Posts tagged with ‘review’

  • “Stonados” Movie Review

    By Ruth on April 9, 2015
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    When a tornado appears in the waters south of Boston, former storm chaser Joe Randall is intrigued by the unusual weather. But as twisters begin to strike across the Boston shoreline, Joe quickly realizes this is no ordinary storm front. As the storms threaten to move inland, the citizens of Boston find themselves trapped in a tempest turning deadlier by […]
  • “Blue Sun, Yellow Sky” by Jamie Hoang Book Review

    By Ruth on April 7, 2015
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    Blue Sun, Yellow Sky by Jamie Hoang My rating: 4 of 5 stars First of all, this is a book that deals with something that is quite realistic and tragic. However, the author handles the topic with such a poignant grace that I was pretty hooked on the book from the beginning. It was lovely writing, and the story never […]
  • “Aurora Teagarden: A Bone to Pick” Movie Review

    By Ruth on April 7, 2015
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    When Aurora, or Roe, Teagarden’s acquaintance from the disbanded hobby group, Real Murders, dies, Roe is bequeathed a small house and a not-so-small fortune. Roe soon discovers that her generous benefactress has left her more than she bargained for when she uncovers a skull in a carpeted window seat in the inherited house. Roe sets out to find out who […]
  • Goddess Fish: “Letters to Loretta” by Laura Lynn Ashworth Book Tour/Review

    By Ruth on April 5, 2015
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    Letters to Loretta rom the Radio Shack, A True WWII Teenage Love Story by Laura Lynn Ashworth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   LETTERS TO LORETTA   FROM THE RADIO SHACK, A True WWII Teenage Love Story   Read the rare and recently discovered real time letters between Sal, age 19, and Loretta, age 15, during the final terrifying three years of […]
  • “When Calls the Heart” Season One Review

    By Ruth on April 2, 2015
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    Synopsis: Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west. Before I give my official review, let me share a few brief items. First of all, I have read the quartet of books by Janette Oke which inspired this series. I […]
  • Pump Up Your Book: “Healing Ruby” by Jennifer H. Westall Book Review

    By Ruth on March 31, 2015
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    Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Jennifer H. Westall’s HEALING RUBY virtual book tour March 2 – 27! Healing Ruby by Jennifer H. Westall My rating: 5 of 5 stars I adore historical Christian fiction, so I was excited to read this. As I began reading, I was a bit skeptical as the beginning is a bit unusual, but […]
  • Prism Book Tours: “Covering Home” by Heidi McCahan Book Review

    By Ruth on March 29, 2015
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    A themed tour through Prism Book Tours. Covering Home Heidi McCahan Adult Inspirational Contemporary RomancePaperback & ebook, 310 Pages January 18th 2015 by Snug Corner Cove Press On assignment in Japan, television personality turned sportscaster Britt Bowen is determined to land an interview with the most reclusive pitcher in baseball and prove she can succeed in a demanding profession. A […]
  • “Green Card” Movie Review

    By Ruth on March 29, 2015
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    Synopsis: A man wanting to stay in the US enters into a marriage of convenience, but it turns into more than that. Before I begin this review, let me say that this was the first Andie MacDowell movie I ever saw (although I had no idea who she was at the time). It has only been as I have discovered […]
  • “Kiss at Pine Lake” Movie Review

    By Ruth on March 25, 2015
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    A boy and a girl fall in love during summer camp and promise to stay in touch, but they don’t. Fifteen years later they meet again in the same camp under very different circumstances. What will happen to the camp and will they try again? When I first saw this film, I only barely knew who Brennan Elliott was, and […]
  • iRead Book Tours: “Donkey’s Kite” by Liana-Melissa Allen Book Tour

    By Ruth on March 24, 2015
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    Book Description for The Three Little Horses and the Big Bully Donkey (Book 1): A tale (based on the “Three Little Pigs”) about three little horse brothers who suddenly lose their house that is destroyed by a fire. The young horses are totally alone and thrust into the reality of having to depend on themselves and each other against a […]