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Moms’ Night Out Movie – Review
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend an early screening of the new film, Moms’ Night Out. You may recognize some of the faces in the film, like Sarah Drew from Grey’s Anatomy and Patricia Heaton from The Middle. I’ll admit that putting Trace Adkins and Sean Astin in the film with these ladies was what intrigued me. Then I watched the trailer and I was hooked. Still, as I prepared to go out to the movie, I had some reservations. Christian films haven’t always been able to compete with secular films in the marketplace. Usually, from a story perspective, I’ve found that it’s because it’s so hard to reach…
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Book Review: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Genre: YA, Mystery, Thriller Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: November 5, 2013 Cassie can tell pretty much everything about you by just observing you for a few minutes. It’s something she learned from her mother who spent some of Cassie’s childhood as a wandering gypsy fortune teller. Cassie learned how to read people at an early age but it didn’t take much. Her talent comes naturally. That’s what makes her an excellent prospect for FBI profiling. She’s a Natural. Recruited by the FBI, Cassie, at the ripe old age of seventeen, is moved into a house full of other teenagers who all have similar…
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Book Review: The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot
The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot Genre: Historical Publisher: Tyndale House Publication Date: February 1, 2014 Every day Dance Pickett watches over Andersonville Prison. He sees men living under horrible conditions and he watches them struggle to survive. It has served to grind away at him until he feels like he’s the one imprisoned these terrible circumstances. The only thing that helps keep him sane are thoughts of the beautiful and fiery Miss Violet Stiles. Violet Stiles is a full on southern belle. Raised in polite society, she understands all of the ins and outs of what is expected of her. It’s all underscored by her father’s position as…
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Book Review: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Children’s, fantasy Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 28, 2014 Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard believes in science. Things that are proven by facts and figures make sense to her. This isn’t a surprise considering that her father works in museums as a sword historian. Still in mourning for her mother that recently passed away, Ophelia and her sister Alice join their father when he gets a job at a new and mysteriously strange museum. One not so very spectacular day, Ophelia ends up discovering something truly marvelous, amazing, and not quite explainable. He’s a boy…
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Book Review: Princess Ever After by Rachel Hauck
Princess Ever After by Rachel Hauck Genre: Romance Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 4, 2014 Regina Beswick loves to work on old cars. She loves to fix them up, get them running again, and restore them to their gorgeous, vintage beauty. Regina tried being an accountant so she could hold down a ‘real’ job for a while but it just didn’t work for her. So now she’s settled into a grease monkey’s life and she’s quite content. Until one evening when a handsome, well-dressed man with a decidedly un-American accent shows up at her Tallahassee shop. That’s when things take a nose dive into the surreal. He informs Regina…
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Book Review: Draw of Kings by Patrick Carr
Draw of Kings (Staff and the Sword book #3) by Patrick Carr Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Publication Date: January 28, 2014 Errol Stone would like little more than to disappear from the kingdom’s knowledge. Having grown up in a small village, virtually ignored for most of his life, he’s not adapting to the spotlight well. However, all casts that have been made by the Secundus of the Kingdom have shown that it’s likely either he or Liam will be the King. And certainly, one of these two men will give up his life. But which one? The cast doesn’t show that much information. So…
