Harmony Book Reviews

 Title: Just One Wish
Author:Janette Rallison
Rating: B+
Good If… You want a cute love story with a focus on family.
Summary (Taken from Amazon):
Seventeen-year-old Annika Truman knows about the power of positive thinking. With a little brother who has cancer, it’s all she ever hears about. And in order to help Jeremy, she will go to the ends [...]

I received this one early on in the week and being a country girl, I’m really excited to read it.

This one came in the mail yesterday. I wasn’t expecting it but I had heard about it before. I was just reading little bits and pieces of it and it definitely looks like a fun read. Hopefully [...]

I just found out about what has got to be the most awesome contest. It’s hosted by Jennifer Banash (author of The Elite series) and you can win an ARC of Simply Irresistible, a $25 Amazon giftcard, a signed ARC of The Elite, and the latest edition in the Luxe series. I know I can’t be [...]

 Title: Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Cookies
Author: Erin Dionne
Rating: B+
Good If… You want to read an excellent MG book.
Summary (taken from Amazon):
When Celeste’s meddling aunt enters her in the Miss Husky Peach Pageant for “larger sized girls,” the eighth-grader quails at the thought of the teasing that’s sure to follow, though the idea of modeling has [...]

 
These two actually came in the mail last week but because of all the Easter festivities, I wasn’t able to make a post. I’ve read them both already and loved them. I won’t be posting the reviews until closer to their release dates but let’s just say that I’m recommending them both already.

I haven’t read [...]

 
I’ve recently become introduced to the wonderful world of zines and have started to write some of my own. But I’ve decided that it would be a little more fun to do a zine with a bunch of authors, sort of like a short story compilation (I’m thinking of this as a very small Chicken [...]

 Title: Leslie’s Journal
Author: Allan Stratton
Rating: A
Good If… You’re a mature teen looking for a heartbreaking and eye-opening story.
Summary: (Taken from publisher’s site)
Leslie can’t seem to avoid trouble, whether it’s at school or at home. Just as life seems at its lowest, Jason McCready, the exceedingly cool new guy at school, enters her life.
Now Leslie is [...]

I finally ended the Wish You Were Here contest and chose three winners randomly. They were: Nora, Katie, and Teresa W.
I’ve emailed the winners so if you’re one of them, please get back to me ASAP.
Thanks to everyone who entered!

  Title: The Guardian
Author: Joyce Sweeney
Rating: B
Good If… You’re looking for an action-packed book with some Catholic twists.
Summary: (Taken from Amazon)
Hunter has never had anyone to look out for him. His mother gave him away when he was young, he’s never known his father, and his foster mother leaves a lot to be desired in [...]

Due to recently becoming a history geek, I’m looking for suggestions on books (fiction and non-fiction) that have to do with slavery, southern plantations, Gettysburg, Williamsburg, Jamestown, or anything that took places during late Revolutionary War or the Civil War. Anybody have any suggestions?