Hope Springs (Book Review)

 Kim Cash Tate is one of my favorite authors and she never disappoints! I love how all of her stories intertwine and she writes characters that are so easy to relate to! In Hope Springs we encounter three women; Janelle, Stephanie and Becca. They are all on extremely different journeys but all find they are in need of healing and restoration in their lives.

What I love about this book is how it evokes strong emotion and gives extremely realistic circumstances. As with all of Kim Cash Tate's stories, you will put it down feeling as if you knew the characters personally and lived the stories right along with them.

I highly recommend this book and love how it is not only a great story, but also brings such strong spiritual conviction with it!

Smitten Review

Four friends trying to save their small town by turning it into a romantic resort. Sounds a little crazy, but I was excited to dive in and see what this story would look like!

Being a Kristin Billerbeck fan, I was super excited to read Smitten. As usual, Kristin did not disappoint.  I was also equally impressed with Colleen Coble, Diann Hunt & Denise Hunter. I honestly appreciated that the short stories intertwined so well. I felt like none of the authors overshadowed another, but their talent only helped to strengthen the others. They're all very different, but that share common threads in their writing.  I was impressed with how well they work together.


I thought the story line was cute and it was a fun and enjoyable read. Being from a small town, where I watched our furniture industry move overseas, it was kind of a neat experience to think of what it might have been like if someone would have taken our town and drove it in a different direction, rather than it dying, maybe it would have thrived. It was interesting to see the similarities in how people reacted to the idea of a romantic resort verses how people in my own town would react to our focus becoming anything but furniture.


I thought it was well written, fun and an easy read! Four stars from me.

There You'll Find Me--A Booksneeze Review

I read constantly, but it is truly rare that I find a book that causes me to sit back in awe. In the course of my nearly twenty years of life, I have maybe stumbled upon a handful of books that have truly inspired, gripped and filled my heart. There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones is one of those books that truly left a mark on me.

The story of Finley Sinclair is not only a unique one, but also one that many people can relate to. While she is dealing with grief and heartache, which all of us experience at some time or another, she is dealing with it while learning that life goes on and tragedy doesn't stop time. When she sets off to Ireland to find answers, adventure and hopefully God, she begins to see things in a whole new way.

I flew through this book, I seriously could not stop! This book not only kept me completely captivated, but it inspired me in many ways. Like Finley, there are places in all of our hearts that we've let grow dim and unkept because of the things we've experienced. Jenny B. Jones brings those areas to light and back to life with this coming of age story. I loved it so much that I will have to actually buy a physical copy (I read it this time as an e-book). It's one I'll want to share, mark my favorite quotes in and keep on my shelf for years to come! Five stars! I encourage anyone and everyone to read this amazing story.



I was given a free e-copy of this book by Booksneeze in agreement to write an unbiased review.

Jesus, my father, the CIA and me: Ian Morgan Cron (Review)

Jesus, my father, the CIA and me by Ian Morgan Cron was a great read. It's an autobiography of a man as he goes from child to adult and all that comes in between.

Cron gives the details of his life in such a vivid way. He makes you feel as if you were there as you read through the pages of this novel. It's a novel full of heartache, but also of finding God through it all. This book isn't super "religious" or in your face, but just full of truth and sincerity.

I recommend reading this book, I think any human can find something in it that relates to their own personal life.

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Story Engineering: A Review for booksneeze

When I first saw that Story Engineering was up for review, I excitedly clicked to order it and was not let down. This book does just as it says, it gives you the tools to master 6 core skills for writing. It was very informative as well as honest. One of the best qualities about this book was how blunt it was. The author was completely honest and forthcoming, he didn't beat around the bush, which I appreciated a lot. Although it felt repetitive at times, I felt like overall this book was extremely helpful to me. I felt like it was a great tool. I found myself marking it up immediately, highlighting and dog-earing the pages. I feel like this is a book I will refer to many times over the course of my life and would recommend it to anyone thinking of learning more skills for writing.

The best part about this book is how it's laid out. I like how it's very organized and flows well together. The author was super thorough and made some great points and gave great and valuable tools for all writers.

4 out of 5 stars!



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Take Action Bible Review

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Take Action Bible

The Take Action Bible is a NKJV paperback Bible. It is filled with 15 stories/colorful pages about people who are putting their faith into action.

I think this Bible is a great size, it's light weight and has a great concordance! The pages are very thin and with the paperback cover, it's not hard to imagine that it wears and tears easily. Nevertheless, this is a great Bible and would be a good one to give to a new believer or just to have as an extra lying around!



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