Love on the Line by Laura Castoro
I started reading Love on the Line
But, with that being said you’re probably asking why I’m reviewing it. Easy, I finally finished it. Don’t ask me how, but I will tell you why. I am a little obsessed with finishing books. I don’t like leaving things unfinished and I wanted this thing removed from my Kindle. So, I finished it. But, seriously, much more of these and I’ll learn how to DELETE mid-book.
So, there you have it. (And, in case that isn’t enough — DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME.)
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From the Cover
Thea Morgan, a widow, has worked many years to reach the top of her profession, and as an African American woman, she’s had to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. Then she marries former sports celebrity Xavier Thornton, who has left wealth and fame to answer the call of the ministry. When Xavier says yes to an appointment at a small AME church in Arkansas, the charismatic athlete is greeted with open arms. The congregation’s reaction to Thea is another story altogether. Her skin is suspiciously light, and she has a career of her own. They expect what they consider to be a traditional preacher’s wife—a soft-spoken, modestly dressed woman who’s ready to volunteer at the church at the drop of a hat. In the meantime, Thea’s biracial daughter, Jesse, is having identity problems of her own. Castoro’s many-faceted novel honestly addresses significant universal issues—the give-and-take of marriage, self-sacrifice, the search for identity, prejudice, and preconceptions. Readers who enjoy emotionally fulfilling stories will find that this one more than fits the bill. –Shelley Mosley
The Homeplace by Gilbert Morris
I thought I had read other books by Gilbert Morris in the past and enjoyed them. However, The Homeplace
But, if you’ve exhausted your options and see this on the shelf get it but there are too many other good reads out there for me to recommend you run out and buy it.
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From the Cover
As the year 1928 begins, fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has bright hopes for the future. Her father has launched a new business, and her mother is expecting her fifth baby. Lanie has dreams of going to college and being a writer.
Then tragedy strikes.
First Lanie’s mother dies giving birth to the baby, and Lanie must assume the role of surrogate mother to her younger siblings. Then her father is falsely accused of murder—and convicted! With their father in prison, Lanie and her brothers and sisters do all they can to keep the family together, and hold on to their home.
In the face of a world shaken by the Great Depression, this young family finds salvation and encouragement in faith, family, and the tight-knit community of Fairhope. With warmth and an unflagging sense of humor, Lanie leads her siblings into a future that, against all odds, holds the promise of hope and love. Book One in the Fairhope Series.
A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin
This was my first book by Lynn Austin, it was a free Kindle download so it was a no-brainer to get it. I was looking for my next read and this looked interesting. It started out very slow (I literally almost stopped reading it after chapter one) but I’m glad I finished it.
A Proper Pursuit
I enjoy reading historical romance novels. Reading this book I realized how void so many are in giving the reality of the lack of a woman’s rights during these times. I take that for granted because, let’s face it, I don’t know what it’s like. I’m single, I’m successful, and I have made a name for myself as a WOMAN. It wasn’t that long ago, that the life I live would not have been a possibility for a woman. This book discusses that and it gave me a new appreciation for what I have in life.
So, now I want to go read some more history on the woman’s rights movement and that time period. But, yes, I recommend this book (just keep reading past chapter 1 or 2 and you’ll like it).
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From the Cover
Christy award-winning historical novelist Austin delivers her strongest offering yet, a coming-of-age story set in late-19th-century Illinois. The great strength of this novel comes from the first-person narrator’s charming voice: 20-year-old Violet Hayes is distressed to learn that her father is remarrying-and that her mother, whom Violet believed lay recovering from a mysterious illness in a sanitarium somewhere, had in fact simply abandoned her family and filed for divorce. To escape a stepmother-to-be she can’t stand, Violet heads to Chicago to stay with her grandmother and great-aunts. Although she’s recently graduated from a genteel school for young ladies, it’s in Chicago that Violet’s real education begins. One great-aunt tries to persuade her to join the suffrage movement, while another introduces Violet to elite society and urges her to catch a wealthy husband. Her grandmother, who takes her cues from Jane Addams, introduces Violet to the world of revivalist Christianity and inner-city good works, prompting Violet to re-examine her own faith. Two questions drive the plot: will Violet find her mother, and will she encounter true love? Readers will enjoy accompanying Violet as she discovers the answers, her calling and her adult self.
Change of Heart: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
I have to admit, this was my first book by Jodi Picoult. I have heard a lot of great things about her other books so when I realized I had this one on my Kindle already decided to read it to see how she is as an author.
I’m not sure Change of Heart
The book isn’t bad, I was engrossed from start to finish. There were a few parts that kind of bored me but I really wanted to get to the end to see what happened. For that, I give it a thumbs up.
On the other hand, I had a hard time reading some of the religious “stuff” put into the book which turned me off. If this had not been my first book written by this author it probably wouldn’t have had such an effect on my opinion. It was, however. But, I’ll try another one since I’ve heard so many raving reviews of other books by Picoult.
Despite my issues with the religious points brought into the story the book was good.
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From the Cover
Shay Bourne – New Hampshire’s first death row prisoner in 69 years – has only one last request: to donate his heart post-execution to the sister of his victim, who is looking for a transplant. Bourne says it’s the only way he can redeem himself…but with lethal injection as his form of execution, this is medically impossible. Enter Father Michael Wright, a young local priest. Called in as Shay’s spiritual advisor, he knows redemption has nothing to do with organ donation – and plans to convince Bourne. But then Bourne begins to perform miracles at the prison that are witnessed by officers, fellow inmates, and even Father Michael – and the media begins to call him a messiah. Could an unkempt, bipolar, convicted murderer be a savior? It seems highly unlikely, to the priest. Until he realizes that the things Shay says may not come from the Bible…but are, verbatim, from a gospel that the early Christian church rejected two thousand years ago…and that is still considered heresy.
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I recommend
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