Girl in Snow

Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book revolves around 3 main characters who have one thing in common - concern for the death of a local high school girl named Lucinda. Cameron, the shy next door neighbor, secretly watches Lucinda's every move. Jade, an abused classmate, feels like Lucinda took her boyfriend and her job. Finally, there is the cop, Russ, who is assigned to work the homicide.

The book flipflops between each of the 3 character's stories. Sometimes within each chapter there are flashbacks as well as the current story. This point of view is pretty interesting, but it was a little hard to keep up with at times.

I liked the author's style of writing. It is almost poetic at times.

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Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations

Turning Everyday Conversations into Gospel Conversations by Jimmy Scroggins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a free digital edition of this book in exchange for a review.

What a wonderful short book with a very doable method to share the gospel!

The authors go through their method of sharing the gospel called the "Three Circles". They explain how Christians must be praying for opportunities to find people in their brokenness and provide a very simple way of sharing the gospel that can be done anywhere. There is even an app that they have created that can be used to share the 3 circles.

They not only share this innovative way to share the gospel, but they share their heart and Biblical examples of Jesus' great commission.

Every Christian should read this book!

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The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman

The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the free digital copy of this book. I am always excited when I find a 5-star book! I have never read any of Ellen Marie Wiseman's books, but I think I will definitely have to read another.

The book begins with Lilly, who is only allowed to live in the small space of her attic bedroom. Her mother tells her that she is so ugly that she can't go outside or people will be scared of her.

There is also the story of Julia, who the reader meets as a run away working at a diner. Julia frequently speaks of her family. There are many similarities between Lilly and Julia's childhood.

The book switches between both ladies and their lives. I won't say how their lives are connected so as not to give away spoilers.

I was horrified by the treatment of Lilly and her story as it unfolded. Obviously there is a time in her life that involved being in the circus. I thoroughly enjoyed the description of the elephants - I want to ride an elephant now!!

This was an amazing story!

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Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I didn't finish this one. I wanted to read this book because I loved the author's previous book, Ordinary Grace. I was hoping for something just as good. I feel like if I would have had the patience to follow with this book till the end, I may have enjoyed it. I didn't care for the language used by many of the characters. Also, The book was moving really slow and didn't grab my attention like I want an audiobook to do.

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Unblemished by Sara Ella

Unblemished by Sara Ella


I am not going to review this book as I normally do. In fact, I am not even going to give it a star rating. I appreciate the publisher and NetGalley for giving me access to this book. It was a book that I "wished for" on Netgalley, but didn't realize that I would automatically be approved and expected to write a review.

I don't feel like any rating I would give would be fair to this book, because I just could not get into it. It is a young adult book, and while I do enjoy some YA books, this one didn't seem to be for me.

Long story short, after reading a few chapters, I believe this would be a good series for some young adult readers, but it just wasn't for me.

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