What are you reading in July?

[Rachel]

What's on the plate for this month? Share you current reads or to-read lists that you hope to work through!

I'm currently reading/listening to:



I'm hoping to read at least some of these. We'll see how many I manage to work through before the baby arrives ;)

[Natalie]

Currently listening to by Ally Condie, which we planning to finish k later today. Hoping to read: , by Lisa See, (secular), by Lorna Seilstad, , , , and by Lisa See, (secular). Some of these depend on if I can get my Kinlde to work or find them at the library.

[Lorie]

Here's my list I am working on, I am quite behind on my reading challenge!
1. Ordinary Secrets by Olivia Newport
2. Unbreakable by Nancy Mehl
3. A Dream for Tomorrow by Melody Carlson
4. Her Restless Heart by Barbara Cameron
5. Never Far from Home by Mary Ellis
6. The Christmas Quilt by Vannetta Chapman
7. Losing Quinn by Olivia Newport

[Audrey]

Just finished this book by Beverly Lewis. It was sooooo good! The Last Bride

[Helen_in_the_uk]

Hi, I'm new to this group. I've been a quilter for over 10 years and am fascinated by the Amish culture. Just finished The Choice by Suzanne Woods Fisher which I really enjoyed.

I read a lot of classics too and have recently started Great Expectations by Dickens and hope to read The Eustace Diamonds by Trollope with other Goodreads groups this summer :)

[Jessica]

Just finished listening to "The Letters" by Suzanne Woods Fisher. I'm planning on reading "The Calling" by Suzanne Woods Fisher. Not sure what else I'll get in this month.

[Diane]

Just finished reading The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis. Now I am reading The Bridesmaid also by Beverly Lewis. I will be reading The Guardian soon, Muscle and The Shovel, and The Indiana Cousins trilogy all hopefully by the end of August or sooner.

[Barbara]

I can't believe how much I've read so far this month. Listening while going back and forth to work has been beneficial. Right now I'm reading Woman of Courage by Wanda Brunstetter.

[DJ]

I chose to read all of the series "Hannah's Daughters" by Emma Miller in July:
1. Courting Ruth
2. Miriam's Heart
3. Anna's Gift
4. Leah's Choice
5. Johanna's Bridegroom
6. Rebecca's Christmas Gift
7. Hannah's Courtship

[Barbara]

Donna wrote: "I chose to read all of the series "Hannah's Daughters" by Emma Miller in July..."

I really enjoyed them. I hope you do too. I miss that family after I finish each book.

[Natalie]

@Donna: Liked most of them except for Redeeming Grace, but I don't have my copy of Hannah;s Courtship yet.

[Rachel]

Helen, it's so nice to meet another Amish fan from the UK! :)

Jessica, I listened to The Letters earlier this year and really enjoyed it. I'd definitely like to read the rest of the series sometime.

Barbara, I also find that audiobooks help me to read more! At the moment it feels like at least a third of the books I read are actually audiobooks. I don't have a commute to work, but I listen while I'm doing housework and cooking and get through at least two or three audiobooks each month this way.

I'm another fan of the Hannah's Dauguhters series! I think I've only read the first four so far. It's definitely one of the best Love Inspired series I've come across so far.

Right now I'm reading Making Waves by Lorna Seilstad.

[Carolyn E]

I have just finished re-reading Shunning Sarah by Julie Kramer. I was thinking about suggesting it for the monthly group read, but I am not sure it is appropriate for that.

The focus of the story is on an investigative journalist for Channel 3 News in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Among other things, she is investigating the death of a young Amish girl (age 18) who is found dead in a sinkhole in a wooded area of a small Amish community outside of Minneapolis. So I am not sure it really qualifies as an Amish novel. Nevertheless, it is a good story--I enjoyed it--but I found the reason for Sarah's shunning very disturbing. I would be interested in hearing comments from anyone else who has read it--what did you think?

[Barbara]

I just started, and hope I finish this month, a group read from May of 2013... Katie Opens Her Heart by Jerry S. Eicher.

Better late than never!