A Love Most Daring

 

****

PG

a little {TMP}

Could Recommend

I actually didn't expect to enjoy this book as much as I did!

I believe this is the third in a series but it is the first I have read of the series and I'm tempted to go read the other two now.  I had forgotten what a good author Joanna Barker is...she is talented.  I wanted to keep reading because of the way she writes.  The storyline was good too...always love some mystery and intrigue!  However, because she is so good with words, it also made the love scenes a little too well described for my taste, hence the {Too Much Passion} rating.  Nothing was inappropriate in the book but again, the kissing and the feelings were a little too detailed :)

I could recommend this book and do whole heartedly if based on the story alone.

The Maid of Sherwood Forest

 

***

G

Easily Recommend

I have concluded that I'm not much for fairy tale retellings...I don't know why but I guess I just don't get very excited about them.  That being said, this was a fine book with absolutely nothing objectionable in it it told the tale in a cute way.  I just found myself pushing myself to finish it so I could move on to something else.  I wish that weren't the case...I like Sian Bessey's writing...just not my genre.

However, I can easily recommend this to someone who does enjoy the fairy tale genre :)

Hometown Vendetta

 

***

PG

Could Recommend

I feel like I usually fly through books like these...fast paced and eager to see if I'm right about who is guilty...but for some reason this one was a little slower.  It was still good and I liked the characters but it took me a little longer to get through it than with similar books.

Nothing offensive so I can still give it a squeaky clean thumbs up and can definitely recommend it!

The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple

 

***1/2

PG

Easily Recommend

Great book!

(I think the only reason I didn't give it four stars is because of my next sentence)

I don't always follow her writing super well...she's a little cryptic in my opinion sometimes...but it doesn't bother me too much because I think it is just a combination of her brilliant writing and my simple brain.

Very unique story as always from this author which I very much appreciate!  A little bit of mystery and romance along with a good dose of faith.

I objected to nothing as I recall...will easily recommend!

An Honorable Deception

 

***1/2

PG

{SM}

Could Easily Recommend

This concluding book in The Imposters series was an apt climax...starting off with an attempted murder and ending with quite the literal show!  I enjoyed it.  However, there is definitely a warning for {Subject Matter} as it deals heavily with sexual abuse and men with very loose morals.  But the story is very good and all around well done.  I can easily recommend this book!

Let Them

 

***

PG-13

{L}

Probably Won't Recommend

Here is the next installment in my non fiction for 2026.

I knew about this theory going into the book and my appreciation for the idea increased as I read.

It really is a simply, yet profound idea that everyone would do well to implement in their lives.

However, I did not appreciate the {Language}.  It was not bad at all in the beginning but I felt like it became increasingly worse as the book went on and culminated in an F bomb which really frustrated me.   I recommend the IDEA to everyone but probably won't recommend the book because of the {L}.

A Noble Scheme

 

****

PG

Easily Recommend

It had been a while since I had read the first book in this series but I remember really liking it.

I was a bit confused at first because of the circumstances in the beginning of the book and actually googled what had happened at the end of the first book thinking I had just forgotten something.  It turns out however, the author was super clever in her writing and you don't find out until about a third of the way into the book a critical piece of the main characters' histories and then everything makes sense.

It was a great read and like many of Roseanna White's book has a Christian thread running through it.

The only thing I struggled with was how it ended...an emphasis on a married couple's intimate relationship...always a little disappointing even when it is handled "appropriately".

I am anxious to read the third in the series though and will recommend this emotional second installment :)