Book review by Bill Jones
Chastity as a Virtue for the Single and Religious Lives
In his book, The Courage to be Chaste, Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. discusses the importance of chastity as a virtue in the religious and single lives. Chastity is perhaps the most difficult virtue to practice as a celibate individual. Anyone […]
Amulet Books, NY. 2007. 217 pgs.
Recently my wife started reading this book while we were spending some time at a local book shop. As I am sitting around skimming some of the recent works of fiction I continue to hear bursts of laughter coming from my spouse who is holding onto the […]
Review By Kelsey Perron
Historical fiction has never been more fun to read. Kicking off with a mysterious opening chapter, The Luxe by Anna Godbersen grabs your attention and doesn’t give it back till the last page. The Luxe is like a Pride and Prejudice for our time without all the difficult 1800’s language […]
2007, Little, Brown and Company. Pg. 629.
Last, but not least. I think this was the best book. By this time the reader knows the story lines, characters, and all of the quirks. The love story deepens, with Jacob and Edward in love with Bella. Without giving two much away, the […]
2006 Little,Brown and Company
This review is a spoiler; don’t read unless you’ve read the book.
This is a book about starting over. In the sequence of events thus far, Bella has fallen in love with Edward the vampire. This work explores the reality of where they are at in their relationship, and her recovery […]
2005, Little, Brown and Company.498 pgs.
The reason I started reading this series was at the request of one of my daughters. She said that Edward Cullen was the heart-throb (pun intended) for the circle of female readers that couldn’t stop panting over the male protagonist presented in the three books released thus far. […]
I have been a fan of Lois Lowry for some time now. The first book I read of hers was The Giver, which was extremely profound for me. I was substitute teaching and grabbed the book which was required reading for the middle school. Her style was unique and captivating, and the creation of worlds […]