It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way
"Sometimes to get your life back, you have to face the death of what you thought your life would look like."
No Smoke Without Fire
I find this one hard to review. It definitely kept my attention and had me wondering what was…
In His Image
Seeking to address the question- ‘What is God’s will for my life?’ Wilkin responds by posing a different question. Instead of trying to figure out what we should DO, we need to ask ‘Who should I BE?’ “our sanctification is not simply that we would make better choices, but that we would become better people.”
The Giver of Stars
As a lover of books, I was very intrigued by packhorse librarians. Illiteracy and poverty are connected and I find this endeavor amazing, to be willing to carry hundreds of books around rural Appalachia on horseback in all conditions to…
You Can’t Catch Me
Dangit McKenzie! Why can’t you write a book without all the f-words?? If not for them, this would be a five star book, but now I…
The Last Flight
I was really intrigued by the premise of two women wanting to escape their lives and deciding to switch tickets, then finding out one of the planes crash leaving one woman to figure out the secrets of the other potentially dead woman…
The Night Swim
Goldin brought the story to life. It focuses more on the court case and investigation than getting to know the characters on a deep level. I was okay with that. I did not...
The Good Girl
I liked it slightly better than Gone Girl merely in that it wasn’t so ridiculously dysfunctional but it still had…
The Conference of the Birds
I still enjoyed reading it, there’s plenty of action and, of course, the iconic vintage photos. Again, not particularly…
The Dilemma
I have to admit, as I talked through the scenarios with my husband the decisions seemed silly and simple, but when you're reading the book, the author does a great job of drawing you into the minds of the characters and feeling their struggle.
Deeper Water
For some reason I own this book so I figured I should probably read it. I appreciate a good, clean legal thriller, but this was just... not real enjoyable.
The Future of Feeling
In summation: it's a super relevant, important, and interesting premise that derailed pretty quickly and explosively into an unhelpful, sketchy, politically charged dissertation with no real solutions.
The Story of Arthur Truluv
I read ‘A Man Called Ove’ and I liked that better. This one lacked some plausibility- especially in terms of the teenager.
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
He makes a good point that virtually every other religion says performance leads to the declaration of your salvation or your 'justification' but Christianity says- no, performance doesn't lead to a favorable verdict in the courtroom of goodness; in fact, we aren't even in the courtroom.
The Crooked Street
“Sometimes the road to justice is a crooked street.”
The Imperfect Disciple
If you've ever been stuck in the endless cycle of doing yet feeling it's never enough, or not doing and feeling like a failure, this book is for you.
To Hell with the Hustle
"We are chasing freedom yet becoming slaves." "What if the goal isn't to hustle but to be faithful?"
Thief River Falls
This would make a great movie! It was a captivating read and I got through it fast. It pulls you in from the first page to the very last. What I love…
The Patron Saint of Pregnant Girls
I read 25% and I couldn’t finish this book... the premise was so interesting and I was excited to read it but man, I just couldn’t…
Night Road
This is a hard book for me to review. I read it and then read some other reviews and see that people either loved it or dismissed it. And I can see both sides.