At Home in Last Chance was my first read by Cathleen
Armstrong. I really enjoyed Ms.
Armstrong’s storytelling and I have not read many books with the setting as New
Mexico. She tells a story of two black
sheep who have come back to figure out their lives and to make amends, intersecting
in the small town of Last Chance. I
really enjoyed the small town perspective in this book. Everyone knowing everyone else’s business,
however I would not like to live like that.
There is a romance thread throughout this book between Kaitlyn and Steven. It is not the main focus and I liked that
they took their time to get know each other.
This is also a story of familial love: Kaitlyn with her daughter, her
brother and Steven with his family. This
is the third in the series but it can be read as a standalone. I have not read the previous two, though I
will be going back to read them as I really liked my visit in this book. I will keep a lookout for more of Ms.
Armstrong’s stories as she tells her stories like you are a part of the town or
family. My thanks to Revell for my
review copy and the opinions are my own.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Review: Hawk by Ronie Kendig
Confession time: Hawk is the first book I have
read by Ronie Kendig. It will certainly
not be my last. Starting off, I was not
sure the first few chapters in if I was going to enjoy this one. I do not read a lot of military fiction and
there were a lot of characters to keep track of and some military lingo I was
not familiar with. That being said,
Ronie does provide us with a glossary of terms and acronyms as well as a
character list including a sundry character list. All of these lists were quite useful. This is the second in the series of The Quiet
Professionals and I did not read book one.
Even though I think this book stands well alone, I would have been more
familiar with the team if I had read book one.
However, after reading this one, I am now anxious to get my hands on the
first one, Raptor 6 and especially the third, Falcon, which will be out later
this year.
There came a point
in the story that there was no going back for me. It grabbed a hold of me and I stayed up way
too late (2:30 in the morning late) just to reach the conclusion. The bad guys, and there seemed to be a mess of
them, were all over the place bad. Hawk,
our hero, was my favorite good guy. This
is mostly his story and even with all his temper, smart mouth, and his genuine
genius (ness), he was a hero that would not, could not give up. He is probably (if I had a list) at the top
of my book hero list. Our heroine,
Fekiria, gave us a bird’s eye view of being an Afghan woman raised in a very
strict family trying to make her way in a world where women are viewed as
property.
I really ended up
enjoying Ms. Kendig’s storytelling. At
first there seemed to be many different story threads happening in this one book,
but when she tied all of them together….BOOM!!!
I am a new fan.
I received my
review copy from The Book Club Network, Inc. (TBCN) and the opinions stated are
my own honest ones.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Review: Hidden Agenda by Lisa Harris
Monday, January 12, 2015
Review: Emissary by Thomas Locke
I do not read a lot in the fantasy genre however, I was
intrigued by Thomas Locke’s (aka Davis Bunn) new fantasy Emissary. We meet
Hyam who has just lost his mother and seeks to fulfill her last wishes. He has not traveled much and he plans to stay
and farm his land. However strange occurrences
begin to happen and Hyam realizes that he may be meant for more than just being
a farmer. Not only that, but he also learns that he is
not who he thinks he is. Intrigued? Good. We
meet a whole host of characters and different races along the journey and they
are not hard to keep apart. What I
liked best about this novel was how I was discovering the world of the Realm
and its secrets along with Hyam. This
was a very compelling storyline and I found myself quickly turning pages to
satisfy my curiosity of this new world.
I look forward to more in this series.
My thanks to Revell for my review copy and the opinions are my own.
Review: Trails and Targets by Kelly Eileen Hake
Trails and Targets
by Kelly Eileen Hake was a fun old west story about four sisters and their Pa
trying to just live life off the land and to have a measure of peace. Unfortunately, there are some serious creepy townsfolk
who think it is their business to “support” these young women. Greyson Wilder, our hero, is passing through
the town on his way to Canada to look for and sell the slaughtered skeletons of
the hunted buffalo. I found this tidbit
of history interesting as I had not read or heard of it before. But in my homeschooling adventures with my
children, I often did wonder what happened to all the bones of the buffalo that
were slaughtered along the plains. Ms.
Hake gives us some historical information to answer that question. Now Greyson is also running away, along with
his partner, from skeletons in his past as well. What you have is an adventure and a romance
that does not happen as you may expect it should and you have 4 sisters with
some unusual talents. I look forward to
the second in the series after the nice set up Ms. Hake gave us. I received my review copy from The Book Club
Network, Inc. (TBCN) and the opinions are my own.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Review: Playing by Heart by Anne Mateer
Playing by Heart
was a thought provoking read by new to me author Anne Mateer. Taking place during World War I in a small
town in Oklahoma, we have two characters that are making some tough
decisions. Both our hero and heroine are
doing what they can do to put their family’s needs before their wants, even
while watching their dreams die. I
enjoyed watching the tender romance grow and even a bit of the history of
basketball. It was interesting to read
how women teachers had much stricter rules enforced upon them than the men did.
This story alternates from both characters point of view, and I liked really
getting to know both of them. This was a
well- crafted story and my favorite part was the message. The title says it all and is very
fitting. And to quote one of the
characters, “…the subject of my work wasn't as important as the act of doing it
well…” I thank The Book Club Network,
Inc. (TBCN) for my review copy. The
opinions are my own and I look forward to more of Anne Mateers books.
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