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Book Review: Larger Than Life Lara
Larger Than Life Lara by Dandi Daley Mackall Genre: YA/kids Publisher: Tyndale House Date: November 1, 2016 “This isn’t about me. This story, I mean. So already you got a reason to hang it up. At least that’s what Mrs. Smith, our English teacher, says.” Laney Grafton is a little girl with a big voice. She’s in elementary school and even though you would think that’s a pretty easy time in life, for Laney, it’s really not. She gets teased a lot at school and when she goes home, she has to navigate a really tough home life. So when Lara Phelps shows up at school, Laney’s pretty happy about…
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We’re hanging on by our fingernails. Tomorrow we will let go.
This is a long journal entry. I would apologize but I really can’t. I needed to get this all out for my own sanity. There’s a lot here. We get asked every day about his injury and disability, so I thought it was important to explain it here. And then there’s so much unknown in the next week or so, I just had to do this to sort out my feelings on it all. Be gentle with me on editing and rambling. I haven’t had a chance to read it over, edit, etc. I just wanted to get it out there before going to church. So you get the raw,…
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Review: Life After Coffee by Virginia Franken
Title: Life After Coffee Author: Virginia Franken Genre: Women’s Fiction Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Date: September 13, 2016 Okay, now I’m gonna admit this flat out. I only snagged this book for review because of the title. I didn’t read the full description and I wasn’t sure what I was getting into, but I have had many mornings that I have felt that nothing existed prior to my coffee kicking in. It doesn’t happen often because I’m pretty caffeine sensitive, but when I do get that buzz, I get a lot of work done. That makes me happy. So coffee makes me happy. I figured this book was something along those…
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Review: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
Title: The Masked City Author: Genevieve Cogman Genre: fantasy Publisher: Roc Date: September 6, 2016 When you work for a massive library that transcends space and time, the word librarian doesn’t really mean what the image usually evokes. This is heavy duty spy work rather than simply checking books in and out. Irene and Kai are both fully aware of the dangers inherent in working for the library. They have seen death up close more often than anyone really should. And though Irene and Kai may have succeeded in their previous library adventures, that doesn’t mean life will settle back down into peaceful librarian status. In fact, they are firmly in…
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Review: Cornerstone by Misty Provencher
Cornerstone by Misty Provencher Genre: Supernatural, YA Publisher: Amazon Digital Date: November 7, 2011 Nalena Maxwell appears to be a typical teenager. She spends her days with her head down hoping that the popular kids will just ignore her. When she does end up on their radar, things turn vicious pretty quickly. As much as Nalena wants to be just like everyone else but no matter how hard she tries, that’s not gonna happen. You see her mom has this unique…problem. She is a hoarder. But not your typical hoarder. She hoards paper. And stories. She’s constantly writing. In fact, she’s sacrificed a huge amount of parenting time to write.…
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Book Review: A Lesson in Love and Murder
Title: A Lesson in Love and Murder Author: Rachel MacMillan Genre: historical, mystery Publisher: Harvest House Date: 8/30/16 Merinda Herringford and her best friend, Jem Watts, tend to find danger. Or rather, it finds them. That’s how these two women, living in Toronto Canada circa 1912, start their own detective agency. They take pride in their work and they love what they do. So when someone puts their beloved Toronto on the frontlines of a dangerous political movement, it takes little to nothing to get them involved. Benny Citrone is a member of the Northwest Mounted Police. He’s a Mountie. And he suspects that his best friend in the world…
