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Redeeming Love Misses the Mark
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I posted and for that, I apologize. We’ve had a lot of big life changes and moves in the past year and it’s meant not as much time for writing here as I would like. At some point I do hope to catch up and get into a more regular posting pattern again. But let’s talk about what brought me back. It can be a luxury sometimes to not have an opinion on something. It’s a relief to be able to just put your head down and do your work and ignore some things. I think in recent weeks and months, we’d all…
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Book Review: Unselfish – Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Selfie
Unselfish: Love thy Neighbor as thy Selfie by Paul Parkinson Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Unselfish Stories Date: May 5, 2015 The world is wrapped around itself. If you don’t believe that, all you have to do is watch the news or look at pretty much any social media outlet. Populated with stories about “my rights” and “I need” that are punctuated with a constant flow of people holding a camera up to snap pictures of themselves, it’s really not hard to see the trend. So it’s a like a refreshing breath of clean air when a book comes out that highlights what people are doing for others. A big, beautiful book…
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Grace Unplugged in Theaters Friday!
Over the past week or so you’ve seen a lot about Grace Unplugged here on my site. It’s because I loved the book and I can’t wait for the movie. (It comes out tomorrow in theaters!) I would encourage you to visit the website and check out the trailer for this amazing story. This is about a young girl who gets pulled into the music industry and struggles with her values, her family, and what the industry is trying to do with her. As someone who works regularly in the entertainment industry, this isn’t far off of the mark. There’s always peer pressure out there. Get into the entertainment industry…
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Book Review: The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Historical, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers and Listen and Live Audio Publication Date: October 2011 What happens when Jacky Faber gets control of her own ship, paid by the East India Trading Company and Jaimy is also the captain of his own vessel? If you’ve read any of the previous Bloody Jack adventures, you know chaos is always hovering around the horizon for Jacky Faber. This time, the…
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YA Review: Brilliant Hues by Naomi Kinsman
Brilliant Hues (Faithgirlz!) by Naomi Kinsman Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Zonderkidz Publication Date: September 4, 2012 It’s time to go. Sadie Douglas and her father have changed the way people look at bears and hunting in Owl Creek, Michigan. Now it’s time for them to return to California. Another set of goodbyes? It seems like too much for a young teenager to bear. When she gets back to California, she realizes that life did not just sit around and wait for her. Friends that she left behind when she went to Michigan are completely different people now. An interest in boys has changed some of the dynamics…
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Review: Loresmen by Matthew Christian Harding
Loresmen by Matthew Christian Harding Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Zoe and Sozo Publishing Publication Date: July 21, 2011 Who is Thiery? Where will Suzie end up? Is Lord McDougal alive or dead? Will Lady Mercy be spared? These are some of the questions that Matthew Christian Harding left us to ponder in his previous book, Paladins. In this final chapter of the Peleg Chronicles, Matthew Christian Harding has set up myriad questions that need to be answered. People must be saved. Battles must be fought. And more than that, we learn the back stories to some of our favorite characters. Stories that have been hinted at, danced around,…
