Archive | August 2016

Alabama Irish by James Russell Lingerfelt

Aug3

Unique And Breathtakingly Beautiful

AlabamaAlabama Irish by James Russell Lingerfelt is a sweet coming of age story where the ordinary is beautiful. It is a fabulous novel that really spoke to my heart.

In Alabama Irish Brian’s soul is laid bare. He is brutally honest about love and life and hopes and dreams. In its simplicity there is great beauty and I loved it.

There are many themes in Alabama Irish including that of grief and loss. “We don’t mourn the past. We mourn unlived tomorrows.” Death affects us all in different ways. However when we blame ourselves, we keep reliving the past and are unable to move forwards. This manifests itself as PTSD which left untreated means the person will suffer for years. The reader sees this played out in the novel. We cannot alter the past but we need to learn from it and move on. “We’re thankful for the lessons those experiences taught us.”

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Watching Edie by Camilla Way

Aug1

Searching For Love

EdieWatching Edie by Camilla Way is a contemporary psychological thriller. It is very raw and hauntingly disturbing but an absolute masterpiece. The reader is drawn into the story from the very start and remains hooked to the end.

The story is split into two different time periods – ‘before’ and ‘after’, each with a separate narrator. The two periods are seventeen years apart. The reader becomes intimately acquainted with both Edie and Heather, and is drawn into their stories.

The novel is about a search for love. A search for love that will become so desperate that one will go to any lengths to achieve.

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The Lady And The Lionheart by Joanne Bischof

Aug1

Where Two Worlds Collide

LadyThe Lady And The Lionheart by Joanne Bischof is a historical Christian romance that will remain long after the last page is read. It is a pure delight and I loved it.

The pages of the novel really come alive with Joanne Bischof’s descriptions of the circus. The reader can almost smell the greasepaint and feel the excitement as the crowds gather to gaze in wonder.

There is a wonderful feeling of camaraderie. The circus is made up of all sorts of different people with different talents. They have no fixed abode but they make a home in their hearts for all. “Home to me has always been with my family.”

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