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March Book Reviews

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OK, I only completed three books this month, which feels like I am a little behind schedule, but maybe not. After all, one of the books I read was a 355,000-word tome by Charles Dickens, which is considered one of the longest novels written in the English language! Considering a typical modern-day novel is around 100,000 words, I think this one should count as three, maybe even four books... but I won't cheat! All three of the books are fictional novels - two are historical fiction and one is fantasy fiction. I listened to two of them on audiobook and read one on my Kindle at bedtime.   Bleak House, Charles Dickens What can I say? Charles Dickens is a true genius. I spent a year (maybe ten-ish years ago?) reading ten of his major works. I can't pick a favorite between Great Expectations , A Tale of Two Cities , Nicholas Nickleby,  and Our Mutual Friend , but ever since that reading challenge, I reread A Christmas Carol during the four days before Christmas every year....
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February Book Reviews

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Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it still felt like it would never end! But it has, and we survived, and I'm still on track with my reading goal! This month, I read four books: one on Kindle and three audiobooks (because I was busy crafting). One nonfiction, two contemporary fiction, and one historical fiction. Fresh Snow on Bedford Falls, G.L. Gooding This historical mystery really intrigued me because it is the continuing story of It's a Wonderful Life . At the end of the beloved Christmas movie, it feels like everything is "happily ever after," but if you really think about it, it's not: Henry Potter is still a miserable old scoundrel of a villain who got away with grand theft, and there is still a bundle of money missing from a loan company, which is not good for business. But this book begins when a new angel comes to town with a new mission of redemption. We learn Potter's backstory - why he is in a wheelchair, why he doesn't h...
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January Book Reviews

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 This year, I have a reading goal of 50 books, of varying genres. A friend suggested I return to my blog for a monthly book review, giving you a list and brief description of the books I read, and highlighting one book that I recommend. So here we are, at the end of January... let's give it a try!  In January, I read five books - two hardback books, two on Audible, and one on Kindle. I tend to be a fiction girl, but amazingly, all five of these books were nonfiction, and had pretty lengthy titles...  The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope, Dr. Curt Thompson   I had been reading this one slowly for a while, because my small group at church is reading and discussing it together. But I finished it up at the end of January, so I am counting it in my list of things I've read! Dr. Thompson frames the chapters around Romans 5:3-5, showing how it is through suffering that we develop perseverance, character, and hope. Honestly the cover art looked so depressin...
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