I just wrote and posted my second review for Blogging for Books. It is LADY IN WAITING by Susan Meissner. You will be able to find it at waterbookmultnomah.com/blogging for books. Look it up under the name of the book or the date it was posted which was Jan.30th. Please read my review and rate it. Soon I hope to have a way for you to rate my review right here on Greetinggirl. I need to get my computer son on board so that he can help me learn how to do this each time I write a review. Until then, please visit Waterbrookmultnomah.com/blogging for books. Thanks for your help
I have ordered my next book which is a childrens picture book. I can't wait to share it with you.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner
Choices. We all make choices everyday. This book, which I really enjoyed, is about 2 women named Jane who made choices about love.
Jane Lindsey lives in modern day New York and manages her great aunt's antique shop Her husband of 22 years has just left her and has asked her to give him space to sort out his life. She is totally unprepared for this happening and struggles to make sense of his decision.
Lady Jane Grey lives in 16th century England and at age 14, is waiting for her parents to make a suitable wedding match for her. She is royalty being descended from the Tudor line so her future is really not her own. She favors the young Edward Seymour who has secretly given her a betrothal ring. Centuries later, Jane Lindsey finds a ring in the spine of an old Reformed prayer book that came from a jumble sale in England. The author skillfully weaves the stories of these 2 women around this ring.
I enjoyed reading this book because the author made the characters so real. You can feel Jane Lindseys confusion and hurt when her husband leaves. You feel her frustration when her parents try to "help" her make the right decision. You are just as intrigued as she is when she finds the ring and searches for its story since the name "Jane" is engraved in the band. You feel the bewilderment of young Lady Jane as she tries to make sense of her parent's choice for her husband. You feel her agony when she realizes that she may never see Edward Seymour again. You rejoice with her when she lets her love of God and country guide her final decision in life. This author is a master of her craft and the book reflects this mastery in every way.
This book can be purchased at both Amazon.com and CBD.com. You can read Chapter one by clicking on the left hand button on the Blogging for Books site.
Waterbrook Multnomah provided this book free of charge for review purposes.
Jane Lindsey lives in modern day New York and manages her great aunt's antique shop Her husband of 22 years has just left her and has asked her to give him space to sort out his life. She is totally unprepared for this happening and struggles to make sense of his decision.
Lady Jane Grey lives in 16th century England and at age 14, is waiting for her parents to make a suitable wedding match for her. She is royalty being descended from the Tudor line so her future is really not her own. She favors the young Edward Seymour who has secretly given her a betrothal ring. Centuries later, Jane Lindsey finds a ring in the spine of an old Reformed prayer book that came from a jumble sale in England. The author skillfully weaves the stories of these 2 women around this ring.
I enjoyed reading this book because the author made the characters so real. You can feel Jane Lindseys confusion and hurt when her husband leaves. You feel her frustration when her parents try to "help" her make the right decision. You are just as intrigued as she is when she finds the ring and searches for its story since the name "Jane" is engraved in the band. You feel the bewilderment of young Lady Jane as she tries to make sense of her parent's choice for her husband. You feel her agony when she realizes that she may never see Edward Seymour again. You rejoice with her when she lets her love of God and country guide her final decision in life. This author is a master of her craft and the book reflects this mastery in every way.
This book can be purchased at both Amazon.com and CBD.com. You can read Chapter one by clicking on the left hand button on the Blogging for Books site.
Waterbrook Multnomah provided this book free of charge for review purposes.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 27th Re Greetinggirl66 Reviews
If you have tried to find my review on the Blogging for Books site, you know it has been a frustrating experience. My son suggested that I post exactly where you can find my review so that more of you will take the time to read and rate it. Here is the link that you need to find it: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/bloggingforbooks/reviews/index/blogr:2757. If you follow this link, it should be easy to read my review and rate it. Thanks for taking the time to read and rate. :)
My New Book Arrived!
It took 2 weeks but my next book has finally arrived. It is called LADY IN WAITING and is novel about a lady named Jane. I am about 1/2 way through the book and am eager to share it with you all. This is an historical novel and it is about a time in history about which I know very little. It actually follows the lives of 2 women named Jane, one who lives today and one who lived in the past. Needless to say, I am eager to read the whole book and share what I have learned with you.
