Riven by Jerry B. Jenkins 526 pages
He is one of the co-authors of the Left Behind series.
This book was awesome. If you want to read about challenge filled lives and how they are dealt with then grab a box of tissues and read this one.
A man called to serve God is bascially rejected by church after church. Another man who has been asked to change his ways by family, teachers and mentors as well as find his way to God reaches more souls than the dear Reverend could have ever hoped to.
"When a condemned man with nothing to lose meets a weary man of God with nothing to gain,everyone washed by the endless ripples of that encounter will forever recall the day a little bit of heaven invaded and whole lot of hell.."
5/5 stars
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
On Strike for Christmas
On Strike for Christmas by Sheila Roberts.
I picked this up on a lark while shopping at Target shortly before Christmas. I was harried, frustrated and frankly going on strike for Christmas seemed like a good idea at the time.
Several women, all part of the same knitting group, go on strike for Christmas. Each has her own reasons for it,but mainly it's to get the men in their lives to appreciate all that is done to make the holiday happen as they have been used to....but maybe the men don't want the same old same old! In the midst of the strike there is one of the group who, having lost her son and husband, feels the others don't know how lucky they are. Living alone with her cat and feeling sorry for herself are getting to her though....so are the single mom with the cute kid and the older guy flirting with her at the soup kitchen!
Ultimately though it's their one friend dealing with a cancer come back that teaches them all the meaning of the season as they go decorate, cook for and shop for the friend and her family.
If you liked Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons and The Friday Night Knitting Club you will enjoy this book!
I give this a 4 out of 5 for a rating of very good.
I picked this up on a lark while shopping at Target shortly before Christmas. I was harried, frustrated and frankly going on strike for Christmas seemed like a good idea at the time.
Several women, all part of the same knitting group, go on strike for Christmas. Each has her own reasons for it,but mainly it's to get the men in their lives to appreciate all that is done to make the holiday happen as they have been used to....but maybe the men don't want the same old same old! In the midst of the strike there is one of the group who, having lost her son and husband, feels the others don't know how lucky they are. Living alone with her cat and feeling sorry for herself are getting to her though....so are the single mom with the cute kid and the older guy flirting with her at the soup kitchen!
Ultimately though it's their one friend dealing with a cancer come back that teaches them all the meaning of the season as they go decorate, cook for and shop for the friend and her family.
If you liked Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons and The Friday Night Knitting Club you will enjoy this book!
I give this a 4 out of 5 for a rating of very good.
Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
I don't normally start off by saying how much I enjoyed I previous work by anauthor, but I really loved Kate Jacobs The Friday Night Knitting Club. She proved herself very adept at weaving relationships within the context of a story.
Comfort Food starts out with our hostess Gus. The hostess with the mostest. While she loves cake and planning parties, the one she doesn't want to plan his her own 50th! While she is lamenting this she finds out her ratings are down and then is thrown a curve ball..... a co-host. Not just any co host but a Spanish beauty queen who leans a bit toward the obnoxious side.
In the pot is also Oliver, a hunky ex-money man soothing his soul by doing what he loves...cooking. Gus's daughters who took on their own acting roles after their dad died so as not to cause Gus any trouble and to make sure everything was *fine* , Hannah the reclusive neighbor hiding from the scandal of her past...and is spiced up with one of the daughter's new fiance and ex-boyfriend. When they all gather in the kitchen it's mayhem for sure, but this is one place where they could have learned a lot more about each other instead of behind closed doors! This was attempted toward the end of the book, but almost like an after thought.
I thought Comfort Food was ok, except for the feeling of being rushed at the end of the book. Including some of their recipes might have also been nice too!
I give this a 2 1/2 out of 5
Comfort Food starts out with our hostess Gus. The hostess with the mostest. While she loves cake and planning parties, the one she doesn't want to plan his her own 50th! While she is lamenting this she finds out her ratings are down and then is thrown a curve ball..... a co-host. Not just any co host but a Spanish beauty queen who leans a bit toward the obnoxious side.
