This book is a bit different than the other books I've read by Julie Klassen. This is a murder mystery. It is also a historical fiction with a bit of romance thrown in. I did enjoy the book. The characters were very well developed and the story flowed well. I do admit I was suspicious of whom the actual murder was about 3/4 of the way through. But, that did not detract from the story in any way.
The ebook I received was an ARC and it did have a few errors both grammatical and spelling. A couple of times this caused me to have to re-read the sentence and figure it out but hopefully that will all have been addressed at final editing.
I would recommend this book and give it a 4 out of 5-star rating. This review is my own opinion and freely given. I was given an ARC copy of this book through Netgalley.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019
The Rebel Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower #10) by Shannon McNear
This book review is my own, honest opinion and not required, freely given. I received an ARC through Netgalley.
I have not read any books by Shannon McNear before but I did mostly enjoy this book. This is a Christian novel, but not preachy in any way. A very moral, clean book. The characters were quite well developed though not deeply. The background and history were very well portrayed in this book. Both the North and South were fairly portrayed in this book. The reasons that the war was fought were well portrayed also. You could tell the author invested a lot of time and effort in showing true, historical events.
Now, for what I did not care for. At times, the story dragged and was slow. The sentences were not always written in the clearest manner. The sentence layout at times was quite confusing. Also, I hope that this book will get a final review for editing as there were enough errors to warrant another review. Poor editing makes reading a book less enjoyable and this is how I felt reading this book. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars because of these issues. I would maybe recommend this book depending on the person. If you enjoy historical fiction it is a good read even with my complaints against the book.
I have not read any books by Shannon McNear before but I did mostly enjoy this book. This is a Christian novel, but not preachy in any way. A very moral, clean book. The characters were quite well developed though not deeply. The background and history were very well portrayed in this book. Both the North and South were fairly portrayed in this book. The reasons that the war was fought were well portrayed also. You could tell the author invested a lot of time and effort in showing true, historical events.
Now, for what I did not care for. At times, the story dragged and was slow. The sentences were not always written in the clearest manner. The sentence layout at times was quite confusing. Also, I hope that this book will get a final review for editing as there were enough errors to warrant another review. Poor editing makes reading a book less enjoyable and this is how I felt reading this book. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars because of these issues. I would maybe recommend this book depending on the person. If you enjoy historical fiction it is a good read even with my complaints against the book.
Friday, November 8, 2019
The Englisch Daughter by Cindy Woodsmall, Erin Woodsmall
This review is freely given and not required even though I received a free ARC through Netgalley.com.
I have not read a book by Cindy and Erin Woodsmall before but I truly enjoyed this book. It is a Christian book with the main characters from the Amish faith. It is different than most of the "Amish" books I've read before as it doesn't deal so strongly with their practices. It did mention being shunned and some other forms of discipline but it wasn't based on these things.
There were four main characters in this book and they were quite well developed. You learned "what made them tick". The minor characters were understandable also.
The story flowed well and kept my interest. I was glad they put in an epilogue at the end. It was written so that a second book could happen but is not needed. The editing was well done, a couple of minor things but nothing to distract a reader.
Overall I would give this book a 4 out of 5-star rating. I will look forward to reading more from these authors
I have not read a book by Cindy and Erin Woodsmall before but I truly enjoyed this book. It is a Christian book with the main characters from the Amish faith. It is different than most of the "Amish" books I've read before as it doesn't deal so strongly with their practices. It did mention being shunned and some other forms of discipline but it wasn't based on these things.
There were four main characters in this book and they were quite well developed. You learned "what made them tick". The minor characters were understandable also.
The story flowed well and kept my interest. I was glad they put in an epilogue at the end. It was written so that a second book could happen but is not needed. The editing was well done, a couple of minor things but nothing to distract a reader.
Overall I would give this book a 4 out of 5-star rating. I will look forward to reading more from these authors
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