So, yes, with everything going on, my blog has taken the back burner. (including Finished Object Friday... sorry about that!) Not sure I'll be really back on track for a while, but I'm sure you understand. I will be posting an adoption update, hopefully rather soon! :)
I do have a couple of books waiting for me to review them, and I want to get caught up on that before things get really busy... :)
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When picking books for review, I usually stick with authors that I know, just because I want to be sure that I will enjoy the book that I am reading as well as making sure I actually get it read! :) I am glad that I branched out in reading "The Governess of Highland Hall." I really enjoyed reading this book! I love the setting - an English manor about the turn of the century and the characters were all well done. Julia has recently returned to England after serving with her family as a missionary to India. She does all she can to serve the family at the manor including helping save the estate from financial ruin. Her efforts are not in vain and she wins over the heart of the widowed master of the estate, Sir William Ramsey.I thought that the author did a wonderful job with the setting. I also liked that all the characters were believable (I don't like it when fictional children are portrayed as little adults) and each character was dynamic - they all changed and grew as the story progressed. I thought it would take me a while to get through this book, but frankly I had a hard time putting it down!
Thanks to Blogging for Books for this review copy. My opinions are my own.
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One more quick review: "Messiah: Origin" is an illustrated telling of the first part of Jesus's life. It starts with the first chapter of John in the Prologue and continues telling the story of Jesus's first years on earth until his baptism and the beginning of His ministry.I saw this book in a store a while back and was interested to take a closer look. I was very pleased. I like the fact that there are so many ways now that get the Bible story out there... this book is more of a graphic novel than a regular Bible story book and as such would appeal to a bit older children - preteen and on up to teens. I do recommend it to an older age group and would also recommend for a parent to look it over first. There was one illustration that I have a bit of a concern about - a slight modesty issue and probably not a problem for most people. I just feel the need to mention it to be a totally honest review. In all, it is a different way to present the story of Christ's coming to earth and I enjoyed reading it.
Thanks to Booksneeze for the review copy. My opinions are my own.
