I believe I have mentioned before that the year 2014 was one of deep reflection for me. My family was going through a very intense bump in the road and…
Fiction
Blackmoore By Julianne Donaldson I was never too drawn to romance novels, but if romance is on the menu the regency era is a fun place to start. I…
Saints By Orson Scott Card As a lifelong Mormon I am sometimes skeptical to read literature about Mormons, especially Joseph Smith. I find that too often the author appears to…
The Bridge of San Luis Rey By Thornton Wilder The Bridge of San Luis Rey was very thought provoking. My book group had a fascinating discussion about the role God…
East of Eden by John Steinbeck East of Eden is the kind of book you want to reread almost as quickly as you turn the last page. Very few of…
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman Wow! Look no more if you are hoping to find things that are not only extraordinary, but also a little disturbing.…
Insurgent, Veronica Roth The last chapter of Divergent definitely left me curious to know what happens to the factions at war. However, as with most trilogy middles, Insurgent felt…
The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene Bendrix, a writer in Britain during World War II and Sarah, the married girl from across the block, fall in love, but their…
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Marriage is a tricky thing, you find someone to love who loves you back and you decide to commit yourselves to one another throughout…
The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale Over the years I have noticed that I remember where I was when reading a book almost as much as I remember the book.…