Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Books read Nov 23




Significant Me? Our Need to be noticed and remembered by George M. Weaver
Love this book for many reasons. Not only does it state the incidents that occurred in 800BC but it encompasses, AD and the current day events.
Fascinating part of this is that there are references that are quoted and denoted at the end as they occur. Link how the author states something from the past and the same things in the present day.
Like the links and how they come full circle.  Questions for reflection really bring out your thoughts and what you got from the chapters.
You don't have to be known for something: good or bad, God knows what you are capable of.
I was given the book by the author via Book Fun (The Book Club Network) and this is my honest review





Her Baby, His Love by Lynne Marshall
Taylor, a nurse looked at the picture of him in the paper and it was his marriage to another...
Not the first time it happened to her but still devastating.
She ends up in Charity Montana to reinvent herself-pregnant and she has a place to stay in. 
The house she rented is in bad shape but the elderly woman is welcoming-Dixie.
Native American Joe her property manager and owner of the nursery and Joe helps ex cons find work under supervision. 
Love hearing of the nurser and the plants and their attributes. Joe is attracted to her upon sight.
Alternating chapters of Joe and then Taylor and their interests as they keep running into one another. Like how she investigates her new surroundings, all stores have woman's first names 
Love hearing the meditation garden-I can just imagine it and what all the symbols stand for.
She opens up to him and he to her as to their past. Her ex is not yet ready to be done with her although he's married.
Misunderstandings and you don't know who she's going to end up with, including her own baby...Love Joe's solution although he's staying away from her.
Love knitting, don't see that very often any more and religious interjections. Toe ring-just don't get these, like tattoos.  Human chain gang, novel idea!
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.  Their Christmas Miracle is excerpted and an author bio.
Received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion.  




The strawberry apple tree by  Patterson_ Grace Daniel 
Story starting in early 1900's of a young girl and the land she was raised on and how they got there.
Loved hearing of all the different trees that grew fruits.
Reminds me so much of my mother in law as she'd talk about the farm house and all the buildings and farm area.
Very detailed descriptions of the house, potato house LOL
Farming methods were my favorite to hear about. 
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).


A Ladys Life in the Rocky Mountains
1873 Mining towns and other adventures on her way home to England.
Isobella Byrd traveled on horseback and met quite the variety of colorful characters.
Book contains a collection of letters from Isobella to her sister as she describes in very detail her travels and things she sees along the way.
So very detailed it sounds so beautiful. Boric acid use for getting rid of bugs-we use it today even!
So many sites are seen up close and personal.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).



33 Amazing Recipes For Homemade Brownies by Pamela Kazmierczak 
Recipes include ingredient list which all have butter and a large amount. Then there are the directions.
There are no photos. There is no nutritional information.
There are serving suggestions.
Nothing we could eat and not very appealing when you can't see the outcome.



365 ways to cook chicken by  Lyren_ Carl 
Like categories as they can be made from parts of the chicken, especially the broth which we use.
Talks about the history of chicken from back in 1930's and how it's widely used now.
Starts with table of which chickens by pound are good for.
Not sure when this book was made but some practices have been updated since this book.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

 


Soft Rain, a story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelissen_ Cornelia 
Tragic story of the life of a young child as she and her mother are taken from the tribe and are told to move with others.
They do not take her blind grandmother.
Loved hearing how they are reunited and that the white children helped clothe and feed them along the trail to their new home.
Resourced are noted at the end.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).


10 Cheeky Monkeys by Kat Michels 
Cute children's rhyming colorful book about what happens to some monkeys. Hard to read some of the words on some of the pages.
Glossary of words used are explained at the back with photos.
My favorite was page where monkey is reading a book, very studious.






Miss Christmas: A heartwarming romance and 2017 Hallmark film by Gigi Garrett 
This story starts out on and ocean island where Holly and her friend Erin in July are vacationing at the beach. 
Holly is now the new Rockefeller Center tree coordinator and it's her first time choosing the tree. She's grown up around trees her whole life having stepped into her dads shoes at the Christmas tree farm in Ohio.
On their way back to the mainland she gets a text and a picture of the perfect tree and she heads to Klaus, MA where she meets Sam who's land the tree sits on. She stays in town at a relatives house, love the blueberry festival and how the town welcomes her. B&B has everything anybody would ever want.
She is introduced to the father of the land and he and his daughter agree she can come back and spend the whole day with them and get to know them better before they decide.
After she spends the whole day learning about what is important to each one she knows Sam is set against the tree being cut down and she heads to her car in defeat.
Recall letting our tree go as well and that is what touched me about this story. Great timing and like the adventure they all go on from start to finish. Such a magical story.



The identicals by Elin Hilderbrand
Have read many books from this author and have enjoyed them.
This was start out with the identical twins and each lives on an island off the coast of MA. One living with their mother, the other with their father. Identical twins and they have pulled their pranks on teachers and boyfriends over the years.
You get a lot of the back story as to how they ended up there and how one had a daughter who's a teen now in the story.
Alternating chapters from them and also other family members. Due to the parents death they are drawn together and then a medical emergency where the two sisters kinda swap islands to accomplish what needs to be done.
Romances and teen problems with drugs and drinking and breakups and finding their one soul mate but it's all a farce as they learn how they are related to the one couple that bring them all together.
Lots of drama and I especially liked the island adventures and quiet spots and all about the fashion industry and what works. Also enjoyed the renovations and technical chat about that.
Received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).




Winter's bounty by Jensen_ Muriel 
At an extended familys gathering in Astoria, OR MaryJane
realizes her family is messed up. Her mother once an actress has remarried and moved form Hollywood to Oregon where her new spouse owns a lumber yard. She's having a family Christmas reunion and everybody will be there.
She marvels at how her step brother James who didn't even show for the wedding will be there. It intrigues her enough to attend...
She is able to have a talk with him when the dog jumps her but James is there to rescue her and he sets the record straight about the events...
Mary gets a gift ahead of time, so unexpected but she can handle it all...
James convinces her she needs to stay closer to her relatives and move and he has it all worked out.
He goads her to no end and she's able to handle his sons grief over his loss of parents. Lots of past secrets we learn about over the course of the book.
Road hazards and he tries to protect her as much as he can...
So much physical attraction and steamy sex scenes. 
Love the locations and how the tree industry terminology is explained when spoken. Love learning about it.
Misunderstandings happen and you wonder if they can work through them...
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).


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