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April 15, 2024

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Some of my favorite historical novels from my book

Some of my favorite historical novels from my bookshelf.

❤️Prisoner of Night and Fog
❤️The Help
❤️Before We Were Yours
❤️Dear Mrs. Bird
❤️We Were The Lucky Ones

Have you read any of these? Let me know in the comments.

#bookstack #readinghistoricalfiction

Current NetGalley Read: Jesus Doesn't Care About Y

Current NetGalley Read: Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House, He Cares About Your Heart

Publication Date: Feb. 11, 2025

#currentlyreading #readingnonfiction #readmorebooks

Book Haul 📚 A few books I've found in the last

Book Haul 📚

A few books I've found in the last month at the used bookstore and @littlefreelibrary

❤️Daughter of a Daughter Queen
❤️The Boston Girl
❤️Bloomsbury Girls
❤️The Only Woman in the Room
❤️The Things We Cannot Say
❤️Goodbye, Lark Lovejoy

If you've read any of these, what did you think?

#bookhaul #bookhauls #usedbookhaul #usedbooks

❄Wintery Books❄ What are the books that remin

❄Wintery Books❄

What are the books that remind you of the wintery season?

Mine are:

❤️All We Thought We Knew by Michelle Shocklee

❤️Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter

#winterbooks #winterreads #cleanreads

🎉I'm posting this a little bit late, but I fini

🎉I'm posting this a little bit late, but I finished my reading challenge for the year! 🎉

My plan is to just continue to read and see how many books I've finished by the end of the year.

Have you finished yours yet?

#readingchallenge #cleanreads #readmorebooks #booksarewonderful

🎉End of the Year Book Tag🎉 I wanted to crea

🎉End of the Year Book Tag🎉

I wanted to create my own version of the End of the Year Book Tag.

#booktag #readingwrapup #readmorebooks #cleanreads

Two of my favorite YA historical novels: 📘Ashe

Two of my favorite YA historical novels:

📘Ashes in the Snow/Between Shades of Gray
📘Salt to the Sea

#shareyourshelf #historicalfiction #readhistoricalfiction #bookstagram

The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is

The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalms 46:7

I love this verse so much. It's a great reminder of who we have in our corner.

#bibleverse #bible

📚Book Review: Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn

📚Book Review: Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green

When a camp for German POWs is established in her hometown of Ironside Lake, Minnesota, linguistics student Johanna Berglund reluctantly take a position there.

Employed as a censor and translator, her work takes her closer to the POWs than anyone is comfortable with. And the longer the POWs are in town, the more accusations and suspicions fly.

As Johanna becomes more acquainted with those in the camp, lines begin to blur and her loyalties are brought into question.

I enjoyed the story, but I didn't love the epistolary format. I would have liked it more if it were told in a more traditional format with letters scattered throughout.

Overall, it's a fascinating tribute to those who served on the home front during World War II.

3.75 stars

#cleanreads #christianbookreview #bookreviewer

📖My Favorite ARCs So Far This Year This year I

📖My Favorite ARCs So Far This Year

This year I started a NetGalley account and I've since found so many great ARCs.

I still have a few ARCs to finish before the year ends, but these are my favorites so far this year:

❤️Maria
❤️Confidence is an Inside Job
❤️All We Thought We Knew

#cleanreads #bookreviewer #arcreviews #ᴄʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴʙᴏᴏᴋsᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍᴍᴇʀ #lovetoread

All The Reasons To Love The Timeless Series 😍

All The Reasons To Love The Timeless Series 😍

I started this series earlier this year and I fell in love with it.

So in honor of book 4 releasing in just a few days, I decided to write a round up of the series so far and why I love it.

Check it out at the link in my bio.

#bookreviews #timelessbookseries #cleanreads #nospicefiction #nospicebooks #christianfiction

What movie was better than the book? This is kind

What movie was better than the book?

This is kind of a controversial topic, but sometimes the book isn't better than the movie.

What book/movie combo is like this for you?

Mine is The Princess Diaries. (Slight spoilers ahead!) I didn't hate the book, but I didn't like how mean Clarisse was to Mia. Julie Andrews' Clarisse was much better in my opinion.

#bookishqotd #bookstomovies #books

Getting ready for 2025! 🎉 I found this really

Getting ready for 2025! 🎉

I found this really cute life tracker at the used bookstore yesterday and I can't wait to start it in January.

It has a place for monthly goals, water trackers, sleep trackers, book and movie pages, and even a place to write down my time on social media.

I love this already. ❤️

#countdownto2025 #planner #bookstagrammer #lifeplanner

Things I Love in Books ❤️Strong Female Charac

Things I Love in Books

❤️Strong Female Characters
❤️Immersive Descriptions
❤️No Spice
❤️An Engaging Plot
❤️Hints of Faith
❤️Healthy Relationships
❤️Happy Endings

What are your favorite things in books?

#bookishqotd #readclean #cleanreads #readmorebooks #readerskeepreading #booktropes #booktropesilove #readalotofbooks

Book Review: I Want To Trust You, But I Don't In

Book Review: I Want To Trust You, But I Don't

In her latest book, @lysaterkeurst breaks down trust or lack of it after a traumatic breaking of trust. She walks the reader through how and why trauma can have such a serious effect on our ability to function, and trust that we won't get hurt again.

Her take on restoring our faith and trust in God, as well the people we love, is exactly the kind of thought-provoking self-help I have come to admire from her.

The honesty of this book is what makes it such a great read. It's not full of toxic positivity or a "get over it" attitude. Instead it's a story of realizing that trust is hard, but our Creator will never let us down.

Make sure have a box tissues for this one.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Stars

#bookstagramblogger #bookreviewer #netgalleyreads #christianselfhelp #iwanttotrustyoubutidon't

I have thinking about this for a little while, and

I have thinking about this for a little while, and I wanted to share that God calls you to do hard things. It's not always fun, but has a plan for you. #bible #faceyourfears #truthfromthebible

Pink Books! 💗 Bridesmaid's Daughter- Nyna Gil

Pink Books!

💗 Bridesmaid's Daughter- Nyna Giles and Eve Claxton
💗Moxie- Jennifer Mathieu
💗Trixie Belden and The Mystery of the Blinking Eye- Kathryn Kenny
💗Ramona's World- Beverly Clearly
💗On The Way Home- Laura Ingalls Wilder

#bookstack #pinkbookstack #books #booktography

Jumping on this trend... #topfivefives #meetthebo

Jumping on this trend...

#topfivefives #meetthebookstagrammer #bookstagramtrend #meetthereader

Release Day Book Review! 🎉 Confidence is an In

Release Day Book Review! 🎉

Confidence is an Inside Job 😉

I read this book back in May as an ARC, but I finally get to share about it because it's release day!

@ashley.henriott is truly a new talent in Christian non-fiction.

Check out my full review at the link in my bio.

#christianbooks #releaseday #confidenceisaninsidejob #netgalleyarc #arcreader #bookreviewer

Um... No. Not everyone wants to read that. I am n

Um... No. Not everyone wants to read that.
I am not really a romance reader, but I've seen spice popping up in other genres such as historical fiction and mystery.

While some people seem to really enjoy explicit fiction, myself and other members of the book community do not.

I read clean books because not only am I not interested in spicy scenes, but I don't think that God appreciates us filling our minds with them.
Let's promote some clean authors in the comments and help other find some good clean fiction.

#cleanreads #nospicereads #notaspicyreader #cleanromancefiction

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