In the pot is also Oliver, a hunky ex-money man soothing his soul by doing what he loves...cooking. Gus's daughters who took on their own acting roles after their dad died so as not to cause Gus any trouble and to make sure everything was *fine* , Hannah the reclusive neighbor hiding from the scandal of her past...and is spiced up with one of the daughter's new fiance and ex-boyfriend. When they all gather in the kitchen it's mayhem for sure, but this is one place where they could have learned a lot more about each other instead of behind closed doors! This was attempted toward the end of the book, but almost like an after thought.
I thought Comfort Food was ok, except for the feeling of being rushed at the end of the book. Including some of their recipes might have also been nice too!
I give this a 2 1/2 out of 5
Monday, November 24, 2008
Righteous Indignation- a review
This is a review I did some time ago, but after re-reading the book it still holds true!
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RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.(Infinity Publishing) This breakout novel by newcomer, Virginia C. Foley, is an emotionally packed powerhouse.
At 18 Cain Farrell has it all, looks, smarts, sweet girlfriend and almost assuredly a full baseball scholarship to the college of his choice.
In the blink of an eye that all changes when his knack of finding trouble seems to bury him alive. Full of raging hormones, a girlfriend a year younger than him and decidedly more innocent, Cain takes up with Carrie Willet. Her offer of a no-strings, physical only relationship is just what his teenage body needs, or so he thinks.
When Cain and Carrie are caught in a compromising position, she turns on Cain. Claiming acts of violence and rape have been forced upon her, she sends Cain into the worst tailspin of his life. He loses everything his home, college, baseball and Joanne, the girl he hoped to marry.
While the events of Cain’s life spin out of control Ms. Foley takes us on an emotional roller coaster ride right along with him. We can feel the oppressing heat as Cain toils in the sun doing hard labor. Pain hits our hearts when he is accosted by another inmate and his face raked across the bars, and joy abounds when Cain finds a love, faithful and true that loves the real him.
Pick up Righteous Indignation and watch Cain Farrell grow from teenager to a man within the confines of a prison cell. Rejoice with him as he overcomes battles to get back his life and find the balance within it. Feel his frustration that the long arm of Sam Willet seems to be unending in its reach, and finally, smile when you realize Cain has become a part of you and you don’t want the book to end. I know I didn’t.
Virginia C. Foley is a wonderful story teller and does a phenomenal job at tugging readers' heart strings. She resides in Chicago along with her husband of thirty plus years and is a middle school teacher, mom of three daughters and grandmother of three. Her second book, I Think I Hear Sleigh Bells is also published through Infinity Publishing and readers are anxiously awaiting the completion of her third.
Debi Salanitro
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RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.(Infinity Publishing) This breakout novel by newcomer, Virginia C. Foley, is an emotionally packed powerhouse.
At 18 Cain Farrell has it all, looks, smarts, sweet girlfriend and almost assuredly a full baseball scholarship to the college of his choice.
In the blink of an eye that all changes when his knack of finding trouble seems to bury him alive. Full of raging hormones, a girlfriend a year younger than him and decidedly more innocent, Cain takes up with Carrie Willet. Her offer of a no-strings, physical only relationship is just what his teenage body needs, or so he thinks.
When Cain and Carrie are caught in a compromising position, she turns on Cain. Claiming acts of violence and rape have been forced upon her, she sends Cain into the worst tailspin of his life. He loses everything his home, college, baseball and Joanne, the girl he hoped to marry.
While the events of Cain’s life spin out of control Ms. Foley takes us on an emotional roller coaster ride right along with him. We can feel the oppressing heat as Cain toils in the sun doing hard labor. Pain hits our hearts when he is accosted by another inmate and his face raked across the bars, and joy abounds when Cain finds a love, faithful and true that loves the real him.
Pick up Righteous Indignation and watch Cain Farrell grow from teenager to a man within the confines of a prison cell. Rejoice with him as he overcomes battles to get back his life and find the balance within it. Feel his frustration that the long arm of Sam Willet seems to be unending in its reach, and finally, smile when you realize Cain has become a part of you and you don’t want the book to end. I know I didn’t.
Virginia C. Foley is a wonderful story teller and does a phenomenal job at tugging readers' heart strings. She resides in Chicago along with her husband of thirty plus years and is a middle school teacher, mom of three daughters and grandmother of three. Her second book, I Think I Hear Sleigh Bells is also published through Infinity Publishing and readers are anxiously awaiting the completion of her third.
Debi Salanitro
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