Review: Paige Alder's life is suddenly busier than she can handle. She feels obligated to do tons of things for her church, her job, her best friend who's getting married and she hardly has time for herself to rest, read her Bible or even eat. She meets Tyler at the youth group where she volunteers and begins to become friends with him and then maybe, more than friends.
Positive content: Everything about these books point to God and being free to do what he wants. This book was very clean, for the most part. And the voice was INCREDIBLE Violent content: None Sexual content: Preslee has a checkered past, but not much is told beyond the fact that she moved in with her boyfriend. As does another person, who I am not going to reveal, because it would give some of the story away. Nothing detailed in the least bit. At all. There are a couple of side comments where implies sexual immorality, but nothing too terrible. Language: None Overall opinion: What is an un-cliche way of saying I'm in love? The Paige Alder novels were done in such a masterful way. The voice was incredible, the character development was exceptional and I was hooked. I'm extremely jealous of Erynn Mangum. I found these on a Christian book list and I was skeptical. Now, I think they're my favorite books. Which is something, people! Read these....That's all I have to say. And even if you don't like this genre, if you're a writer, read it just for the fact that it's an impeccable work of fiction.
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Review: Scarlett Blaine's life seem to be falling apart, with her brother, Cliff, not quite normal, her sister, Juli, turning hippie, her Grandpop Barley going senile, and her parents fighting over their financial situation. She loves Cliff more than anything, though, despite his unique behavior. So, when he asks for a rocket to Jupiter, she agrees to help him. They begin to sell peach pies with Frank Leggett, who agrees to help as long as Scarlett puts in a word for him with Juli, who he's had a crush on for a while. The problem is that Scarlett is starting to feel something more than friendship with Frank... Positive content: It was awesome in general. Scarlett had good morals, God was presented in a good way. Violent content: There's an accident that I can't describe, because it would give away things, but doesn't give a lot of description. Nothing terrible. I think you'll be fine, unless you're super squeamish about injuries. Sexual content: Juli runs away with her boyfriend, but nothing is described beyond that. A couple of kisses and crushes involved, but nothing detailed. Language: None Overall review: Oh, it was so sad. The ending wasn't very satisfying, but it ended in a good place, I suppose. The character arc is great. It was unique, that's for sure. I don't think I've ever read a book set in 1960's Georgia. I loved it and spent a while ranting about it to Emma and Abby. I would definitely recommend this book to those who like books about relationships with other people (not specifically romantic.) I wouldn't recommend it to someone who hates sad books or dissatisfying endings. Rachel Coker did a fantastic job with this. Review: Joe Roberts lives a life that sorely lacks adventure. He helps his mother with the general store they run and tries to get along with his despised cousin, Lucas. So when the Civil War begins and people begin to rally and enlist, his patriotic spirit gets the better of him and he signs up to fight in the war, unknowingly joining the same Company that his cousin Lucas is in. Positive content: The whole entire moral of the story has an awesome message, but I'll let you figure that out for yourself. Violent content: Uh...it's a war...Nothing gory or anything. A brief description about the blood covered field. Sexual content: None Language: The only thing is that Lucas refers to something as h---ish. Overall Opinion: This was an amazing book, although I was skeptical at first. The character arc was masterfully done. It was short and sweet and I read it in a day. And I cried. Need I say more? I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction (or even someone who doesn't. I don't tend to like historical fiction and I loved it.) The writing could have been better with the word usage and sentence structure and all, but everything else was masterfully done. Review: Cooper and his best friends, Gordy and Hiro witness a robbery that leaves a man badly beaten and in a coma. From the conversation they overheard while hiding, they suspect that some of the men who robbed the store may be policemen. Unable to go to the police and with the robbers trying to find them and destroy every last shred of evidence, the trio doesn't know where to turn. Finally they agree to keep silent and wait it out to see if the real criminal will be revealed. They make a pact. A code of silence. Warning! There may be spoilers beyond this point, but I'll try not to reveal much. :) Click 