonel”) picks … Continue reading →
by Regina Scott ★★★★★ What’s a man to do for a little ready cash? Okay, maybe it was more than a little money he needed. Make that two thousand pounds. Owed to a bounder who engineered the death of his … Continue reading →
by W.R. Gingell ★★★★★ You can’t go wrong with Gringell’s fairy tales If you like fairy tales or re-imaginings of fairy tales, you will enjoy W.R. Gingell’s stories. And the Shards of a Broken Sword trilogy shows that Gingell’s writing … Continue reading →
