Sherman The Ruthless Victor by Agostino Von Hassell and Ed Breslin

"General William Tecumseh Sherman led a controversial and contradictory life.

 He undoubtedley fought with superior skill and strategy toward the preservation of the union, but, like his Confederate adversaries, he was proslavery.

Many historians consider him a military genius whose superior strategy,

 tactics, and logistics spared the lives of many of his troops;

but he simultaneously granted them free rein to wreak havoc upon innocent civilians."

If you are a Civil War history buff, you will love this book!

I found this book very easy to read, it was very informative as

I knew almost nothing about William Sherman before I read this.

He led a very interesting life even before the Civil War broke out. One example being he was in California before and during the gold rush of 1849!

This book also has a some archival photes in it.

 

A Sound Among The Trees by Susan Meissner

This is the first book I have ever read by Susan Meissner and it will not be the last! I received this book in the mail and could not wait to read it, so on my day off I started it and could not put it down! I read this book in one day.  In a sense it is two books in one! 

 Marielle leaves Phoenix, Arizona and moves to Fredericksburg, Virginia to marry widower Carson and to be stepmother to his two children. Carson and the children live with his grandmother in law Adelaide in her antebellum mansion Holly Oak.

Many people think the house is haunted and Marielle tries to discover the secrets of Holly Oak. This book unfolds beautifully with the reading of  civil war letters by Susannah.

Nothing is as it seems.  I loved this book and the unfolding of the story! It is a refreshing change from other books out there.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

 

Gabby, God's Little Angel By Sheila Walsh; Illistrated by Marina Fedotova

This book is very beautiful! The pictures in here are so cute.  I had just gotten this book in the mail and the first thing my 5 year old daughter said was "That's for me?", (Then of coarse my 8 year old son wanted a book!)

 This book is very much geared toward girls; although the message is for both boys and girls. It is a VERY girly book!  My son didn't want to read it with us at first, although he was curious so he listened anyway. 

 My daughter loved the book, but when I finished she was disappointed that it was so short and she asked me if I had any other "Gabby" books.

Also, this book opened up a discussion between my children and myself.  They wanted to know if angels really do follow them around all the time. So after reading this book we read Psalms 91.

  I like that this book made it seem more real to my children that God sends his angels to watch over them!

On another note, the book is a little hard to read! The words go from big to small, some sentences curve diagnal across the page and some words just plain curve in a circle! I wish they would have just put the words on the page straight.

But other then that I love this book, and my daughter does too! I hope this is going to be a series! 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

 

100 Read and Sing Devotions, 100 Bible Songs

First of all I want to say how nice of a book this is!!! It's beautiful! It's very strong and sturdy for little hands.

 My 5 year old daughter loves the songs that come with this book. Some of the songs we know, but some are new. The songs are sung by children and I caught my daughter singing along. They are mostly "soft" songs and are perfect to play at bedtime.

I like the short little devotion stories, the Bible verse and prayer for each day.

 My 8 year old son read some of them aloud to his little sister. The words are easy enough for a child to understand and read. 

 We also like the pictures and I know we will get a lot of use out of this book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has young children.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

Indelible by Kristen Heitzmann

This book was Amazing!! Indelible started at a fast pace and kept it up throughout the whole novel! I was on the edge of my seat and read long past my bedtime to finish! I did not want to put it down!

The book starts out with Trevor MacDaniel chasing a mountain lion who had a toddler.

This rescue causes media attention, and the attention of a not so admirable person. It also interlaces Trevor's life with the life of the toddler's aunt, Natalie Reeve.

This book has a lot of characters that are identifiable and very human. People who struggle with overcoming their past or their limitations.

Some parts of this book felt like there was a book before this and this was number 2 in a series, but there was not any number on this book so I don't know.

I really enjoyed this book!

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.



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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. A Righteous Gentile VS. The Third Reich

"Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when he is called to obedient and responsible action in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God--the responsible man, who tries to make his whole life an answer to the question and call of God." ~Deitrich Bonhoeffer~

I was surprised when I got this book in the mail as it was huge!! But once I started to read it I could not put it down!!

I enjoyed reading it, this book was quite amazing and interesting! It made me think what would I have done in his situation. It's truly inspiring that Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood up for God in the face of such evil and opistion. And not only did he stand for what was right, he opposed the wrong and tried to do something about it!

You will not regret reading this book, Bonhoeffer is truly inspiring!!

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