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January 2014
January 12, 2014
January 09, 2014
The Air We Breathe by Christa Parrish - REVIEWED
Book Bullets:
- My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
- Genre: Contemporary Fiction
- Part of a Series: no
- Publication year: 2010
- Publisher: Bethany House
Description:
Seventeen-year-old Molly Fisk does not go outside. She's ruled by anxiety and only feels safe in the tiny tourist-town museum she and her mother run and call home. Yearning to live free but unable to overcome deep wounds from her past, she stays hidden away. Then the chance arrival of a woman Molly knew six years ago changes everything.
Six years ago, newly single Claire Rodriguez was an empty shell. Only in the unique friendship she strikes up with a young girl--a silent girl who'll only talk to Claire--does she see the possibility of healing. But one day the girl and her mother vanish, their house abandoned. What happened that drove them away? And how can Claire now offer Molly the same chance at finding a life anew?
My Thoughts:
Another good book by Christa Parrish. She has a way of capturing emotion and bringing it to the reader in raw and very real ways. My heart ached for for both Molly and Claire and their sorrows. It's a beautiful and powerful story about making sense of pain and finding a way to heal.
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January 06, 2014
Favorites of 2013
It's time again for my favorite books from the last year. I'm not saying these books were published in 2013, only that of all the books I read in 2013, these are my favorites.
These are in no particular order.
The King by Steven James (review coming soon)
The Last Plea Bargain by Randy Singer
Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish (review coming soon)
Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade
Wish You Were Here by Beth K. Vogt
Cuts Like a Knife and Every Breath You Take by M.K. Gilroy
Proof and Poison by Jordyn Redwoood
If We Survive by Andrew Klavan
And my favorite non-fiction from 2013
Anything by Jennie Allen
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- It is my mission with this blog to introduce others to Christian fiction and all the things that reading a story can teach us about faith, hope, peace, love, and our Lord. Afterall, Jesus Himself often used stories to give powerful lessons. I also will be including some of my craft projects here as well.