Books Of All Kinds

Healing series book 2 Genre - Women’s Fiction This was a 5 star read for me. It touches on a lot of different subjects that are very relevant right now. This is about Annie and her husband trying to find a way back together after the suicide of their son. If you have read the first book (and I do suggest you read them in order) you will know that Annie was just opening up to another man when her husband comes back in to the picture. Annie is determined not to break her wedding vows to her husband and works hard to keep working towards the goal of them settling down to a good marriage again. There are some anger issues both of them have to deal with. All the while the other man is trying to mind his own business and stay out of the way of Annie and her husband while they work things out. I really liked that Annie does everything in her power to stay with her husband and that there are no sex scenes in the book. I find these things a refreshing change of pace from most books. ...

Genre Children’s Books I read three books by this author and all three were 5 star reads for children! I read Alphabet Stuff With Nuff, Saving Money Makes Cents,  Teamwork Makes Dream Work all by this author.  The Alphabet Stuff With Nuff book is a great way to get pre-K kids excited about learning letters and counting. It is all done in rhyme and had me laughing in parts. I would recommend the adult read through it a couple of times before reading it to their children. There are some wicked twisters in this one. The goal is to get your children to learn their alphabet and simple counting while you read the book. They have to count each time that letter comes and add them up. The answers of the number of letters in each rhyme are thankfully in the back of the book. The other two books I would say are more of kindergarten age book, One teaches about saving money and how fast it goes if you don’t pay attention. Something I have to say I have not learned at my age. This is perfec...

  Genre YA - Fantasy/Dystopian I am giving this book a 5 out of 5 stars. When I came across this series I didn’t realize it was a YA book and had never read a dystopian book before. I was immediately hooked. This book is about a prince that has to choose a bride from 35 girls from the caste system. All of this was a foreign concept to me until I started listening to it. Now after l have read it I realize how easily this could be our future especially some of the subjects she brought up. This book is told from a girl named America’s perspective. America has her life planned out already and does not want to enter the Selection as she has a secret love already. She is chosen to be one of the 35 girls and ends up meeting Prince Maxon and finding that this could be her new future. There are a lot of twists and turns in this book. Including the requisite YA love triangle. I found listening to this very enjoyable. I was although not very impressed by the narrator of this book. She ma...

This is book number one in the Healing series. I am giving this book a 4 out of 5 stars for reasons I will discuss in a bit. This book is about a women named Annie who has moved to a tiny farm in a small city to get over the grief of losing her 19 year old son to suicide. It is also about her niece who comes to visit over the summer. At first Annie does not feel like she should be trusted with another teens life. As the story goes on though she finds healing in this. The characters are all very well thought out and it is nice to see them peel back the layers to see what lies underneath. The main reason that I only gave this a 4 star rating is because I felt that too many important secrets were kept from someone I felt could have handled the situation. It was great read and for people that have gone through the loss of a child it will offer hope that healing will happen. Maybe by one step at a time or maybe by leaps and bounds. I loved how the author kept romance out of the picture duri...

The only content warning is this is not for the faint of heart! This book was definitely a 5 star read for me on so many different levels. It takes you into the heart of the most unsung heroes in the emergency services world. I want to start this out by telling you that I was once in this position and did not handle it with the grace and dignity that Caroline does. Although it did validate the problems I had as a 911 dispatcher and left me feeling better about my stab at being a dispatcher myself! I could totally relate to much of this book. This books starts with the author feeling that she needed to help people but could not handle the sight of blood when in college to become a nurse. Then she becomes a newspaper writer working the crime beat and the 911 job falls into her lap. This book is full of the ups and downs that come along with the job. The way people treat you when you are as she calls it a “phleb” or “newbie” by police, firefighters, and your coworkers when you first start...

This book was a refreshing change then some of the more depressing books I have been reading. I give it a solid 5 out of 5 stars. This book is about the Pack Horse Library of Kentucky set during the great depression. The book is told by four of the main characters. Addie, Emmett, Bettina, and Nanny Fay. Which gives it four unique viewpoints and adds depth to the story. Addie is a city dweller that moves to a poor coal mining town and has to get used to going without all the luxuries of a big town. Emmet is a recently returned college graduate who does not think he will be able to use his degree in a small town. The town is very wary of strangers and is deeply superstitious of many things. So Addie has to overcome those challenges and Emmet is finding it hard to fit in again. It is a Christian Fiction genre and that was also a fun thing for me to read as I have not read this genre for a long time. I found the spiritual and Biblical quotes great. The Biblical quotes are from the King Jam...

A more uplifting book this time! Content Warning: Talk of death, grieving a loved one, and early onset Dementia. This was a 4 out of 5 star book for me. I found it a bit depressing and a tad slow in parts. This book is basically bout the hard economic times we live in. Especially for a brick and mortar bookstore in a digital world. I myself find myself doing things talked about in the book. For example taking a picture of a book at a store and going to the library or somewhere cheaper to buy it. I loved the bookstore part of this book though. It reminded me of days gone by when I worked in a bookstore and the thrill of finding a book that is a perfect fit for someone. This book deals with hard issues though. Including the failing health of a loved one. It also had a bit of romance and the strong bonds of friendship. For those of you who like a wholesome read you will enjoy this book. There is very little if any swearing and very little talk of sex until the end. I enjoyed that part of ...