When I first started this book I was afraid that the dialect in some chapters and the Pennsylvania Dutch in others was going to make this one slow read, but I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t slow me down at all. If you think that you are the only one who has secrets or shows a facade to people while inside you’re dying of guilt, then this books will remind you of just how wrong you are about that. Everyone has something that they don’t want the average person to know about themselves or their situation. I highly recommend this book. It is such a good read. It reinforces the idea of forgiving others but even more the idea of forgiving yourself which is sometimes the hardest person to forgive.
Review of “The Traitor’s Pawn” by Lisa Harris
Do you like reading suspense novels with a little bit of romance included? Do you like trying to figure out puzzles? If so, then you will like Lisa Harris’s book “The Traitor’s Pawn”. This is a standalone novel so you do not have to worry about getting to the end and wishing the next book in the series was already available to read. Lisa Harris does a great job in this book making her characters well rounded. You find yourself feeling like they are your friends and/or family that you would want to help with any problems that they are having. When they get mad or upset about something, then you are also getting mad or upset about it too. I would definitely recommend this book to suspenseful readers!
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.
Review of “Staying Power” by Carol & Gene Kent and Cindy & David Lambert
Are you married? Do you sometimes want advice on different ways to help make your marriage better? Or if you have a great marriage then do you want some advice to make sure it continues to be great? Well then “Staying Power: Building a Stronger Marriage When Life Sends Its Worst” by Carol & Gene Kent and Cindy & David Lambert is a good book to get in order to learn techniques to use in your marriage. I like that they tell stories about how people handled different things in their marriage whether it was a good way or not. As with any “self-help” book, I do think that there will be things that you do not agree with or that does not work for you, but that does not make the entire book bad or useless. I think that we can take something from it that will better not only ourselves but our marriages.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.
Review of “Silent Shadows” by Natalie Walters
Silent Shadows is the third and final book in the Harbored Secrets series. After reading the book, I no longer know which of the three is my favorite instead I might have to say that reading them as one continuous story would be my favorite. Though each book can be read and enjoyed separately I would recommend reading them all and in order. I find that each one is good but it is even better if you read them all and in order. So in the final book you have two new main characters. Only one of these main characters has been introduced previously, Pecca. The new main character we are introduced to is Colton. Colton is struggling like a lot of us with what happens when what you planned for is disrupted by something unexpected. He is having trouble remembering and accepting that sometimes our plans aren’t what God has for us and what God has for us is better than anything we could come up with. These struggles are effecting his relationships with the people around him. As for Pecca, she is dealing with something that she thinks has to do with her past. But what she doesn’t know is that it has do with something else completely. If you want to know more, then you’ll have to get the book and read it for yourself. You won’t regret it.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.
Review of “The Happy Camper” by Melody Carlson
Do you love stories that make you just want to jump into the book for awhile? Or do you love books where you get so into it that you almost feel like you are the main character? Then you’ll absolutely love this book. I am a big fan of Melody Carlson. She has written so many good books over the years and I can’t think of one I haven’t enjoyed. However, I think that this is one of my favorites especially one of my favorite non-Christmas ones. I am finding myself rooting for Dillon and wanting to scream at her mom whenever she’s clearly aggravating her daughter by dumping things on her or implying that her daughter doesn’t know what she wants in life. I love Dillon’s grandpa! And the interactions between Dillion and Jordan are just so funny that I can’t help but almost laugh out loud. If you buy this book, you won’t be disappointed. I fell for it as soon as I saw the cover but I still love it even after reading it. This is definitely a book where the inside matches the outside in terms of appeal.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.