Category: 4 Star Review

4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, Mystery-Suspense

Audio book review: Invisible City

Available now: Invisible City (Rebekah Roberts Novels) ****4/5 stars Invisible City is a serious mystery, diving into Hasidic Jewish culture and the struggles of a young woman to understand her heritage. Recommended readers: If you like a peak into an underground culture/life If you like mystery, coming-of-age stories Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 for voice-audio 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Rebekah Roberts is a … Continue reading Audio book review: Invisible City

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Review: River of No Return

Available now:  River of No Return: A Jake Trent Novel ****4/5 stars Move over Jack Ryan [Tom Clancy], Jake Trent [David Riley Bertsch] is your new national hero – or at least another good one. Recommended readers: If you like Tom Clancy, James Patterson and some good suspense If you like a bit of outdoorsmen in your heros and if you’re looking for a good plot-driven, page-turner Here’s … Continue reading Review: River of No Return

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Review: Esther by Angela Hunt

Available January 6: Esther: Royal Beauty (A Dangerous Beauty Novel) ****4.5/5 stars An emotional portrayal of Esther is touching, real and gives such depth to a favorite Biblical icon. Recommended readers: Anyone looking for a perspective on Biblical times If you love the Book of Esther and women in the Bible and anyone who loves to learn about a prominent female in history Here’s my Rankings: … Continue reading Review: Esther by Angela Hunt

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4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, Humor

Audio book review: Driving with the Top Down

Available now: Driving with the Top Down: A Novel ****4/5 stars The real and unexpected journey of three characters, Driving with the Top Down is likely to strike a chord with anyone who read it. Recommended readers: If you like women’s fiction If you like stories of coincidence and chance If you like your fiction to be emotional, real Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 4/5 … Continue reading Audio book review: Driving with the Top Down

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Short Fiction Review: Margaret Atwood’s The Stone Mattress

The Stone Mattress: Nine Tales is available now ***3/5 stars Leading lady Margaret Atwood returns to short fiction in nine cautionary tales. Recommended readers: If you’re a fan of Margaret Atwood, If you enjoy short stories, If your sense of humor tends more to the dark side, and if you need to be made more aware of your own human failings and mortality, this book is for … Continue reading Short Fiction Review: Margaret Atwood’s The Stone Mattress

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Review: Little Miss Sure Shot

Available now:  Little Miss Sure Shot: Annie Oakley’s World ****3.5/5 stars Fiction or non-fiction? Either way you’ll find out you know less about Annie Oakley than you thought. Recommended readers: Western history lovers Natives of Wyoming, especially Cody, Wyoming and anyone who loves to learn about a prominent female in history Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: Categorically it’s fiction, but it’s hard … Continue reading Review: Little Miss Sure Shot

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4 Star Review, Book review, History, Nonfiction

Nonfiction Review: When Books Went to War

Available December 2nd:  When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II ****4/5 stars Books can be weapons: The story of the role of literature during World War II, when a a program that brought  books to soldiers– in pocket sized editions reportedly as popular as chocolate, cigarettes, and pin up girls– served to remind us of the power of storytelling in human history. Recommended … Continue reading Nonfiction Review: When Books Went to War

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Best Books for Gifts: Books for Her’s Top Books of 2014

The holidays are approaching and the perfect gift for friends, family and others is a good book. We’ve been reading all year and collected an amazing list of the best 4-star and 5-star books – and its quite a list! Here’s the top reads from Books for Her reviewers: Secrets of a Lighthouse by Santa Montefiore: The epitome of a summer read, Secrets of the Lighthouse is … Continue reading Best Books for Gifts: Books for Her’s Top Books of 2014

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4 Star Review, Book review, Nonfiction

Cookbook Review: Part-Time Paleo

Part-Time Paleo: How to Go Paleo Without Going Crazy by Leanne Ely is Available Now ****4/5 stars Part-Time Paleo provides a practical approach to eating healthier, being healthier, and feeling healthier without starving yourself or losing your mind. Recommended readers: If you’re interested in eating better but don’t do fads and diets and fad diets, and if you appreciate a practical approach that accounts for modern living, … Continue reading Cookbook Review: Part-Time Paleo

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Review: The Girl You Left Behind

Available now:  The Girl You Left Behind ****3.5/5 stars In 1916, one  woman struggles to survive in her German-occupied town. When her portrait, painted by her husband before he left to fight for France, draws the obsessive eye of the German kommandant, she must put everything on the line. And in the present, another woman struggles to hold on to the portrait that means everything to her. Recommended readers: If … Continue reading Review: The Girl You Left Behind

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