Mere Motherhood: Morning times, nursery rhymes, and my journey toward sanctification by Cindy Rollins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. I must admit, I loved this book from the moment I knew it was coming out. I read Cindy’s blog for years and years, so I knew she could write. I knew she offered…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. We enjoyed listening to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on a recent drive to (and from) the beach. There was much to enjoy about this book. We liked the exciting plot. I liked the ways Rowling…
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars We enjoyed this audiobook as a family. I had encouraged the children to try to read the ebook version on several occasions, but they didn’t get very far. I won a copy of the audiobook and started it on a long cartrip….
I have, perhaps, gushed too much about Sarah Mackenzie’s book Teaching from Rest. I’ve quoted it a number of times: twice before on Wednesdays with Words (To Those Ends, Surrender … Take On), just this past Monday on my Daybook, and you can’t forget Instagram where I snapped a pic of the page I was on…
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien My rating: 3 of 5 stars Own. We read this as a family over the past several months. All of us enjoyed it pretty well. We found a lot to discuss in this book: stealing, learning, dangers, friendships, service to others. We had some…
What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library I have a somewhat unsophisticated love for novels set in 1800s England and modern gothic romances. I blame it on my high school obsessed reading of Victoria Holt, Susan Howatch, and Phyllis Whitney. Mary Stewart came later, but is just as engrossing. …
Code of Silence by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. I would probably give this one 3.5 stars; I thought it was the weakest of the books. I still enjoyed it. It was less a mystery and more suspense. There was one particularly difficult scene. I had a much…
Watches of the Night by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. I started this one shortly after finishing Out of the Ruins. It took me a little longer than other reading as I got distracted by an Elisabeth Elliott book and my friend Mystie’s book at the same time….
Out of the Ruins by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. Wow. I’m, once again, wishing I were reading the next Ben Reese Mystery instead of writing a review. Ben has returned to the States after a sabbatical in Scotland (where he’s solved two murders). He’s headed to the…
Pursuit and Persuasion by Sally S. Wright My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I don’t want to write this review. I want to read the next book. I think I love Ben Reese more than I love Lord Peter Wimsey. He’s more ruggedly American. Set immediately following Pride and Predator, Pursuit and Persuasion is…