Sisterchicks do the Hula! by Robin Jones Gunn - A Brief Comment

  

As I make my way through a second reading of Robin Jones Gunn's Sisterchicks series I am realizing that sixty-seven year-old me is enjoying them in a different way that forty-something me did. I was especially drawn to the historical information of our fiftieth state in Sisterchicks do the Hula. I had never really had a desire to visit Hawaii, but now I would love to go visit their historic sites, especially those related to the state's early missionaries. The story also highlights many interesting points about the culture, things that are being lost as commercialization has increased. As always is true of a Robin Jones Gunn book, there are many spiritual lessons to absorb along the way. 

The Christmas Quilt by Teresa Slack - A Brief Comment

  

The title drew me to this book when the Kindle copy was offered for free on Amazon. While my copy had quite a few typos, I truly enjoyed this sweet, yet intriguing, story. Mourning the loss of her grandmother, Ivy Greer comes across an old trunk containing a beautiful, Christmas-themed quilt, that her grandmother had obviously created for her. Shocked when the man who had always been like an uncle to her quickly took the quilt from her, Ivy sets out to solve the mystery of the quilt.

Theresa Slack is a new to me author. I will be keeping a look out for other books by her. This story has a wonderful plot, and is realistic. The dialogue was well written. The ending played well and didn't seem rushed. All hallmarks for me of an enjoyable read. 

Shattered by Dr. David Jeremiah and Sam O'Neal - A BookReview

   

Shattered in the second book in Dr. David Jeremiah and Sam O'Neal's end time series. I highly recommended the first book when it came out last year. Shattered, not so much so. If you read Vanished, I would suggest you go ahead and read Shattered because the story as a whole remains interesting. It's some of the details in this book that has me lowering my star count. There was so many times I stopped reading to explain to my husband why something I just read was not logical or that it just struck me as off. So, that annoyance factor was high, but as I said, the series' story as a whole is interesting. The first book takes place leading up to the Rapture. This second book occurs leading up to and just past the halfway point of the Tribulation. I am hoping that the next book in the series is more like Vanished than it is like Shattered, focused and with characters acting in a reasonable manner based on the circumstances.

I am grateful to have received a complimentary copy of Shattered from Thomas Nelson via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.