Review: The Hope of Spring

The Hope of Spring: Part 3 by Wanda E. Brunstetter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love this Discovery series! I was chomping at the bit to read this one which will come out April 1st, 2013.

We continue with Luke still not awake, and Meredith still thinks he is dead. No one knows he is alive, or at least not dead.

Meredith is 6 months pregnant and an old flame so to speak has come onto the scene, but Meredith thinks love might be blooming between him and her sister Laurie.

Meanwhile, Luke's nurse and the sisters meet, unknowingly having this bond! Isn't that awesome. When I read that I was screaming inside!!!

I won't give anything away, but you don't want to miss out on this series. I love it. I love the heartwarming message of God's grace and mercies are new each day. I love all the reminders Wanda tucks in each book.

I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion.

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Review: Nowhere But Home

Nowhere But Home by Liza Palmer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Palmer is a genius. She has created such a wonderful, wacky character I was instantly in love! How can you NOT love a girl with spunk, a woman really who we can all identify with? I love the whole yelling at the customer because he put ketchup on the eggs thing. Queenie has been trying to find her place all over the US. In New York she thought she could make it but she gets fired yet again. With only 2 days left in the hotel before they deactivate her card for her room, she decides she might go home, just a few days anyway. Too see her nephew get star quarterback. Then she will move on. But will she?

Her home town in Texas, North Star, is a hoot. Her sister, Merry Carole, larger than life personality. Everyone should have a sister like her! Journey with Queenie as she discovers some things about herself she never knew and where her place REALLY is!

I loved Palmer's writing and I hope she never stops writing! This book was laugh out loud hilarious. She has such a quirky fun personality I couldn't help but smile. Even some of the seriousness still made me laugh. I mean, who thinks this stuff up? Palmer!!! Enjoy, you won't want to put it down, and it will end before you are ready!

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Review: The Fruitful Wife

The Fruitful Wife: Cultivating a Love Only God Can Produce by Hayley DiMarco
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Excellent source of wisdom, but most importantly taken right from the Bible. Lots of information to glean from this wonderful book.

The cover always catches my eye first, and I love this one. I highly recommend this book to everyone. I have tabs on mine, different colors for different things I want to be able to go right back to! I love easily Hayley is to identify with. A true treasure these days.

Cultivate a love only God can produce. I love this statement. Without God, our love for our husbands won't truly be what we desire it to be! We can't change anyone else, but ourselves. Each chapter deals with a fruit of the Spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Each of these you will find yourself poring over it again and again.

Grab your Bible and this wonderful book and be prepared to do some work, but it is all worth it! God bless.

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Review: Halos

Halos by Kristen Heitzmann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

New author, new favorite. Fantastic! Blew my socks off.

Most books play nice, but this one had real people, real problems, real solutions. I wondered from the very beginning where we were going with the halos, and I loved every second. I could picture different people and places with halos. I really loved the different perspectives and different challenges.

Evil really exists and the consequences of sin, Carl's family's lifelong sin problems. God was in this book, but not in the yea right way, in the real believable way!

I could imagine being Alessi, but I can imagine being Steve too. Who really knew if Alessi was serious about what happened, or it was truly as she was saying.

Can you imagine being Alessi, thinking you saw the Halos and stopped in this quaint little town, Charity, loving seeing snow fall for the FIRST time, and someone STEALS your car. Then NO ONE believes you?

Excellent story, one that I have never heard. I loved every minute of it.



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Review: The Silence of Winter

The Silence of Winter by Wanda E. Brunstetter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Woohooo I just love this little mini series of Wanda's. She creates such magical places and people, I feel like I am home when reading!

This second part we get further into Luke and Meredith's story. Luke is going to his uncle's to learn how to become a headstone engraver. However when a drug addict beats Luke up, steals his clothes and money and leaves him for dead, things change for all of them.

Luke is thought to be dead, but he is really lying in a hospital, a John Doe, in a coma. Meredith meanwhile has found it out is official, she is pregnant. What will she do now that Luke is gone (or so she thinks)?

Meanwhile we have a few other people thrown in, it will be very interesting to see where Brunstetter goes with this. I think it is a really neat idea to have a short little story each month!! Something to look forward to in 2013!

I received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Review: The Beginning

The Beginning: An eShort prequel to The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

LOVED it! I read The Bridge first. Although I would recommend reading this one before, what is done is done. Karen Kingsbury blew my socks off! In fact, as much of a reader as I am, I haven't been able to find anyone to spark my interest since The Bridge, so I was soooo excited to get my hands on this little nugget.

We find out the beginning of The Bridge. Any book that talks about books, and has booklovers like me is a hit. But Kingsbury really gives us such a beautiful story, laced with God's love all throughout.

I couldn't tell you which person I really loved, all of them are so brilliant. I really adore Charlie, but Edna wove her way into my heart too. And we find out how the scrapbook came to be too!

I only wish I could find a place like The Bridge, or even better, make my own!! Happy reading, you will want to read this one ASAP!

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Review: Mr. Penumbra's 14-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Nerdville I have visited! The title grabbed me. I mean who wouldn't love a 24-hour bookstore! Give me the directions to it!

But a nerd, and more nerds, MAJOR nerds. All this tech talk, blah blah blah for this reader. Half the time I was thinking yea yea yea whatever that means. BUT I so loved talking about books, I am a lover of books that smell. If you are a booklover, then you totally know what I mean! Don't pretend like you don't!!

I really loved the budding romance between our narrorator, Clay and Kat. Who doesn't love a good mystery? Clay is out of a job, and one day comes upon Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, who has a help wanted sign in the window. When Clay is hired for the night shift, he soon discovers that this isn't a regular bookstore. Clay and all his nerdy friends try to crack this code, and still live.

What kind of code you ask? Honestly, I have no idea! That is where I got lost. This part of the book I just smiled and went on. It was very enjoyable to have reading and books come together, but so much information about stuff I don't understand and am not knowledgable in. Enjoyable none the less!

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