Feb. 2021 Book Reviews

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 Somehow I managed to finish 10 books in February. That's kind of crazy! Here's the scoop:

"𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻

New medieval YA series about a family of 7 sons and 1 daughter. In this first book, all 7 sons are accused of conspiring a murder, and the sister must try to save them.

"𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆

Really great craft book focused on bringing dimension to your manuscript. Available free of charge on the ACFW website.

"𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘂 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀

It's the book of Job like you've never seen it before. Had lots of thoughts about this one, so just check out my review for more info.

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘇 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗺𝗮

This true crime story involves one of the earliest known black widow serial killers in the United States. Review:

"𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗻

I could see this book ending up on my favorites list at the end of the year! Sweet split-time story with great themes and well-rounded characters.

"𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵" 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗠. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲

Civil War fiction that tackles a lot of deep topics. Though not my favorite from this author, it could spark valuable discussions.

"𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵

This audiobook's narrator went all out with her various accents, and she had a unique cadence, which made it very hard for me to follow the story for the first several hours. I liked it once I finally got used to her voice, though.

"𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻

This is a fun resource book subtitled "101 Simple, Powerful Ways to Love Others Well." Full of great inspiration!

"𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹

Loner Madison returns to Walker Beach to finalize her aunt's estate. Will this small town work its way into her heart?

"𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻
Step back into pre-WWII Germany and see it through the eyes of foreign correspondent Evelyn and graduate student Peter.

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