B- Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / entertainment journalism / faith / First-Person / non-fiction / SouthernNo Comments
Social media comedian Heather Land uses her trademark sassy, laugh-out-loud humor to remind us of the many ways that real life can be really funny. Heather Land has something to say about almost everything in life—the unbelievable, inconceivable, and downright frustrating—and why she “ain’t doin’ it.” In her first book, ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / faith / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite / sweet romance / unplanned-pregnancy / veterinarian3 Comments
Can she find happiness and love in the place she once only wanted to leave? As the youngest Holley sister, Miriam has always been a bit of a rebel. After spending several years backpacking through Europe and Australia, she’s now back home… unemployed and pregnant, with no boyfriend or husband ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / England / faith / family relationships / HFN / Holley Sisters of Thornthwaite2 Comments
Rachel Holley has always dreamed of a wedding—the white dress, the fairy tale, and of course, the happily-ever-after. But when her fiancé breaks it off the night before, claiming she doesn’t love him, Rachel’s fairy tale ends in ashes. Homeless, hopeless, and feeling like her life has been completely derailed, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantique books / Contemporary / England / faith / Library / mystery / religion6 Comments
Arthur Prescott is happiest when surrounded by the ancient books and manuscripts of the Barchester Cathedral library. Increasingly, he feels like a fish out of water among the concrete buildings of the University of Barchester, where he works as an English professor. His one respite is his time spent nestled ... more >
A- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsDoctor / faith / Historical / poverty / Regency / Scotland / Small-Town16 Comments
Dear Carla Kelly, I saw Doing No Harm featured (mentioned?) on a New Releases post here a few weeks ago and, like I often do with the New Releases posts (*shakes fist*) I immediately one-clicked. The set up appealed to me; a surgeon, recently retired from the Royal Navy after ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / England / faith / Historical / Historical fiction / plague / Stuart-England3 Comments
Seventeenth-century England. In a remote Derbyshire village, over three hundred years ago, a man tried to serve his God to the best of his belief at a terrible cost to himself and others. He believed he was following Divine instructions. But was he a hero or a fool? William Mompesson ... more >