Teaser Tuesdays: Four Today

Gerard's:

What ws I doing on that train?

Where did I travel from?

What day of the week is it?  What month?  What year?

From page 8 of What She Saw by Sheila Lowe. (We both loved this one, see our reviews)

You think something has happened to Mia, but instead I say, "I think we act now and thank God later when this all turns out to be a big misunderstanding.  I'm certain she's fine, I am, but I'd hate to overlook this whole thing without at least looking into it."

From page 16 of The Good Girl by Mary Kubica.

Karen's:

The junior high students also prayed for the other lady who needed her leg to grow out.  Immediately, her shorter leg grew out to the normal length.  She stood up to check out her leg and discovered that she was totally healed with no more back pain.

From page 93 (Location 1012-13 on Kindle) of The Risk Factor:  Crossing the Chicken Line Into Your Supernatural Destiny by Kevin Dedmon and Chad Dedmon.  (Review posted soon)

     And despite our differences, what we both knew--what we lived every day--was how it felt to be helpless, to wake up each morning and go to sleep each night afraid.

     For as long as I can remember, I knew that my parents were out of control.  I knew they were capable of anything.

From page 33 of Let The Tornado Come by Rita Zoey Chin.  (See Gerard's review tomorrow.)


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 do the following

Happy Reading!

Tuesday Tucks Me In by Luis Carlos Montalvan - Children's Book We Both Loved!

Tuesday Tucks Me In by Luis Carlos Montalvan is a juvenile non-fiction book about Luis, a vet, who came back home disabled.  Tuesday, his service dog, helps Luis through the day and tells the story.  The pictures in this book take you through a day with them.  I liked it.  Thank you for your service, Mr. Luis Montalvan and give Tuesday a treat and belly rub for me!  
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)

I liked this book because it is both informative and heartwarming.  The pictures are touching and some humorous.  It's a wonderful children's book that teaches exactly what service dogs can do for vets.  I was amazed to learn that the dog recognizes 114 words!
(Karen'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!

"Heartsong" by Nicola Furlong

Heartsong by Nicola Furlong is about three daughters helping their widowed father to fulfill a promise he made to a war buddy years ago.  Charly, the daughter with a couple of children, lives with her father and they run a family nursery.  When the father has a heart attack, it gets him thinking about his life and he wants to make things right if he can so shares the broken promise with his family who help him.

I did not care for this book because it moved along so slowly.  The only thing I found sort of interesting were the quotes that referred to gardening at the beginning of each chapter.  Most of the book is the family eating and lame conversations with clichés around the kitchen table.  The only action was when the father had a heart attack and the few incidents Charly’s son did.  If I hadn’t received a free copy in exchange for an honest review, I probably would have quit on it before things picked up a bit around page 148. If you like slow, relaxing family stories, then you would probably love this one!

 

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!

"Rekindled" by Tamera Alexander

Rekindled by Tamera Alexander is about Kathryn and Larson, a married couple struggling to save their ranch in the Colorado territory in 1864.  Larson takes off on what he expects to be a 3-day business trip but doesn’t return until five months later, scarred but more in love with his wife than ever.  Having a new found faith in God, he prays she will still want him.  She prayed during that time that God would take care of him and bring him home, but when he returned, she didn’t even recognize him! 

This is a fantastic historical Christian fiction novel that kept my interest right from the first page to the last.  It has touching moments, action, some mystery and a strong romantic plot.  I liked how the chapters alternated between Larson’s perspective and Kathryn’s.  The main theme of this book is to appreciate what you have and not judge others by outward appearances.  This is the first book in the Fountain Creek Chronicles series.  I LOVED IT and couldn’t help but pull for the couple to be reunited. 

(Karen'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!