'Read More' if you're willing to risk it. Review: Princess Una of Parumvir longs for men to pay their respect to her as she has just come of age. She dreams of romance and her prince charming sweeping her of her feet. But her first suitor, Aethelbald, is anything but that. In fact, he couldn't be more ordinary. And only a day after Prince Aethelbald arrives, another prince, Gervais, arrives, much more interesting than the first. With rumors of the Dragon moving toward Parumvir, Una begins to be unwise and, giving her heart away, finds herself in deeper danger then she ever thought possible. Warning! May be spoilers beyond this point! Review: Sam Hopkins is a preacher's kid and hates how everyone thinks that they have to be perfect around him. So he joins a gang, and begins to see that he made the wrong decision. When his new "friends" start harassing his slightly eccentric classmate, Jennifer, Sam manages to stand up to them and save her. Jennifer now considers Sam her "magic friend" and confides in him, sharing visions of demons and death. While everyone thinks she's crazy, Sam begins to suspect that her visions may actually be prophesies that could cause catastrophe if they're not stopped. And he's the only one who believes her...so can he stop these disasters before it's too late. You see that dead guy by the side of the road? Yeah, the one lying in a pool of his own blood with his face all messed up and his clothes all torn and dirty. That's me. Sam Hopkins. And okay, I'm not really dead, or at least not completely. I've just been beaten up. A lot. Badly. Which I guess is a little bit better than dead...although when I think about how I'm going to have to explain this to my parents—frankly dead doesn't seem like such a bad alternative. Warning! There may be spoilers below this line.
Review: Charlie West wakes up in a room, strapped to a chair, without a memory of where he is or how he got there. Outside the door, he can hear a man giving orders to kill him. He later figures out that he's lost a whole year of his life. He can't remember any of it. Now, terrorists are trying to kill him and the police are after him, charging him with the murder of his best friend, Alex and Charlie doesn't know where to turn. Without his memory, he's unable to prove his innocence, and even begins to doubt himself. Is he one of the good guys or one of the bad guys?
Warning! May be spoilers beyond this point! Review: With an upcoming interview at the Manhatten music conservatory, Finley needs to compose her audition piece. But her creativity disappeared with the death of her older brother, Will, who died in a terrorist attack. She decides to study abroad in Ireland so she can follow Will's travel journal. Since his death, she's shut God out and now, when she needs him, she feels as though he's ignoring her. Since, it's the place he felt closest to God, and she's hopeful being there will help her make peace over losing him. On the plane from America to Ireland, she meets Beckett Rush, teen heartthrob and Hollywood bad boy, who is flying too Ireland to finish filming his latest vampire movie. She's the one girl who seems immune to his charm. Undeterred, Beckett convinces her to be his assistant in exchange for his help as a tour guide. Once in Ireland, Finley starts to break down. The loss of her brother, the pressure of school, her audition, and whatever it is that is happening between her and Beckett, leads her to a new and dangerous vice. When is God going to show up for her in this emerald paradise? Warning! There may be spoilers beyond this point!
Forced to choose between military school and a Christian spy organization, Spencer Garmond chooses the spy organization, thinking it's some sort of Bible club. Before he even boards the plane to go on a mission's trip to Moscow, he can tell that it's not a normal Bible study. As time goes on he begins to have strange prophetic visions and gets mixed up with a gang of homeless boys, a mysterious tattoo and a suspicious woman and finds himself in the middle of a mess that he's not sure he can solve. Warning! May be spoilers beyond this point. Review: Hadley missed her flight by four minutes and at the time it seemed inconvenient, but looking back, she realizes that if she hadn't missed that flight, she never would have met Oliver--a cute British guy who happens to be on the flight she had to reschedule for. She's on her way to her dad's wedding to a woman she's never met. She doesn't want to go, but she's kind of forced to. She meets Oliver when he helps her with her suitcase and he keeps her company for the three hours waiting for her next plane and distracts her from her claustrophobia on the seven hour flight to London. Okay, so yes, this is a love story. So if you hate romance, this is definitely not a book for you. But for a romantic sap like me, I loved it. Warning! There may be spoilers beyond this point.
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