The Social Tutor

****

PG

slightly {TMP}

Easily Recommend

I was told about this series by a friend who said she loved it so I was super excited when I requested if from my library and they purchased it and it came in very quickly!

This was a very clean novel with the {TMP} rating simply because it's more than I personally would have felt comfortable writing had I written this book :)  But really, it was fine.

The only other possible complaint I would have is that it is quite fluffy...not a whole lot of character building or anything else like that going on but it was a delightful read and I am excited to finish the rest of the series.

The Shipbuilder's Wife

****

PG

Easily Recommend

I really liked this clean, sweet story.

There were some battle scenes but they were tastefully done.

The plot reminded me a bit of The Scarlet Pimpernell, which was not a bad thing.

I'm always pleased with Jennifer Moore's books.  She definitely does a lot of research and puts a good amount of history in her stories.

There was just one loose end which wasn't tied up by the end and I wonder if that is because we will read about it in an upcoming book :)

The Love Letter

***

PG

Very {UM}

Not Recommend

Wow!  This one's hard...

A current trend in novels seems to be to jump between at least two different time periods with stories that weave together somehow.  I thought this one did that very well.

However, there were several very {UM} in my opinion.  Usually, {UM} alone are not enough for me to dissuade people from reading a book but in this case I feel that they are.

That being said, it was one of those books that kept me coming back to it...I read through it rather swiftly and really enjoyed the plot and characters.

I'm sad that I feel I can't recommend it :(

Caught by Surprise

***1/2

PG

{UM?}

Easily Recommend

What I've said about Jen Turano's other books go for this one too...a little too crazy, unrealistic, but fun :)  There were moments in this one where I felt like conversations were being dragged out longer than necessary and other little things like that but overall it was another spunky, over the top novel that completed the wallflower series.

I seriously can't remember if there were {UM} in this one...I might be confusing it with the book I'm reading now, but if there were, they were very few.

The Best of Intentions

****

PG

{a little TMP} {UM}

Probably Recommend

I really enjoyed this book!  Strong characters....good plot, though a bit predictable.

I did feel like the kissing scenes were just a bit too much {TMP}.

There was one use of the Lord's name with which I wasn't comfortable but most people probably wouldn't consider it in vain and just one or two {UM}.

Really quite clean!

I will be interested to read the rest of this new series!

The Edge of Recall

****

PG

{UM} {a little TMP} {BSt?}

Probably Recommend with an Explanation

Recently I checked a couple books out from the library of which I had no background knowledge.  Both were set in modern day and both looked super interesting.

I was so disappointed in them though.  One just had too much swearing for me and the other one started out really well but the further I got into the book junk started to creep in :(  I didn't finish either one.

I can think of two other library books where the same thing happened and I was so frustrated with the direction these authors felt like they needed to take their plots!

I'm making note of these authors so I won't touch them with a ten foot pole again...maybe I should post the list sometime.

Anyway, having come off of those disappointing books, I was in need of something to read.

I went to my stacks of books I have purchased and never read (my mom teases me about this) and pulled this one out.  I was hesitant since it too was modern and I didn't know anything about this author.  However, it was a Christian publisher so that gave me a bit of comfort :)

I was so pleased that there was absolutely no swearing in this book!

What a miracle!

It was really clean with some small exceptions that probably wouldn't bother most people:

The kissing did get over described in a couple of places {TMP}...but not terribly.

A secondary character has a {BSt} that is referenced a couple of times but is not pertinent to the plot.

There were some {UM}...among which was a scene where the main woman falls asleep in a hospital bed with the main man...of course nothing untoward happens but I was a bit uncomfortable with that. Also, toward the end of the book there is a question of whether or not he will sleep in her bed one night to protect her.  He doesn't...but there is that.

Overall, the book was intriguing...it kept me reading!

There is definitely mystery and excitement which, when paired with clean, is right up my alley :)!

The Vanishing Thief

***

PG

{UM} {L} {BSt}

Not Recommend

Every now and then I like to venture into a cozy mystery.

This is one I picked up at a cute bookstore in New Hampshire while visiting my sister there several years ago.  I am just now getting around to reading it :)

While the plot and characters were well developed and it kept me reading, I was disappointed in the {L}.  That was what I had most against the book.  It wasn't profuse but it was there and bothered me.  There are a couple of instances of {BSt} that aren't super critical to the story and are barely made mention of and also a few {UM}.

If it weren't for the language I think I might try another in the series but my guess is that the same will show up in her other books as well so I will continue my search for a clean mystery series to be able to suggest :(