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REVIEW: "Once Upon a Summer" by Janette Oke

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  About the Book: ✦ Title: Once Upon a Summer ✦ Author: Janette Oke ✦ Genre: Christian historical fiction ✦ Series: Book #1 in the Seasons of the Heart series ✦ Recommend for: ages 14+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐.5 📖 Synopsis Sure, his family isn't typical-Josh knows that. He's a twelve-year-old orphan being raised by his eighteen-year-old aunt. When Grandpa and Uncle Charlie start making plans to find Auntie Lou a husband-and take away the only mother Josh has ever known-he knows something has to be done. His family has shaped the young man he has become. Now, as he grows into manhood, he begins to face important questions about life, love, and faith. How can he find his way when his whole world threatens to come apart? Trying desperately to cling to the life he's always had, Josh does what he can to keep his aunt single. But when a preacher comes along, Josh sees that things are going to get complicated. 💭 My thoughts This story was overall sweet and enjoyable! I thought it...
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REVIEW: "On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness" by Andrew Peterson

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  About the Book: ✦ Title: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness ✦ Author: Andrew Peterson ✦ Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy (Christian) ✦ Series: Book #1 in The Wingfeather Saga ✦ Recommend for: ages 10+ who can handle some violence, blood, and peril My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐.5 📖 Synopsis Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog Nugget. Janner Igiby, his brother Tink, their crippled sister Leeli are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice and pursue the Igibys who hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera. Andrew Peterson spins a quirky and riveting tale of the Igibys’ extraordinary journey from Glipwood’s Dragon Day Festival and a sec...
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2025 Reading Wrap Up + 2026 Reading Goals

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2025 Reading at a Glance I can't believe 2025 is already over! After a (long) holiday break, I'm excited to finally share my 2025 reading wrap up and hopefully lots more book reviews this year!  Quick Stats Total books read: 153 Pages read: 39,202 Average book length: 256 pages Average rating given: 4.3/ 5 Shortest book read: The Market Basing Mystery by Agatha Christie (25 pages)  Longest book read: Little Women by Lousia May Alcott (777 pages) Most read authors: Agatha Christie (16 books) and Janette Oke (13 books)  Average number of books read per month: 12.4 # of fiction books read: 106  # of nonfiction books read: 47 # of DNFs: 6 2025 Favorite Books & Honorable Mentions  Some of my favorite novels/series of the year (not in any order):  ~ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. An absolute masterpiece, I greatly enjoyed my first time reading this and can't wait to revisit it again soon!  ~  Emma by Jane Austen. Very re...
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REVIEW: "Love Finds a Home" by Janette Oke

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About the Book: ✦ Title: Love Finds a Home ✦ Author: Janette Oke ✦ Genre: Christian Historical Romance ✦ Series: Book #8 of the Love Comes Softly series ✦ Recommend for: ages 14+ My Personal Rating ⭐⭐⭐.5 /⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📖 Synopsis Leaving her little prairie town, Belinda Davis never dreamed that the excitement of living in Boston would leave her restless and empty inside. Wealth, literature, travel, and romance touched her life with choices and decisions that brought dissatisfaction rather than joy. She discovered that only when God had first place in her life was her peace restored. Belinda once again faces decisions about her life that are no less difficult than before. A very unexpected responsibility makes the choice even harder. 💭 My thoughts This was a sweet ending to the series! As with the previous book, I didn't really care all that much about Boston and Belinda's elderly charge, but there were plenty of other good moments and the ending was nice. Overall, this series was lov...
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