Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well, it’s only taken me over six months to write this review. When I first started this book, I didn’t really know what to expect, but it exceeded my expectations in so many ways!
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Nicholas Bishop by P.D. Atkerson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m reading this series out of order, but I think reading Phantom Thief first makes things even more interesting! And once again, Lee is his sarcastic, genius self, and it’s amazing!
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Kiera’s life is pretty simple—garden, hang out with her best friend, babysit little Jade, and finish up homeschool highschool. But a global war and mandatory draft turn her eighteenth birthday into a nightmare.
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Beneath the Willow Tree by Abby Burrus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
4.5 stars
Wow, what a powerful short story! I’ve always thought writing a shorter work would be difficult, given there’s so much less time to develop plot, characters, settings, etc., but Abby did such a great job!
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Thirty daily devotions to inspire you to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling!
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” – Philippians 2:12
DECEIVED by Madisyn Carlin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
4.5 stars
Wow, what a great debut novel! I’ve been excited to read this book ever since I first heard about it, and I now I’m excited to read the next one.
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Bridgers: A Parable by Angie Thompson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I always find books especially interesting that are loosely based on a Biblical story – it’s fun to watch how the author fleshes different aspects of the true story in a fictional one. And in Bridgers, Angie Thompson did an amazing job fictionally portraying the parable of the Good Samaritan.
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Vanessa Hall 