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Review: Mom’s Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World by Nancy Rue
Mom’s Ultimate Guide to the Tween Girl World by Nancy Rue Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: July 2010 Do you have a teenage girl? Or a tween girl? If you do, then you probably understand the frustration of entering this completely new phase of life with your daughter. I mean for me, I just felt like I could finally figure out what might come next and then hormones hit. (And honestly I believed for YEARS that the rapture was going to happen before I became the parent of a teenager. That pretty much defined my entire ‘parenting teens’ philosophy.) So I was pretty happy to…
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Review: Jane Austen’s Guide to Thrift: An Independent Woman’s Advice on Living within One’s Means by Kathleen Anderson
Do you like Jane Austen? Yeah. Me too. And I also tend to be somewhat of a…thrifty shopper. Before the advent of smart phones, I had been known to drive from store to store to find the best bargain before I would make a single purchase. So when I received an email about Jane Austen’s Guide to Thrift, I knew that I needed to have this book. With precision, wit and a good bit of sense, Kathleen Anderson researches Jane Austen’s most famous characters and comes to the conclusion that not only the characters, but Jane herself, show themselves to be thrifty women who would be incredibly smart shoppers. In…
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Review: Rescuing Hope by Susan Norris
Rescuing Hope by Susan Norris Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Fiction, YA Publisher: iUniverse Publication Date: April 2, 2013 Hope Ellis has a life that’s not perfect, but it’s pretty good for a fourteen-year-old. She and her best friend, Sydney, perform on the praise team and they stick together all the time. Except Hope is moving to a new part of town and it’s going to be hard to start at a new school. She’s not really excited about the move, but she understands that as a single mom, her mother is doing everything she can to make ends meet and this new job is important. The last thing Hope…
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Review: The Judgment Stone by Robert Liparulo
The Judgment Stone: An Immortal Files Novel by Robert Liparulo Genre: Science Fiction, religious Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: May 14, 2013 Jagger Baird is a tough guy. He’s a former Army ranger and he’s worked in security for years. He’s not someone you should cross or take for granted. After discovering that there are immortals walking around from Bible days, Jagger was pretty sure he’d seen it all. Except that there’s something new and it’s so dangerous that it has Jagger completely stunned. And this time, he is determined to protect his family and keep them out of harm’s way. Except that he’s one of the only people on…
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Review: Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck
Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Romance, Drama Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: May 7, 2013 Susanna Truitt has her life planned. She’ll marry Adam, the man she’s dated for twelve years, and they will live happily ever after. One day, when she thinks there’s a chance he might propose, he stuns her with a completely different revelation: He’s found the right ring, but not the right girl. Absolutely reeling with everything that Adam told her, (he’s found someone else, he thinks she was in love with an idea instead of him…there’s a lot for her to process) Susanna isn’t sure about where her next…
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Book Review: The Ryn by Serena Chase
The Ryn by Serena Chase Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Publication Date: March 23, 2013 An ancient prophecy. A queen murdered. A baby born. Can the child save them from the evil that has stalked the land? More importantly, how can they save her from that evil? The land of E’veria has been plagued by the Cobeld for longer than anyone can remember. Determined to destroy the entire kingdom, they will stop at nothing to put an end to everything they hate; even the murder of hundreds of innocents while looking for the young woman who will fulfill the prophecy. Raised by different sets…
