The Blooming of Delphinium by Holly Varni

The started out well. It had funny happenings between a young, 20-something lady, and a group from an assisted living home. The young lady, Delphinium, owned and ran her own flower shop. The group of elderly ended up in her shop due to problems at the home and the fact that one of those men was her adopted grandfather. It got bogged down and rushed at the ending 25-33 percent.

Delphinium has a rare gift that she uses to assess a person's character. This generally works but the story brings up a rare occurrence. The elderly are all quirky and seem to be always up to mischief. They do have Delphinium's best interest at heart.

The story flows well in general, not perfect but not bad. Most of the characters are well-developed. There were only a couple of errors but nothing disrupting to your reading enjoyment. The book was from Revell, a Christian book publisher but the book barely mentioned God and no one practiced faith. It was definitely not a preachy book.

Overall, I give this book a 3 out of 5-star rating. These thoughts are my own. I received an e-book through Revell Reads program. I am not required to leave a positive review.

Between the Sound and Sea A Novel by Amanda Cox

 I have always enjoyed the books by Amanda Cox. When this came up in the Revell Reads Program I was excited to sign up and more so to be chosen to read and review this book. It did not disappoint.

The story was different for me as I was used to the stories set in the 1800s and not in modern times. It is a little bit of mystery and a whole lot of relationships and romance. The main characters are nicely filled out and the minor characters well enough to keep the story flowing. The story flows well and builds to an unexpected ending. The editing was well done.

This is Christian genre book but it i not at all pushy. It is more of just a clean, wholesome novel but not disappointing.

This review is freely given and all thoughts are totally my own.

Until Our Time Comes by Nicole M. Miller.

 I enjoyed this book. I chose to read and review it because the description said it was based on history. I guess it is very loosely true but not exactly what I was expecting.

The story flowed fairly well and the characters were fairly well developed. The editing was done very well, there were no distracting errors which can ruin a perfectly good story. I did get a little bogged down towards the end. It was only semi-believable.

I give this a solid 3 out of 5 stars. It really should be 3.5 but most places don't allow for an extra half-star.

I would recommend this book to those who enjoy historical fiction or stories about horses. It is listed as Christian but I would only claim it as a clean book. No bad language or sexual content.

I received a copy of this book through the Revell Reads program. All thoughts are my own and freely given.

Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham

 This was an interesting book. It brought together, as the main characters, two very unlike individuals.

I requested to read this book through NetGalley because I have enjoyed other books by Rochel Fordham. This did not disappoint. It kept my interest throughout. I thought the main characters were quite well-developed. The editing was done very well also.

This is listed in the Christian genre though it is not at all preachy and barely what you might consider a Christian book. It is clean and is very suitable for teens and older.

I would recommend this book and give it a solid 4-star review.

Hidden in the Night by Elizabeth Goddard

 I enjoyed reading this book.  It held my attention throughout. It was well-written and flowed well. The editing was well done and did not interfere with the reading enjoyment.

It was part love story and part mystery. The characters were well-developed and enjoyable. There were many characters in this book and, they all added to the mystery. For a change, I did not guess the ending. This kept me interested until the very end.

The only downside was the ending seemed slightly rushed.

I was given this ARC to read and review through the Revell Reads program. I am not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts are my own.

The Hudson Collection by Jocelyn Green

 I won an ARC of this book through Librarything. This review is fully my own opinion and freely given.

I have not read any books from this author and I did enjoy this book. It flowed very well and the story was interesting. The characters were well-developed as well.

There were a few errors in editing but not enough to make reading difficult. The errors did not detract much at all.

I can usually guess the ending of a book but not this one. It kept my interest throughout.

This is a Christian book but not at all preachy. If you are looking for a clean, historical fiction slight mystery you will enjoy this book.

I give this a 5 out of 5 star rating.

Unforgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray

 I requested to read and review this book through the Revell Reads program. All thoughts are fully my own and freely given.

I chose to review this book because I have enjoyed reading other books by Shelley Shepard Gray. This book was a bit disappointing. It seemed rather shallow to me. The characters were not fully developed and there wasn't much depth to them.

The storyline was fine. It flowed well and it was something that could have happened. The story kept my interest but seemed to end too quickly.

I give this a solid 3 out of 5-star rating and would recommend it to my friends.