I read The Christiansen Family series over the course of a year and thorough enjoyed every story. Here’s brief review of each one. I highly recommend these books. Susan May Warren is a master storyteller. Take a Chance on Me First up is the oldest of the Christiansen siblings. Derek is the heir to the … Continue reading The Christiansen Family Series by Susan May Warren
Have you ever read an epistolary novel? I highly recommend Authentically Izzy. An epistolary novel is where the main part (or sometimes all) the story is told through written communication. Letters, emails, texts, journal entries, transcripts of phone conversations…you get the idea. The technique can be really powerful and a lot of fun. Pepper Basham … Continue reading Authentically Izzy by Pepper Basham
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Once Upon a Royal Christmas. This story is pure, sweet escapism, with a prince who’s lost his smile and a pretend princess who helps him find it. Failed singer Gracie Clark owns a company that provides party princesses to a variety of events, but her life is turned upside down … Continue reading Once Upon a Royal Christmas by Teri Wilson
While I don’t read a lot of Amish fiction, I found myself intrigued by the back cover blurb of Suzanne Woods Fisher’s Anything But Plain. And I’m very glad I acted on the interest. The story centers around Bishop’s daughter Lydia Stolzfus who can’t seem to please anyone with her behavior and is desperate to … Continue reading Anything But Plain
Reading a debut author, especially a close friend, is fraught with danger. Because what if it the book is bad? That scenario is, to quote Jane Austen, ‘unconscionable’. Thankfully, Path of Totality is a great read (If you’re reading this, I’m really grateful your book isn’t rotten, Heather). The futuristic story sees the US under … Continue reading Path of Totality by Heather Kreke