Welcome to the April 2019 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! With his new job, my husband is…
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Anxiety, depression, and panic disorder are featured in these recommended books. They are, in my opinion, well-depicted with realism and authenticity. Often, mental illness is isolating, and these books remind those who suffer from these disorders that they are not alone. They also help those who haven’t experienced these disorders to understand what it might be like to live with them.
For reasons unknown (or not recalled), I didn’t review two other books I’ve read and would recommend that include this topic: Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade and Song of Silence by Cynthia Ruchti.
Leave a CommentWelcome to the March 2019 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! My husband stumbled across The Lost Art…
12 CommentsWelcome to the February 2019 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! Snow, squalls, and cold weather have kept us…
10 CommentsI’ve read a fair number of children’s classics over the years. There are those I read or had read to me as a child. Those…
2 CommentsWelcome to the December 2018 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! I’ve moved full-on into Christmas reading mode. While…
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Some of my recent Christian historical romance favorites! Share on X
The Sweetest Rain by Myra Johnson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Impeccable writing and well-developed characters made this novel one of my new favorites. Although forbidden love between a man and woman of different stations or classes is a common trope, nothing about this story felt tired or cliché.
While the hero and heroine and their obstacles were critical to the story, the wider focus on family, including the contrast between a loving family and one fraught with resentment and secrets, made the story that much more moving.
Leave a CommentWelcome to the November 2018 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com! This month, my husband has been listening to…
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