After I read Kate Morton’s The Secret Keeper earlier this year and loved it — I quickly put my name on the waiting list at the library for her latest – The Lake House. I had a hunch that I would enjoy it as…
What I’m Reading: March 2016
March is flying by as it the busyness of the daily schedule has seemed to increase tenfold. My reading tapered off a bit lately, but I’m hoping to carve out some time soon for the library holds that just became…
{EE} Reads: The Case for Grace
{Image Via} I have heard about Lee Strobel for many years because of his most famous book, The Case for Christ, even though it remains on my to be read list. A staunch atheist, Strobel conducted extensive research about Christianity before…
{EE} Reads: Just Mercy
{Image Via} Since I heard people claim this was the best book they read out of a whole year of reading, I knew I had to check it out. I honestly did not know much about the book nor the…
What I’m Reading: February 2016
{No books were harmed in obtaining this photo 🙂 } The Lord gave us books for these winter months, right?!?! I’ve been consuming copious amounts of hot tea while I enjoy a few more weeks of quite a bit of reading…
{EE} Reads: All the Light We Cannot See
{Image Via} Oh this book. After finishing All the Light We Cannot See the other day, there are just so many thoughts tumbling in my head, I’m not even sure where to begin! I guess first, and much more important than…
What I’m Reading: January 2016
From books to blogs to articles, magazines and newspapers — reading all types of writing definitely makes my everyday extraordinary!! This past year, my love for reading was reawakened and renewed. It never left me, but the busyness of life…
{EE} Reads: The Martian
The Martian is another bestseller that has been made into a movie, similar to The Book Thief. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this book as I heard mixed reviews about the movie from various people. However, I haven’t seen…
{EE} Reads: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
Before I was finally able to check this book out from my local library — I had received many recommendations for it. As a pretty off the charts introvert (ISFJ for those of you who appreciate “official” personality types 🙂…
Book Review: The Selection Series
The Selection series — The Selection, The Elite, The One — (there is also The Heir, which I am still waiting to read, and an unnamed fifth book that is supposedly coming soon) written by Kiera Cass has been described as…
Book Review: Taken
I have always really enjoyed Dee Henderson’s books. She is the writer of the O’Malley series, Uncommon Heroes series, and many other stand alone novels (although some characters are followed in multiple books). I remember one of my best friends…
{EE} Reads: The Light Between Oceans
Although I usually try to read a variety of book genres, I do get caught up in my favorite “go-to” book types too often. It sounds odd, but I’ve never been very interested in whether a book is a bestseller or…