I’m not ashamed to say that Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite writers. In fact, on my ever-growing list of books to review, she currently takes up three of those spaces. Her books fit like a cozy blanket and always include the quaint details of the North East. In addition, you always end each …
The Poet X
I’m in a season of devouring words. Ones written in books and ones spoken to me. I am reading more than I can write because there is something in these pages that is giving me new life, renewing my energy that has been so immensely drained in the last four months. At this time, I …
The Au Pair
As Seraphine mourns the loss of her father, she comes across the first picture ever photographed of her family. However, it leaves her with more questions than answers. A twin to Danny, Seraphine finds that the photo she has just discovered only contains her mom, older brother Edwin, her dad, and a newborn baby, which …
Once Upon a River
After what has felt like weeks of reading Once Upon a River, I am finally finished with this intricate story. Although I want to say I am in love with this Diane Setterfield piece, I am only “in like” with it. To be completely honest, on page 60 something, I texted my friend confused out …
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
A few years back, a friend of mine shared with a large group of women how God had renamed her just like he did with so many in the Bible. After hearing this, I truly wanted to know the name that God had chosen for me. As of today, I still don’t feel like I …
Clock Dance
Before my first date with Josh, I knew I was interested in him. However, he had not really paid much attention to me. In fact, I was headed on a blind date the first time he ever really texted me and asked questions of true interest. Headed to that blind date and the whole time …
The Stationery Shop
When Josh first mentioned we should finally take that Boston trip we had been discussing for the last two years, he sold it to me like the true businessman that he is by paying close attention to his client. “We can go to bookstores and coffee shops while we’re there. I’ve seen a lot of …
Where the Crawdads Sing
“I wasn’t aware that words could hold so much. I didn’t know a sentence could be so full.” It took me a bit of time, but on page 103 I fell in love with the use of two sentences written by Delia Owens. Prior to those words, I was intrigued by Where the Crawdads Sing …
Beyond the Point
“Maybe Faith was having the humility to scream at God and the audacity to get up off the floor.” There’s something about true, deep struggle that will unite a group of people together for life. If you make it multiple struggles, that connection only deepens. Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson brings together three unlikely …
The Proposal
The Proposal is exactly what you would expect. Just reading the synopsis on the back, I had a good idea what the rest of the book would entail, and I was not wrong. Set in California, Nik, a freelance writer, is required to overcome the obstacles of becoming the news of the town after rejecting …