When Comes the Spring When Calls the Heart #2 by Janette Oke Christian Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) When Comes the Spring is about Elizabeth Delany and how she must get through hard times. Sometimes Elizabeth feels she can’t do it, but she finds a way. She stays strong and trusts in God.
When Calls the Heart When Calls the Heart #1 by Janette Oke Christian Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Elizabeth is a fancy rich girl who becomes a teacher in the west and learns to be a simple, sweet, and kind teacher. Later she falls in love with a handsome Mountie. At first her and the Mountie are not really interested in going on a date, but as Jack gets … Read more
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey Horror Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) I personally thought the book was pretty good. It is basically an infection that creates zombies. It has action and thrills that make it a great horror book.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Adventure Classic Fantasy Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Bilbo Baggins is a simple, unassuming, non-adventurous hobbit. His life is unexpectedly changed when he is whisked away by thirteen dwarves and a wizard called Gandalf. They run into many curious situations along the way, such as a quarrel with goblins, a gold-obsessed dragon, and a strange creature galled Gollum. In this event, Bilbo sets a precedent for … Read more
Alice by Christina Henry Adventure Fantasy Horror Mystery Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) THIS BOOK IS SO AMAZING!!! There are simply no words. I am not going to say anything because I feel like this is a book you need to experience for yourself! BY the by – there are some horrible things that they do to girls mentioned in here, but there are no scenes in which they … Read more
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder Graphic Novel Biography/Memoir Nonfiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Tyler Feder was 19 when her mom died from cancer. Now in her 30s, Tyler still feels like a huge chunk of her is missing AND that her mother is still with her in all kinds of ways. She wrote this memoir of this time in her life – just as she was becoming a new … Read more
Animal Farm by George Orwell Classic Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) When the animals on one farm decide to rise up against their farmer, they win and take over the farm. They start to run it themselves. What was at first promised to be freedom and equality for all soon turns into something far worse than they had ever imagined.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck Classic Historical Fiction Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) Set in the Salinas Valley, California, Steinbeck tells in immense detail the story of two families and how their stories intertwine. The Hamilton family is based off of Steinbeck’s family. This book is hard to read because the details are sometimes “too descriptive,” and it becomes hard to follow. Review #2 * Star (A waste of time!) “East of … Read more
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan Non-fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) At 24 years old, Susannah Cahalan is an ambitious dedicated reporter for the New York Post. She is seemingly healthy until little things start to go awry and her health starts to deteriorate. Doctors are perplexed at what is wrong and suggest she has mono, but later her seizures prove otherwise. She starts having hallucinations and is admitted to … Read more
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah Autobiography Biography Non-fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) Trevor Noah, comedian and current host (as of 2020) of The Daily Show, was born and raised in South Africa under apartheid. He was literally “born a crime,” as his mother was black and his father was white, and their relationship was deemed illegal, as was Trevor, the result of it. Still, there were … Read more