I recently found another site that offers free Christian books for a review so I joined that site also. The site is sponsored by Thomas Nelson publishers and is called BOOKSNEEZE. I got my first book to review for them on the same day as the novel arrived so I am actually reading 2 books for review purposes. This book is a Bible study book so I am going through each study and will report what my impressions are very soon.
If you have not read my review of TANDEM, please do so and then rate my review on the Waterbrookmultnomah website. The Internet address is www.waterbrookmultnomah.com. You can find my review either under the title of the book or my name.
Stay tuned for my next review and thanks for visiting my blog.
I recently found another site that offers free Christian books for a review so I joined that site also. The site is sponsored by Thomas Nelson publishers and is called BOOKSNEEZE. I got my first book to review for them on the same day as the novel arrived so I am actually reading 2 books for review purposes. This book is a Bible study book so I am going through each study and will report what my impressions are very soon.
If you have not read my review of TANDEM, please do so and then rate my review on the Waterbrookmultnomah website. The Internet address is www.waterbrookmultnomah.com. You can find my review either under the title of the book or my name.
Stay tuned for my next review and thanks for visiting my blog.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Adventures in Blogging
Well, I read my first book for review, wrote my review and then tried to post it on the Blogging for Books site. This turned out to be a challenging endeavor. They wanted the address for my blog but they wanted just the page on which my review appeared. Being a bit challenged in the arts of the computer, I had no idea how to give the Blogging for Books web site what it requested. I tried various things until I stumbled on the address that they needed and was finally able to publish my review. I felt great relief and was pretty proud of myself since I did not have to ask my computer savvy kids to help me. Now I am waiting for my second book to arrive and am eager to post another review. This book will be historical fiction so it will be a different genre than the first book I read and reviewed. Watch my blog for the next review which I hope to have up in a week or two depending on when the book arrives. If you have not yet rated my review on Blogging for Books, please do so. The more people that rate it, the better my score and chance of winning prizes. Talk to you again soon.:)
Monday, January 10, 2011
Tandem
When I chose the book TANDEM to review, I did not realize that the story line dealt with paranormal issues. As I got into the book and was caught up in the story line and plot, I was somewhat surprised by the direction that the story took.
The main character, Lauryn McBride, has worked for her father in the auction business for some years. Having lost her mom in a car accident, she is very close to her father who is in the final stages of Alzheimer's . The author does a great job describing the effects of the disease on Lauryn and her dad.
The second main character is Amede Dastillion who is searching for her long lost sister, Eden. Amede is brought together with Lauryn when Lauryn sends her a packet of letters found in the estate of Markus Chisom and addressed to the Dastillion family. Amede travels to the small town in Missouri convinced that her sister is there. The author skillfully weaves together the paranormal with the realities found in this small Missouri town and adds many surprises along the way.
I am not a big fan of the paranormal but this author did such a good job in developing the plot and characters that I was kept interested in the outcome of the story until the very end.
I would recommend this book especially for those readers who enjoy the paranormal. The fact that this book is written from a Christian perspective adds new aspects to the paranormal content.
This book was provided to me for free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for review purposes.
The main character, Lauryn McBride, has worked for her father in the auction business for some years. Having lost her mom in a car accident, she is very close to her father who is in the final stages of Alzheimer's . The author does a great job describing the effects of the disease on Lauryn and her dad.
The second main character is Amede Dastillion who is searching for her long lost sister, Eden. Amede is brought together with Lauryn when Lauryn sends her a packet of letters found in the estate of Markus Chisom and addressed to the Dastillion family. Amede travels to the small town in Missouri convinced that her sister is there. The author skillfully weaves together the paranormal with the realities found in this small Missouri town and adds many surprises along the way.
I am not a big fan of the paranormal but this author did such a good job in developing the plot and characters that I was kept interested in the outcome of the story until the very end.
I would recommend this book especially for those readers who enjoy the paranormal. The fact that this book is written from a Christian perspective adds new aspects to the paranormal content.
This book was provided to me for free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers for review purposes.
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