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-Robin Jones Gunn 10-1-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. Also, I truly enjoyed seeing how the protagonist grew not only as a person but as a believer. This series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
-Robin Jones Gunn 10-2-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. Also, I truly enjoyed seeing how the protagonist grew not only as a person but as a believer. This series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
-Robin Jones Gunn 10-2-16I enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot. I must admit though that the couple in this novel is my least favorite of those portrayed in the Glenbrooke series so far. However, I still enjoyed seeing how the protagonist grew not only as a person but as a believer. This series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
-Robin Jones Gunn 10-3-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. Also, I truly enjoyed seeing how the protagonist grew not only as a person but as a believer. Since I've read this volume of the series several times growing up, I'm rather nostalgic about this particular story about Shelly and Jonathan, and now I like it even more after having seen where the story fits into the series overall and knowing who some of the characters are better now that I've read their stories as well. Even though I think any of the books of this series could stand alone, I do see how the books do build on one another, so I would recommend reading the series in order if possible. Anyhow, this series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
-Robin Jones Gunn 10-6-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. Also, I truly enjoyed seeing how the protagonist grew not only as a person but as a believer. This series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
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-Robin Jones Gunn 10-1-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. Also, I truly enjoyed se..."
Is this a series or standalones by the author? They sound like good reads.
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6/9, 17 books
1. Read an author whose last name begins with T.
2. Read a book that uses Halloween as its backdrop. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter--finished 10/11/16
3. Read a book about Native Americans.
4. Read a book about horses.
5. World Series time is upon us so read a book about baseball--Spring Training by Roz Lee--finished 10/21/16.
6. If you are reading a series, read the next book in it--The Legend of Diamond Lil by Doreen Cronin--finished 10/4/16
7. Read a book about communication. Darcy Sweeps Left by Jane Austen and Courtney Carbone--finished 10/10/16
8. Read a whose cover is at least 50% green. And Four To Go by Rex Stout--finished 10/18/16
9. Your choice--Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger--finished 10/6/16
Bonus reads:
Ravished by the Boss by Ava Sterling--finished 10/4/16
The MAD Adventures of Captain Klutz by Don Martin--finished 10/10/16
My Sister the Vampire: Switched by Sienna Mercer--finished 10/15/16
The Chicken Squad by Doreen Cronin--finished 10/15/16
The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken--Doreen Cronin--finished 10/15/16
Into the Wild by Doreen Cronin--finished 10/16/16
Seducing My Lesbian Professor by Ava Sterling--finished 10/24/16
Holiday Politics by V. Vaugn--finished 10/24/16
Caroline Goes Canoeing by Brian Clifford--finished 10/24/16
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson--finished 10/27/16
Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman--finished 10/31/16
Sheila wrote: "Rachel wrote: "-Robin Jones Gunn 10-1-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. Also, I t..."
It is a series, but you wouldn't be lost starting with just one of them. I read the 5th book, which I own, several times and have finally gotten around to reading the whole series, and while it does add to the depth of the further stories by reading the previous ones because in most of the books, the main couple or at least the main woman, is introduced in one or more of the previous books.
-Robin Jones Gunn 10-7-16I enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance, but I must admit that it is my least favorite of the series. However, the characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot. Also, I truly enjoyed seeing how the protagonist grew not only as a person but as a believer. This series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
-Robin Jones Gunn 10-9-16I really enjoyed this sweet and amusing Christian romance--the truly unique factor of this volume of the series is that the couple focused on in this romance are already married, and we get to see how they grow closer together and truly fall in love with one another as the woman grows in Christ and the man comes to know Christ. The characters were well drawn, and I liked the plot a lot. This series is full of both great characters and great stories where character lessons and spiritual truths are interwoven with the fun plots.
-J.R.R. Tolkien 10-19-16This is the first installment of Tolkien's classic fantasy epic, and as such, it is exceedingly well written with brilliantly drawn characters.
I haven't posted in a while but I've been reading much. I've read many Star Wars books and many of the Warriors series. Both are some of my favorite series to read. One of the best books I've read recently is "The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry". It was amazing. It told the story of how a bookstore owner's life is changed by one interesting package. The characters entertained me with the way they interacted and their connections to each other. I loved this book. I would recommend it highly. I even saw this as a recommendation in one of our local bookstores, Mystery Lovers Books.Right now, I am working on Star Wars "Outbound Flight" by Timothy Zahn, one of my favorite Star Wars writers and Phillip Roth's "American Pastoral". I'll let you know about both. Soon I shall start reading for Christmas.
-J.R.R. Tolkien 10-25-16This is the second installment of Tolkien's classic fantasy epic, and as such, it is exceedingly well written with brilliantly drawn characters.
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I loved The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry. I fell in love with him.
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-J.R.R. Tolkien 10-25-16This is the second installment of Tolkien's classic fantasy epic, and as such, it is exceedingly well written with brilliantly drawn charact..."
How are you finding them? I have them but I look at them and see how huge they are and groan and read something else.
Sheila, I liked the Lord of the Rings trilogy. They do require some time to read but I'm finding that to be true of most books considered to be literary in nature. They are worth reading.
Sheila wrote: "Rachel wrote: "-J.R.R. Tolkien 10-25-16This is the second installment of Tolkien's classic fantasy epic, and as such, it is exceedingly well written with brilliantl..."
Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. My new baby keeps me a bit busier. :) Anyhow, I really love the Lord of the Rings trilogy ever since I first devoured them as a teenager after watching the first movie. And like Colleen said, it may take a while to read them, but they are definitely worth reading, Sometimes I just have to read a literary classic and take a break from dumber books, you know? :)
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-J.R.R. Tolkien 10-25-16This is the second installment of Tolkien's classic fantasy epic, and as such, it is exceedingly well written ..."
I understand about reading classics and non-fiction. Brain candy is nice but you sometimes just need some more filling.
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1. Read an author whose last name begins with T.
2. Read a book that uses Halloween as its backdrop.
3. Read a book about Native Americans.
4. Read a book about horses.
5. World Series time is upon us so read a book about baseball.
6. If you are reading a series, read the next book in it.
7. Read a book about communication.
8. Read a whose cover is at least 50% green.
9. Your choice