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 :)

The Island Bookshop

 

***

PG

Could Recommend

I really like Roseanna White as an author and I believe this is the first of her modern day stories I have read.  I know her more as an historical fiction author.  Even though it's not my usual genre I still enjoyed it.  It was very clean and had Christian undertones.  The only reason I didn't rate it G is because of a backstory we find out about.  It was a pretty quick read and easy to pick up.  I could recommend it without a problem.

The Heart of Bennet Hollow

 

***

G

Could Recommend

Judging by when I posted here last, it took me about a month and a half to read this ...yikes!

I think part of it might be the fact that it is a retelling and those generally seem to go slower for me...I think because, in my mind, I already know the story so there's no hurry to read how a different author handles it...I don't know.

It was a sweet version of Pride and Prejudice...I did like the Appalachian feel and elements, but clearly, I wasn't eager to read it every day so I can't give it a super high rating.  There was nothing that I remember objecting to...very clean :)

I could easily recommend this book...maybe I was just in a weird mood?

Over the Edge

 

****

PG

Easily Recommend

It had been a while since I had read the first in this series so it took me some time to recall what was going on, but I will say, this is a very fast read.

It has an intriguing premise and always kept you guessing who the real criminal is.

I can't remember anything objectionable and could easily recommend this book to others.