Tuesday, August 28, 2007

2007 "Completed Books" List & Reviews



1. "Elijah - A Man of Heroism and Humility" by Charles Swindoll.
Completed January 5, 2007
Rating 10/10
Review








2. "Club Sandwich" by Lisa Samson
Completed January 19, 2007
Rating 9/10
Review











3. "Crystal Lies" by Melody Carlson
Completed February 13, 2007
Rating 8/10
Review











4. "the Prince" by Francine Rivers. (Sons of Encouragement Series)
Completed March 15, 2007
Rating 9/10
Review










5. "Like Dandelion Dust" by Karen Kingsbury
Completed March 18, 2007
Rating 8/10
Review












6. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
(Spring Reading Thing)

Completed April 10, 2007

Rating 9/10

Review








7. "Violet Dawn" by Brandilyn Collins
(Spring Reading Thing)

Completed April 14, 2007

Rating 9/10

Review







8. "Uncharted" by Angela Hunt
(Spring Reading Thing)

Completed May 4, 2007

Rating: absolute 10/10


Review






9. Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel
(Spring Reading Thing)

Completed: May 20, 2007

Rating: 8.5/10

Review







10. Hearts of Gold - Stories of Courage, Dedication & Triumph from Canadian Athletes by Lorne Zeiler
(Spring Reading Thing)

Completed: May 28, 2007

Rating: 8/10

Review






11. "Before I Wake" by Dee Henderson
(Spring Reading Thing)


Completed June 17, 2007

Rating: 8/10

Review









12. "For Young Women Only" by Shaunti Feldham & Lisa A. Rice


Completed June 22, 2007

Rating: 8/10

Review








13. "Almost Like A Song" by Delia Latham

Completed: August 8, 2007

Rating: 8/10

Review







14. "These Boots Weren't Made For Walking" by Melody Carlson

Completed August 11, 2007

Rating: 10/10

Review








15. "Heather Hills of Stonewycke"
16. "Flight from Stonewycke"
17. "Lady of Stonewycke" by Michael Phillips & Judith Pella

Completed: September 24, 2007

Rating: 8/10

Review







18. "Finder's Fee" by Alton Gansky
(Fall Reading Challenge)

Completed September 26, 2007

Rating: 9/10

Review






19. "Mosaic - Pieces of My Life So Far" by Amy Grant
(Fall Reading Challenge)

Completed October 13, 2007

Rating 8/10

Review








20. "23 Minutes in Hell" by Bill Wiese
(Fall Reading Challenge)

Completed October 13, 2007

Rating: 6/10 The lower rating only because it is not my cup of tea for subject material, not because of bad writing. It is just not something I would read again.


Review




21. "Idoleyes" by Mandissa and Angela Hunt
(Fall Reading Challenge)

Completed October 26, 2007

Rating: 10/10

Review





22. The Many Loves of Marriage by Thomas & Nanette Kinkade
(Spring Reading Thing)


Completed November 7, 2007

Rating 8/10


Review







23. "Coral Moon" by Brandilyn Collins (Fall Reading Challenge)



Completed November 8, 2007

Rating 9/10

Review






24. "the Elevator" by Angela Hunt

Completed end of November 2007

Rating 8/10

Review








25. "A Vow to Cherish" by Debra Rainey

Completed October 20, 2007

Rating 10/10

Review








26. "The Nativity Story" by Angela Hunt

Completed December 29, 2007

Rating: 9/10

Review to come




Monday, January 1, 2007

2007 Want To Reads

I had set a goal of 30 books for 2007. We'll see if I can make it. With a great list like this to choose from the only thing that could keep me from reaching the goal is time. :v)
So many books, so little time is my cry.


