Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Monthly Book Reports March - May 2017


The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||  Loved It

What's It About ||  The story of Chip and Joanna Gaines from the show Fixer Upper.  Such a delighful read!  There story of marriage, business, faith, endurance, and humor.

How Did You Read It || Hardbound Book (Gift from my sister.)


A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Loved It

What's It About ||  The story of Francie growing up in Brooklyn in the turn of the century.  This story was beautifully written, dealing with some difficult subjects in an uplifting way.  Such heartfelt, beautiful moments sprinkled throughout this novel.

How Did You Read It || Audiobook on CD

The One-In-A-Million Bo by Monica Wood
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||  Loved It

What's It About ||  Just read it, so good.  The story of an 11 year old boy's friendship with an 104 woman. You fall in love with all the characters as they struggle and cope with the demands and misfortunes of life.  A story of friendship, family, love, and forgiveness.  It does contain some language.

How Did You Read It ||  Audiobook Overdrive App


The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || Liked It

What's It About ||  This was the story of Father Brown, written by G.K. Chesterton.  Each chapter is a different mystery and Father Brown is the one to solve the case by seeing the small details and piecing it all together.

How Did You Read It || Audiobook Librovox App

Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||  Liked It

What's It About ||  This was the sequel to the Kitchen House that I read earlier this year.  Grissom tells a compelling story of tragedy and redemption.  The story of Jamie a runaway slave living as a wealthy white man in Philadelphia finds his world threatened when secrets from his past begin to unravel. I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the Kitchen House but it was still a good read.

How Did You Read It || Audiobook Overdrive App


My Berlin Kitchen by Luisa Weiss
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me || So, So

What's It About ||  A food memoir about Luisa Weiss, a woman living her life in Berlin and New York City and finding her way through confusion to contentment.  Filled with recipes and stories from Luisa's life.

How Did You Read It || Hardbound from Library


A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||  Liked It

What's It About ||  The second in this Louise Penny series.  Well written and fun to read about these characters as they navigate the adventures and conflicts of another murder mystery in their small Canadian town.

How Did You Read It || Audiobook Overdrive App


Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||  Loved It

What's It About ||  L'Engle speaks on creativity and christianty and how they connect.  Have so enjoyed her nonfiction and her insights on the world we live in.

How Did You Read It || Paperback Own It


Oh Pioneer by Willa Cather
Loved It, Liked It, So So, Not For Me ||  Liked It

What's It About ||  O Pioneers! tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish immigrants in the farm country of Nebraska, at the turn of the 20th century.

How Did You Read It || Audiobook Librovox App


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