Thursday, August 28, 2025

Letter Perfect

Title: Letter Perfect

Series: California Historical #1

Author: Cathy Marie Hake

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance

Source: own

My Review:

Letter Perfect by Cathy Marie Hake is delightful! I have had this book on my bookshelf for years, and I regret not getting to it sooner.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Sense and Suitability

Title: Sense and Suitability

Author: Pepper Basham

Narrators: Fiona Hardingham and Christopher Ashman

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Audible Audio

Genre: Regency, Christian Fiction, Christian Romance, Classic Retelling,

Source: Net Galley

RELEASES: October 14, 2025

My Review:

I did not like Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. But when I saw Pepper Basham had a book coming out loosely based on it, I knew I had to read Sense and Suitability. Why? Because Pepper Basham wrote it. Also, this is Basham's first foray into the Regency genre.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday-Bookish confessions

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic isNon-bookish Freebie (The sky is the limit here. Make a top ten list on any topic of your choosing, bookish or not!). I am going to go with some bookish confessions. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.   

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Swinging on a Star

Title: Swinging on a Star

Series: Weddings by Bella #2

Author: Janice Thompson

Publisher: Revell

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,

Source: own

My Review:

Swinging on a Star did not live up to the first book. I was actually disappointed in it.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Stacking the Shelves #182 Sunday Post #179 Sunday Salon #173

Hey my bookish friends! How was your week? We did go for that long walk/hike on Sunday. We went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. I took a ton of pictures, so click on the link if you are interested in that. The only problem, is that after such a big hike on Sunday, I started the week off exhausted, and it just kept going. By Friday afternoon, I was so overtired and done. We do hope to hike again this weekend, but other than that and my daughter coming in for a short visit, we don't have much plans. 

Thursday, August 21, 2025

The Tangled Tale of the Woolgathering Castoffs

Title: The Tangled Tale of the Woolgathering Castoffs

Series: Purls and Prayers #2

AuthorSharon J. Mondragón

Publisher: Kregel

Genre: Christian Fiction, Women's Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Source: own

My Review:

The Tangled Tale of the Woolgathering Castoffs is the second book in the Purls and Prayers series. I recommend reading the books in order, as we meet several of the ladies in the first book.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Johnny Tremain

Title: Johnny Tremain

Author: Esther Forbes

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Genre: Young Adult, Middle Grade, American Revolution, Historical Fiction, Classics

Source: Library

My Review:

I was not looking forward to reading Johnny Tremain, this month's book club pick. However, I didn't dislike it as much as I had anticipated. I don't read many war stories or middle-grade fiction.