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30 Nov
Have you checked out this new release from Bethany House Fiction? Releasing 1 December (or 24 November if you use Kindle AU!) Please note: The description below is taken directly from Amazon.com. I have not reviewed this novel. Until the Dawn (Elizabeth Camden) A volunteer for the newly
29 Nov
“No one’s going to run you out of town.” The teakettle whistled, and Elizabeth got up to make the tea. “Yes, leaving Livvy here and taking off who-knows-where was a big mistake. No one knows that better than you do. But look what came of it. Never underestimate what the Lord can do,
27 Nov
A word to the wise. I should perhaps have this engraved on a plaque above my bed (and maybe a few other strategic places around the house)! “Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.” Don Quixote – Miguel
25 Nov
I don’t know about you, but I find it pretty boring when an author introduces a character by simply describing what they look like (or by relating their life’s story). But I love it when an author captures the essence of a character in two or three well-written sentences. Like
24 Nov
I have created my own new category of romance novel using today’s word: Histrionic Romance. histrionic (adj) – excessively theatrical or dramatic in character and style. histrionics (n) – melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention. By extension, histrionic
21 Nov
This book essentially contains two stories: one set in the present day (narrated in the first person), and one set in France in 1685 (narrated in the third person). In the present, Renee Talbot’s family have had the sole surviving copy of the ‘Persecution Pamphlet’ in their
19 Nov
It’s time for an ‘Increase your vocabulary’ challenge. Today’s word is: Obstreperous (adj) – noisy, clamorous, or boisterous. Resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner. Unruly. What a fantastic word! And much underutilised. How many opportunities
18 Nov
“A man with a scant vocabulary will almost certainly be a weak thinker. The richer and more copious one’s vocabulary and the greater one’s awareness of fine distinctions and subtle nuances of meaning, the more fertile and precise is likely to be one’s thinking. Knowledge
