Category: Book Reviews
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House + Love = Home by Jenny Marrs and Christmas traditions
Design books are not what I typically read, but House + Love = Home by Jenny Marrs was so much more than that. It’s an encouragement to live life intentionally, focusing on your family’s values and priorities. Not wasting time on things outside of those. We are in the midst of a bathroom overhaul (two… Read more
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The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
I really did not expect to like this one (or even finish it) because it’s about a midwife, and I despise hearing birth stories. However, the murder mystery sucked me right in. And I trust Ariel Lawhon- I’ve loved all of her books that I’ve read. The Frozen River was no exception. Set in the newly… Read more
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Top Three Books of 2023
My Top 3 Books of 2023 are the books I read that I’m still thinking about. In no particular order: I’ve been using the Storygraph app to track my reading, and it makes these neat charts where you can filter by year or month, and see the breakdown of types of books that you read… Read more
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Christmas Historical Fiction Books
By the Christmas tree is one of my favorite places to read. I’m becoming more and more of a mood reader, so I’ve really leaned into reading Christmas-themed books this month. One I’ve been saving since September is Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews. I went to a release event at M. Judson… Read more
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The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
The White Lady is a fascinating story of Elinor de Witt (later, Elinor White, AKA the White Lady). Elinor got into the spy business as a young girl in WWI Belgium. After escaping to England after a mission went wrong, the spy was needed again to fight the Nazis in WWII. The story is dual… Read more
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The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin
I absolutely adored The Wish Book Christmas! It was the perfect start to my holiday reading. It is a follow up to If I Were You (see my review here). If you haven’t read If I Were You, stop now and read it first! The Wish Book Christmas features cheerful giving by the “Smart kings”… Read more
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The Road to Paradise by Karen Barnett- a Vintage National Parks Novel
I bought The Road to Paradise, which is part of the Vintage National Parks series while on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee last summer. We had just driven through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so this series appealed to me (I’m very much a mood reader). So I bought them all 😂 Here’s the Setup… Read more
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Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
The M. Judson 2023 Reading Challenge category for October is a BOOK ABOUT A TIME IN HISTORY THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT….I’m a social studies teacher, so this was a hard one for me. I finally settled on Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers on Operation Iraqi Freedom, which I haven’t read much historical… Read more
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Under the Bayou Moon by Valerie Fraser Luesse
Valerie Fraser Luesse has once again written a wonderfully romantic historical novel set in the Deep South. Under the Bayou Moon has especially witty dialogue that had me chuckling to myself throughout the book. I was a bit disappointed in how antagonist was introduced, so the mystery wasn’t quiet as mysterious as it could have… Read more
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Eat that Frog! For Students: 22 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Excel in School by Brian Tracy
“Required Eating for All Students!” I absolutely love Eat that Frog! for Students book for students who struggle with procrastination, how to prioritize their workload…basically any student 🙂 Here’s the Setup My Takeaways With the many resources available to students today, they are more in charge of their own learning than ever! “your ability to… Read more