Book Reviews, Non-fiction

Grandma’s Fingerprint (review)

Grandma's Fingerprint by Ann Griffiths My rating: 4 of 5 stars In Grandma’s Fingerprint Ann Griffiths tells the story of her Grandma Mabel and how she impacted and influenced her life. The story begins when Ann was six. She recalls her mother driving her and her siblings away from their father one night and how… Continue reading Grandma’s Fingerprint (review)

Book Reviews, Non-fiction

Joni & Ken (review)

Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story by Ken Tada My rating: 5 of 5 stars Joni & Ken is the story of the relationship of Joni Eareckson Tada, the famous author, quadriplegic, and champion of the disabled, and her husband of 30 years, Ken Tada. Based on primary documents (articles, messages, blogs, interview, emails,… Continue reading Joni & Ken (review)

Book Reviews, Non-fiction

Reimagine Your Retirement (review)

Reimagine Your Retirement: How to Live Life to Its Fullest and Leave a Lasting Legacy by Joyce y Li My rating: 5 of 5 stars How do you view your retirement? As a time of relaxation and indulgence? As a dreaded time of uselessness and idleness? Or as an opportunity to rediscover your passions and… Continue reading Reimagine Your Retirement (review)

Book Reviews, Christian fiction, Fiction

Shaded Light (review)

Shaded Light by N.J. Lindquist My rating: 5 out of 5 stars In Shaded Light I felt like I was reading a game of Clue. Author J. A. Menzies (the new ebook edition is published under the author's pseudonym; original edition under N. J. Lindquist) sets up the game board and player pieces in the… Continue reading Shaded Light (review)

Book Reviews, Non-fiction

The Good Fight by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrot (review)

The Good Fight: How Conflict Can Lead to Greater Intimacy in Marriage by Les Parrott III My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Fighting is as intrinsic to marriage as sex. The goal for both is to do them well. That’s why we’ve dedicated this book to helping you fight a good fight” write Drs. Les… Continue reading The Good Fight by Drs. Les and Leslie Parrot (review)

Book Reviews, Christian fiction, Fiction, Historical fiction

Into the Free by Julie Cantrell (review)

Into the Free by Julie Cantrell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Millie Reynolds is nine when we first meet her watching her troubled world from the boughs of Sweetie, the gum tree that gives her comfort and escape. The place is Iti Taloa Mississippi, the year 1936. Author Julie Cantrell takes us through Millie’s… Continue reading Into the Free by Julie Cantrell (review)

Book Reviews, Christian fiction

The Icecutter’s Daughter by Tracie Peterson (review)

The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Merrill Krause, the only girl in a family of boys, has fulfilled her promise to her dying mother and spent the last ten years taking care of her father and brothers. This has meant not only cooking and keeping house but also getting… Continue reading The Icecutter’s Daughter by Tracie Peterson (review)

Book Reviews, Christian fiction

Captured by Moonlight – by Christine Lindsay (review)

Captured by Moonlight by Christine Lindsay My rating: 5 of 5 stars Though Lieutenant Laine Harkness is not committed to the religious beliefs of Miriam’s Mission, she is a nurse, committed to alleviating pain and suffering. And so it makes perfect sense for her to accompany devout Eshana in her quest to rescue the teenage… Continue reading Captured by Moonlight – by Christine Lindsay (review)

Book Reviews, Children's, Non-fiction

Trees of the Book by Kimberley Payne, Illustrated by Esther Haug (review)

About the book Trees of the Book is a colorful storybook / workbook designed to introduce seven- to nine-year-olds to trees of the Bible and more. Folksy title and heading font, as well as Esther Haug’s pencil crayon, water color wash illustrations give the book a look that says, “Welcome kids, this is for you.”… Continue reading Trees of the Book by Kimberley Payne, Illustrated by Esther Haug (review)

Book Reviews, Non-fiction

Signs, Wonders and a Baptist Preacher by Chad Norris (review)

Signs, Wonders and a Baptist Preacher: How Jesus Flipped My World Upside Down by Chad Norris My rating: 3 of 5 stars The night Chad Norris and his friends held their first healing service, this Baptist pastor, who had become dissatisfied with his ministry and how little it resembled the ministry of Jesus, was as… Continue reading Signs, Wonders and a Baptist Preacher by Chad Norris (review)