Friday Reads

Is it Friday already?! What a treat to have some titles to read going into the weekend! As the literary merchandise says, my weekend is indeed booked up 😄

This upcoming week, I am working on the following books, courtesy of the public library:

📘 Christian fiction: Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden
📗 Christian non-fiction: God is Rice by Masao Takenaka
📙 Non-Christian fiction: None this week!
📕 Non-Christian non-fiction: Fair Play by Eve Rodsky—just finished!

I have a fuller schedule coming up, so I want to ensure that I have enough time to focus on the two titles I've been waiting to dive into for a few months now. I'm looking forward to the conclusion of the Blackstone Legacy series!

I was able to finish listening to Fair Play a couple of days ago, and there were some nuggets that are still in my mind, so I may consider getting the book down the road. There were a lot of acronyms used throughout, and I'm hoping that a visual copy will make it easier to navigate the content.

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Review: The Final Word - Bite of Betrayal #2

This is a book where the name Miles Morgan will have you wishing he was a real person after getting to meet his character. The Final Word is the next book in the Bite of Betrayal series by Laura Thomas , set in the English village of Bramble Downs. Combining the opera, a bakery, a book based on a Cinderella retelling, and sisters who have each others' backs through thick and thin, there is much to explore in Miles and Sophie's story! Many thanks to Mountain Brook Ink for providing a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Content to be aware of : scenes of violence and death, domestic abuse, stalking Book Synopsis When aspiring author Sophie Brooks chooses to trade a vibrant Paris life for the tranquility of a quaint English village, she imagines her final days in the City of Lights will be magical. Sophie doesn’t anticipate a chilling encounter with an old flame—nor does she plan to find a new love on her very last nig...

Review: The Shortcut - Cedar River #1

I'm grateful that I was able to start this series off with The Return Home novella as it set the stage for The Shortcut by Honey Stone . Anyone who is a fan of small town romances will appreciate this series set in Australia, especially with such bright and colourful book covers that reflect the same hopeful content within the books! Many thanks to the author for providing a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Book Synopsis Rosemary doesn't belong anywhere. Could God be about to change that? Only God knows Rosemary Forrester's secret, unspoken longing – to find a place to belong. Fired and harassed by her former employer, the nomadic medical writer flees Sydney to find her next adventure, but ends up stranded in the small country town of Cedar River. As Rosemary connects with Elsie, a retired maths teacher with a love for soap operas, and Daniel, a software engineer with an awkward charm, for the first time in her life she d...

Christian Book Review Programs

Over time, I've been on the hunt for Christian book review programs that readers can join. As a result, I've been able to compile the following list which may be of interest if you are seeking review copies of Christian books. This list mostly applies to print and ebooks, although some publishers offer audiobooks as well. If further information is available for any of the publishers below (or any missing publishers), please let me know as I am happy to update this list—thank you! Please note that you can also search for these publishers on NetGalley and other review sites in case there are no review programs available or you don't qualify for one 😊 Christian Publishers B&H Publishing Group Previously offered the B&H/Lifeway Blogger program which has since closed Availability: Professors and instructors Link: B&H Academic Book Requests Baker Publishing Group Availability: U.S. and Canadian residents Genre: Christian fiction, Christian non-fiction Imprints: Bet...