Paper Roses by Amanda Cabot takes place in the 1800s in Texas. Sarah is a mail-order bride with a younger sister to care for who is angry at her father for shooting her mother and then himself. She leaves Philadelphia and the loneliness to start a new life in Texas but finds something very different than what she expected.
I enjoyed this story because of the mystery included to make it more than just another Christian fiction romance that is predictable. Although the romance part was predictable from the start, I did not figure out who the murderer was until it was revealed at the end. The theme of the book is that God can bring good out of bad situations. I liked the characters and I always looked forward to getting back to reading it to see what would happen next.
This is the first book I've read by this author but plan on reading more by starting with completing this trilogy.
(Karen's review, 5 stars)
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Alice thought about yelling, ACTUALLY, I'M GOING OUT OF MY MIND! but she didn't want to make the nurse feel uncomfortable. Crazy behavior made people feel awkward.
From page 54 of What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty.
Karen's:
Had it been less than an hour since she'd assured Thea everything would be all right? How wrong she'd been.
From Loc. 229-3 on Kindle from Paper Roses by Amanda Cabot (Texas Dreams Book #1)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along, so I thought I would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading. Happy Reading!
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier is the retelling of Shakespeare's Othello, but I never read or saw Othello performed so can't comment on how closely this book relates to it. This is the story of the inter-relationships of several 6th graders at an all-white school with the exception of a new black boy from Ghana. Osei is a diplomat's son who is used to changing schools often and being the new kid. He just thinks that getting through the school day without getting beat up would be a success. The story is placed in the 1970s.
Using the mundane ordinary school day of a 6th grade class, the author tackles racism, bullying and friendship. This is a quick read that shows how mean children can be to each other. I was shocked at the ending but will not spoil it for you.
(Karen's review, 3 stars)
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Endure by Sara B. Larson is the third and final book in the Defy Series which we both highly recommend. Alexa again has her hands full trying to hold off the enemy and make sure King Damian is safe! This book is probably the best of the series. It has tons of action from the outset and the pacing of the book is very good! I just had to see what was going to happen next! This is one of the top series that I have ever read! I LOVED IT!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)
Karen's review 3/19/16: Endure by Sara B. Larson is not only the third book of the Defy trilogy, but also the best! Good characters are motivated by love and loyalty while evil characters are motivated by greed and power in a struggle to survive. Alexa and Damian’s love story continues on throughout this book and is heartbreaking. Alexa’s fight against Armando and his black sorcerers is amazing! There is lots of action in this book as well as the tender moments of friendship and love.
I loved this last book of the series which is captivating and even made me cry near the end. When Alexa left King Damian after his proposal to rescue her friend, Rylan, I thought she was nuts and was proved to be right! I actually felt she made a very bad decision there and didn’t have as much sympathy for her during her captivity as I otherwise would have. I felt it was her own fault for being so stupid to go back to Dansii with Eljin to save Rylan.
At any rate, this is a very entertaining and adventurous
fantasy/clean romance series I highly recommend, especially for anyone
new to fantasy. I was never bored and it moved along well.
(Karen's review, 5 stars)
This series reminded me a lot of THE THRONE OF GLASS series by Sarah J. Mass. I discuss some differences and similarities in this video:
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No matter how many times I struck him, he never died. Instead, his eyes glowed with the fires of the demons whose power he'd wielded, as he laughed and laughed at me . . .
From page 13 of Ignite by Sara B. Larson (2nd book of Defy series).
"Do not thank me. All I did was teach them to fear me."
Even with the door shut, the smell still lingered in my nose. I looked down at his knife and tried to keep my expression neutral, despite the uneasiness in my gut.
Now someone new and different had entered the territory, and this made Dee look at the space anew and suddenly find it shabby, and herself an alien in it. Like him.
From page 10 of Dew Boy by Tracy Chevalier.
"Hi--whoa there, look out for the mantelpiece!" This was to Michael, who had suddenly risen from the floor and was swooping through the air, roaring with laughter, and just grazing the china ornaments on the mantelpiece as he passed.
From page 49 of Mary Poppins 80th Anniversary Collection by P. L. Travers.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along, so I thought I would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading. Happy Reading!
