Book Review: The Sweetest Story Bible for Toddlers

What a fun little story Bible. We gave this to our little one for Valentine's Day. She liked it. The illustrations are very bright and colorful. Fun to look at! The stories are short, lots of detail left out. That bothered me a bit at first, but it IS a book for toddlers, so a lot of detail isn't necessary, and I know we will be getting more into detail as she grows older. I do love that in it's brevity, the book does have the story of Jesus's birth, death and resurrection - the main focus of the Bible. I also like that it is a board book, one I can let my 14 month old play with on her own.

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Book provided in exchange for review by BookLook. My opinions are my own.

Book Review: A Bride in Store

In "A Bride in Store," Eliza goes west to become a mail order bride. Her new life quickly off to a bad start when the train she is traveling on is robbed, she is injured and her dowry stolen. When she arrives in town, her groom isn't anywhere to be found. His business partner is, and allows her to work in their store. Eliza has a good mind for business and merchandising and quickly gets to work putting the store to rights. Unfortunately, when her groom finally shows up, he isn't the man she expected him to be.

This was a fun read, but didn't really grab me like some books do. The plot line did have some interesting twists and turns though. Would I recommend it? Of course! A fun read, interesting story and nothing objectionable. It's the author's second novel, it will be interesting to see what else she comes out with.

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Book provided in exchange for review by Bethany House publishers. My opinions are my own.