"The Prayer Box" by Lisa Wingate is Inspirational!

The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate is a well-woven inspirational fiction novel about Tandi, a struggling single mom of a young boy and a teen girl, who is trying to put her life back together and become a strong person.  The whole book is about her attempt to trust people again and build healthy relationships.  When her landlady, Iola Anne, dies in the house across from the cottage Tandy rents, Tandy finally gets to know the woman by reading her collection of letters to God found in prayer boxes  as she helps clean up her house and take care of her cat.  Iola’s life is instrumental in encouraging Tandy.  As Tandy seeks to find her own self-worth, she finds herself taking a lead in a community project—saving Iola’s house from being torn down. 

This book is very inspirational and shows how beneficial it can be to keep a prayer box .  I loved Iola because she was like an angel to so many people, often helping others anonymously without expecting anything in return, or any publicity.  The book moved along a bit slowly as Tandi’s journey to self-esteem unfolds.  It would be a great beach read since it takes place near the water and also could be good for a book club.  There are discussion questions in the back.  

(Karen's review, 4 stars) 

 
Check out the author's website at www.Lisawingate.com where she gives lots of suggestions for using and making prayer boxes.

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"Eyes on You" by Kate White is really Good! (UPDATED)

Eyes on You by Kate White is about Robin, a woman who works as a TV talk show host. Somebody is out to ruin her reputation and will stop at nothing to do it!  But, who is it and why?  There is very good stuff here--a real page turner that is hard to put down so it's a quick read.  It has suspense and twists and turns that left me wanting more.  Do not miss this one!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

As I kept reading Eyes on You by Kate White, I felt a lot of sympathy for Robin, a TV talk show host who was threatened and harassed by someone but she didn't know who it was or why.  All she knew for sure was that it must be one of her co-workers at the network.  Someone wanted her off the show.  Soon, it became pretty obvious who it must be, but wait, there's a surprise ending!  

At the beginning, I wasn't sure I was going to like this one, but it just kept getting better and better as it progressed and drew me in.  About halfway through, I found myself looking forward to getting back to it.  I read this one on my husband's recommendation, and am glad I did!
(Karen's review 9-18-14, 5 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"The Competition" by Marcia Clark is a Real Page Turner

In The Competition by Marcia Clark, a high school gym is shot up by two shooters during a pep rally.  Two female detectives are on the hunt for them.  Will they find them before they get away or will they strike again?  This is a real page turner.  I went through a list of suspects and found clues that I thought lead to the real killers, but I was fooled.  There is plenty of action in this one—I LOVED IT!  This is my book of the month so far. 

(Gerard's review, 5++stars)

 

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Teaser Tuesdays: 3 This Week

Gerard's:

The blasts ripped through the noisy gym.  A hush fell, and for an instant, wide-eyed students turned to stare at one another. 

 From page 8 of The Competition by Marcia Clark.


Karen's:

Benoit's daughter from a short second marriage, Isabelle Renee Benoit, similarly died young, giving fuel to the legend that Benoit labored under a lifelong curse, placed on the family when a slave midwife was forced to leave her own daughter to labor through a deadly breech birth alone so that the midwife could attend to a birth in the Benoit home.  After a long illness and rumored bouts of mental instability, Girard Benoit left his fortune to his household help, rather than to extended family members, in a much-rumored effort to protect them from the curse and thus ransom himself in death.

From page 222, (Loc. 2963 on Kindle)  of The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate.

When I'm in a particularly negative mood, three thoughts come to me with those phrases:  Faith can be work.  Love can be labor.  Hope can get long.

From page 20 of Children of the Day by Beth Moore.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading.

Happy Reading!

Another Great Dog Book--"Travels with Casey" by Benoit Denizet-Lewis

Abby (our dog) dreams of traveling like this.

Travels With Casey by Benoit Denizet-Lewis tells the true story of the author who takes his dog, Casey, around the country in a RV for four months!  I enjoyed the parts with Casey, a great dog, but I really appreciated all the people that he met and their dogs as well.  This is very interesting.  If you own a dog, you can easily relate to this book.  I enjoyed it a lot and was sort of bummed that it had to end.
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Our friend Sugar liked this one too--see Sugar's Review. You even get a chance to win a copy!

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!