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Monday, June 24, 2019

Parenting

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Parenting , Paul David Tripp I came to this book wanting to love it. I was ready to love it. After all, I have greatly appreciated much ...
Monday, June 17, 2019

For Young Women Only

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For Young Women Only, Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice We gave this to Miss 14 on her birthday, thinking it was time to start some conve...
Friday, June 14, 2019

The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England

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The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England , Ian Mortimer If you like to learn about history, but wonder about how much truth is in hi...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Wild Rose

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I had the privilege of seeing Universal Pictures new release last night: Wild Rose . Starring the very talented singer Jessie Buckley, it ...
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Monday, June 10, 2019

Pressure Points

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Pressure Points , Shelby Abbott Shelby Abbott has worked with college students in the US for nearly two decades, and so has seen up clos...
Monday, June 3, 2019

The Martian

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The Martian , Andy Weir You know a book is good when it completely captivates you, even though you already know what will happen. In an ...
Monday, May 27, 2019

The Hate U Give

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The Hate U Give , Angie Thomas Starr Carter is 16 and lives in Garden Heights, a black ghetto neighbourhood. With a close family and neigh...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Growing in Gratitude

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Growing in Gratitude, Mary K. Mohler  How thankful are you? As you progress in the faith are you growing in gratitude? Mary Mohler wants ...
Monday, May 13, 2019

Temeraire

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Temeraire , Naomi Novik  After having enjoyed Spinning Silver and Uprooted , I then turned to Naomi Novik’s established nine book serie...
Friday, May 10, 2019

I Can Only Imagine

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I Can Only Imagine This movie tells the story behind the #1 single by Christian rock band, MercyMe. For those that know the song, you are ...
Monday, May 6, 2019

Homes

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Homes, Abu Bakr al Rabeeah with Winnie Yeung Homes: A Refugee Story is written by now 18-year-old Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, with the assistan...
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Monday, April 29, 2019

The Scarlet Thread

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The Scarlet Thread, Francine Rivers In this book, Rivers weaves together two accounts. First, set in modern times, is the account of Sier...
Friday, April 26, 2019

The Librarian of Auschwitz

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The Librarian of Auschwitz , Antonio Iturbe It’s very hard to summarise this book, the simplest I have is: harrowing, yet hopeful. Iturbe ...
Monday, April 22, 2019

Spinning Silver

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Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik This release by Naomi Novik is another fairytale style story (based on the tale of Rumpelstiltskin). Mirye...
Friday, April 19, 2019

The Rosie Result

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The Rosie Result , Graeme Simsion The third and final instalment of the very popular novel The Rosie Project has recently been released: ...
Monday, April 15, 2019

Grace in the Shadows

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Grace in the Shadows , Christine Dillon The excellent second instalment of Dillon’s planned trilogy was published last year and picks up w...
Friday, April 12, 2019

Bridge to Haven

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Bridge to Haven, Francine Rivers In 1936 a woman gives birth under a bridge near the river in Haven. Leaving the little one behind she fl...
Monday, April 8, 2019

Lifted

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Lifted: Experiencing the Resurrection Life , Sam Allberry How often do you stop and consider what it really means for us that Jesus was re...
Friday, April 5, 2019

The Accidental Further Adventures...

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The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-year-old man , Jonas Jonasson After having greatly enjoyed the 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed O...
Monday, April 1, 2019

Uprooted

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Uprooted , Naomi Novik   A friend at church recommended Novik’s books and when I saw they were also endorsed by Robin Hobb , I was even mo...
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