Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks I love historicals because I am fascinated not only with History itself but even more so the people who lived or may have lived it. The Chronicles of the Spanish Civil War […]
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Book Review
Erec Rex: The Dragon’s Eye by Kaza Kingsley – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks Vivid descriptions and mystical beings combine in an adventure for the young and the young at heart. 12 year old Erec must complete a series of competitions while searching for his missing […]
Continue reading »Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks While this is a YA novel, the characters appeal to many demographic sectors. Any parent of a teenager will likely see familiar scenarios played out between Scotty and Charley in this book. […]
Continue reading »The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers – CSFF Feature
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa MeeksPresents:The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers This is a quick read full of adventure and fun. The author takes a familiar series of stories from the Bible and puts a […]
Continue reading »At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks This book came highly recommended and even the cover synopsis sounded like it could make for a good story. Accordingly I opened the cover with high hopes that the first time I […]
Continue reading »Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks I will be giving away three copies of this book. See instructions to enter at the end of this post ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amy Grant is the best-selling Christian music artist of […]
Continue reading »Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks This book was riveting. The story drew me in from the first page and I didn’t want to put it down. Ms. Lee’s descriptions brought the characters, setting and events to life. […]
Continue reading »Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat by Melissa Meeks I just finished reading Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. WOW! This book not only gets to the heart of what I often feel it reminds me that the only antidote to […]
Continue reading »A Season of Forgiveness by Brenda Coulter – My Review
Originally Posted at Bibliophile’s Retreat (MySpace) by Melissa Meeks First I want to thank Brenda Coulter for sending me a copy of this book to read. I enjoyed it immensely – in fact I read it in just a few […]
Continue reading »Three by Ted Dekker – My Review
BIBLIOPHILE MUSINGS: While this is not a book I would have chosen on my own, I am grateful to the Christian Book Club on MySpace/Groups for selecting this for discussion this month. It gave me an opportunity to expand my […]
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