Not in any particular order:

~Uncharted by Angela Hunt
(Spring Reading Thing)

~Graced Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel
(Spring Reading Thing)

~Violet Dawn by Brandilyn Collins
(Spring Reading Thing)

~ The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
(Spring Reading Thing)

~The Many Loves of Marriage by Thomas & Nanette Kinkaid
(Spring Reading Thing)

~Hearts of Gold by Lorne Zeiler
(Spring Reading Thing)

~Before I Wake by Dee Henderson
(Spring Reading Thing)

~Return to Me by Robin Lee Hatcher (added April 2007)

~These Boots Weren't Made For Walking by Melody Carlson

~Idol Eyes by Mandissa with Angela Hunt (added June 2007)
(Fall into Reading '07)

~The Cross Examination of Oliver Finney by Randy Singer (added April 2007)
(Fall into Reading '07)

~Elijah: A Man of Heroism and Humility by Charles Swindoll

~Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg (added April 2007, Barb's recommendation)

~Skipping Christmas by John Grisham (added April 2007)

~Come Back by Claire and Mia Fontaine

~Coral Moon, Crimson Eve by Brandilyn Collins
(Fall into Reading '07)

~Club Sandwich by Lisa Samson

~Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

~Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

~the Prince by Francine Rivers

~Radical Gratitude by Ellen Vaughn

~Smart Women Keep It Simple by Annie Chapman

~Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner

~Sacred Influences by Gary L. Thomas

~One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round the World Journey by David Elliott Cohen

~A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer

~Trusting God in a Twisted World by Elisabeth Elliot

~Painted Shadow: The Life of Vivienne Eliot by Caorl Seymore-Jones

~Ever After by Wendy Loggia

~Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

~The Beast that God has Kissed-Songs from Birch Lake Road by Charlie Smith

~Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado

~The 10 Commandments of Marriage by Ed Young

~The Character & Greatness of Winston Churchill by Stephen Mansfield

~My Father the President

~The Faith of George W. Bush by Stephen Mansfield

~The Bishop's Daughter by Wanda Brunstetter

~The Unusual Suspect by Stephen Baldwin

~Rachel's Prayer by Leisha Kelly

~Feminist Fantisies by Phyllis Schlafly

~Jewel by Bret Lott

~The Birth Order Book by Kevin Leman

~The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace

~Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury

~Crystals Lies by Melody Carlson

~The Greatest Generation by Tom Browkaw

~Germ by Robert Liparulo

~Twelve Ordinary Men by John MacArthur

~What About Grace by Phillip Yancey

~Hannah’s Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson

~Garndenias for Breakfast by Robin Jones Gunn

~Fair Game by Elizabeth White

~Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson

~In High Places by Tom Morrisey

~Finder's Fee by Alton Gansky
(Fall into Reading '07)

~On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle

~The Only Road North by Erik Mirandette (added May 2007)

~Ransomed Dreams by Amy Wallace (added May 2007)

~The Restorer by Sharon Hinck (added May 2007)

~In High Places by Tom Morrisey (added May 2007)

~True Light by Terri Blackstock (added May 2007)

~the Debt by Angela Hunt (added June 2007)

~the Grand Weaver by Ravi Zacharias (added June 2007)

~Me, Myself & Bob by Paul Vischer (added June 2007)

~Chasing Fireflies, When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin (added June 2007)

~Veil of Fire by Marlo Schalesky (added June 2007)

~The God I Love by Joni Eareckson Tada (added July 2007)

~Sushi for One? by Camy Tang (added July 2007)

~Lives Turned Upside Down by Faith Cook

~Almost Like a Song by Delia Latham

~The Stonewycke Trilogy by Michael Phillips & Judith Pella
*The Heather Hills of Stonewycke
*Flight From Stonewycke
*The Lady of Stonewycke

~Hero Tales by Dave & Neta Jackson (added August 2007)

~The Other Mother by Gwendolyn Gross (added August 2007)

~Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner (added September 2007)

~Into the Deep by Robert Rogers

~Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life by Ruth Iren Garrett with Rick Farrant

~Firstborn Series by Karen Kingsbury (5 Titles) (added October 2007)

~Nobody by Creston Mapes (added October 2007)

~The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (added October 2007)

~"The Redemption", "The Reliance", "The Restitution" by Mary Lou Tyndall (Legacy of the King's Pirates 3 book series)

~Under the Overpass by Mike Yankoski (added October 2007)

~Zero G by Alton Gansky (added November 2007)

~Alive by Piers Paul Reid (added November 2007)

~Loving Your Man Without Losing Your Mind by Susie Davies (added Dec/07)

~Anna's Story by Jenna Bush (added Dec/07)

~The Zookeeper's Wife by Dianne Ackerman (added Dec/07)

~Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (added Dec/07)