A Portrait of Loyalty – Roseanna M. White | WWI, Photography & A Mysterious Code-Breaker | A Book Review

Title: A Portrait of Loyalty Author: Roseanna M. White Publication: Bethany House, 2020 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction Personal Rating: ★★★★ Links: Goodreads, Storygraph, BookBub, Barnes & Noble CW/TW: Unexpected Death, War Violence Summary: Zivon Marin was one of Russia's top cryptographers until the October Revolution tore apart his world. Forced to flee to England after speaking out against Lenin, Zivon is driven by…

Six of Crows & Crooked Kingdom – Leigh Bardugo | Well, did they live up to the hype? | A Double Book Review

Hello again, dear readers. I hope that you are having a decent week so far. We have had some incredible spring weather this week, and it has been lovely and refreshing. I hadn't realized how much I missed being able to go for longish walks and simply being outside. Anyway, I am happy to be…

On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M. White | WWI, Wonderful Characters & Suspense | Book Review

Title: On Wings of Devotion Author: Roseanna M. White Publication: Bethany House, 2020 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction Personal Rating: ★★★★★ Links: Goodreads, Storygraph, BookBub, Barnes & Noble CW: War Violence, Minor Sexual Content Summary: All of England thinks Major Phillip Camden a monster—a man who deliberately caused the deaths of his squadron. But he would have preferred to die that day with his…

The Number of Love – Roseanna M. White | WWI, Cryptography, Hurting and Beautiful Characters | Book Review

Title: The Number of Love Author: Roseanna M. White Publication: Bethany House, 2019 Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, WWI Personal Rating: ★★★★ Links: Goodreads, Bookbub, Storygraph TW: Death, War Violence Summary: Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to…

Love And Olives – Jenna Evans Welch | A Book Review

Title: Love & Olives Author: Jenna Evans Welch Publication Year: 2020 Personal Rating: ★★★★ Genre(s): Contemporary, YA Links: Goodreads, Storygraph My Thoughts: After enjoying the first books in this trilogy, Love & Olives was one of my most anticipated 2020 releases. Admittedly for the first part of the book, I was quite disappointed, but it did improve as the…

A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow – Laura Taylor Namey | A Book Review

Title: A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow (❤️) Author: Laura Taylor Namey Publication Year: 2020 Personal Rating: ★★★★ Genre(s): Contemporary, YA My Thoughts: I never expected to fall in love with this book, but I slowly did. It pulled me in, filled my heart up in some inexplicable, cozy way and left my stomach grumbling with longing. This…

Set the Stars Alight – Amanda Dykes | A Book Review

Title: Set the Stars Alight Author: Amanda Dykes Publication Year: 2020 Personal Rating: ★★★★★ Genre(s): Christian Fiction, Split-Time Story My Thoughts: To make sure we get off on the right note, I am going to share something about this book. Set the Stars Alight is a treasure, a beautiful story to savor and the first book I have…

With All Due Respect – Nikki Haley // A Book Review

Title: With All Due Respect: Defending America With Grit and Grace Author: Nikki Haley Publication Year: 2019 Personal Rating: ★★★★ Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Memoir My Thoughts: To start off in all honesty, I had never heard of Nikki Haley, that I remember, before I watched her RNC speech in August. Two things captured my attention about…