Thoughts of a Reader – Page 45 – Book Reviews

Review of “Set in Stone” by David James Warren

This is book four in a six book series. It has all of the key elements a good suspense book should have including twists that have you seeing stars. It does not take long in this book for the author to throw in a very interesting surprise which I will not mention so as to not spoil it. Another interesting dynamic to this book is that for a good portion of the novel, Rembrandt does not have the watch and you are left wondering when or if he will get it back. This book grabs you in from the very beginning, makes you not want to put it down, and keeps you enthralled until the very end.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

Review of “A Future to Fight For” by Mindy Obenhaus

This is my first book by this author. It is not however my first love inspired book so I had a good feeling about it. The cover of this book along with the plot summary really drew me in and caused me to want to read it. I really like how the author had the kids of Crockett Devereaux in my opinion be a sort of bridge between him and Paisley Wainwright. Even though when I started reading the book, I felt like it would be a happily ever after I still enjoy the journey to get there. I thought the author did a great job with how Paisley and Crockett seemed to have that love/hate relationship going between them. I also like noticing what the characters have in common that they do not realize.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

Review of “Courageous Influence: Embrace the Way God Made You for Impact” by (in)courage

This is the third Bible Study in a series of four that all start with the word courageous. This one is set up like the others in that it is a six week study with five days per week. Unlike some other Bible studies, the videos do not have to be watched. They are more like a bonus to the study in my opinion. There is not even a designated place for notes from the video. Because the videos are not necessarily needed for this study, it makes it a more affordable Bible study specifically where the leader is concerned. The leader will not have to buy a leader kit like other Bible studies require to get the most from them. Also you do not have to have done the other studies in this series to do this one. I like that this Bible study has multiple contributors unlike other Bible studies I have done. It is also nice that they make it so all you will need is this Bible study and your Bible whereas some reference their book by the same name. This study definitely requires self reflection and you may find yourself writing only things that you would not mind someone seeing if they got ahold of your book.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

Review of “Christmas on Ocracoke” by Christina Sinisi

This is a brand new author for me. I was excited that it is set in North Carolina at Christmas. When I first started reading it, I felt like I missed reading a book before this one because it seemed to me there was some back story for Annie that I was missing. However, the more I read the more I realized that part of the story was being slowly revealed. I thought the author did an excellent job with the interactions between the two main characters. Overall, I really enjoyed this novella.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.

Review of “An Unexpected Love Story” by Ellie Hall

This is an author that is brand new to me. This book is the first in the series called “Falling into Happily Ever After Sweet Romantic Comedy”. Though I enjoyed parts of this book, some of it was just not my type of book. For example, I am not big on shortening words and making them sound cutesy like where the author uses the word ship for relationship. I did like some of the parts where Catherine and Kellan interacted but not so much where it was Catherine and Hazel. I also definitely didn’t really get or love the nickname, catnip, that Kellan had for Catherine. With all that being said, this book is somebody’s cup of tea. That somebody would not mind the shortening of words and other similar cutesy things.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in order to give an honest review.