Book Review: Radio Girl by Carol Brendler (2013)

Radio GirlCarol Brendler2013✯✯✯✯✯Official SynopsisFourteen-year-old Cece's dream of a career as a radio star gets off to a bumpy, hilarious start in this engaging historical novel marked by mix-ups and misunderstandings that culminate in the panic surrounding the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds. My Take in 3 PartsThe PlotThe synopsis is such a simple sentence for such an non-simple...

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Book Review: A Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans (2012)

A Winter DreamRichard Paul EvansSimon & Schuster2012✯✯Official SynopsisFrom wonderful storyteller and author of the bestselling phenomenon The Christmas Box, a new holiday novel based on the story of Joseph and the coat of many colors.Joe is forced out of the family business by his jealous siblings. Moving on to another company, he soon becomes chief advisor to the CEO. But when the economy turns,...

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Book Review: Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans (2006)

Finding NoelRichard Paul EvansSimon and Schuster2006✯✯✯✯Official Synopsis"There are stories, Christmas stories that are stored away like boxes of garlands and frosted glass ornaments, to be brought out and cherished each year. I've come to believe that my story is a Christmas story. For it has forever changed the way I see Christmas." The Christmas season is supposed to be full of joy, but...

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Book Review: Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball by Donita K. Paul (2010)

Two Tickets to the Christmas BallDonita K. PaulWaterbrook Multnomah2010✯✯✯✯Official SynopsisCan mysterious matchmaking booksellers bring two lonely hearts together in time for Christmas? In a sleepy, snow-covered city, Cora Crowder is busy preparing for the holiday season. Searching for a perfect gift, a fortuitous trip to Warner, Werner, and Wizbotterdad’s (a most unusual bookshop) leads to an...

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Happy December!

I hope everyone is having a blessed holiday season! And I equally hope you're enjoying the Christmas book reviews that I've been posting. I'm going to be busy for the next several days, so I may or may not get a new review posted until the beginning of next week. Just a head's up. Have fun decorating, baking, caroling, wrapping, worshiping, and all of the other amazing things we do during the Christmas...

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Book Review: Christmas at Harrington's by Melody Carlson (2010)

Christmas at Harrington'sMelody CarlsonRevell2010✯✯✯Official SynopsisChristmas is approaching, and Lena Markham finds herself penniless, friendless, and nearly hopeless. She is trying to restart her life after false accusations landed her in prison, but job opportunities are practically nonexistent. When a secondhand red coat unexpectedly lands her a job as Mrs. Santa at a department store, Lena finally...

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Book Review: The Christmas Lamp by Lori Copeland (2009)

The Christmas LampLori CopelandZondervan2009✯✯✯ Official SynopsisChristmas trees, twinkling lights, skating in the park, and holiday displays are the hallmark elements for celebrating Jesus' birth for the sentimental residents of Nativity, Missouri. Will fiscal responsibility replace Christmas their traditions when times are tough?Though their priorities and methods clash, Roni Elliot and Jake...

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