Top Ten Tuesday – May 20, 2014

This weeks Top Ten Tuesday courtesy of The Broke and The Bookish is favorite books about friends. I can’t believe how many books on friends there are.  It was hard to narrow it down. I narrowed down to twelve:

 

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes.
A beloved children’s book on the value of friendship.

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
I laughed and cried with these notorious housewives and their book club.
Made a whole list of 50 some books to read.

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

Between Us Girls by Sally Johns
About a woman who looses her home and discovers a community of dear friends.

A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Man’s best friend at his best.

Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart

The Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber
This heartwarming series has been made into a tv series.

A Gift Upon the Shore by M.K. Wren.
A post-apocalyptic tale about two friends

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Classic children’s tale about what the power of friendship can do.

Isabel’s Bed by Elinor
Fortyish Harriet Mahoney leaves her Manhatten home and moves to the Cape Cod after her boyfriend leaves her for another woman.

The Lost Chronicles by Mark Cotta Vaz.
Based on the Lost tv series, I just couldn’t leave this one out since I’m a Lost junkie.

 

Between Us Girls – Book Review

Between Us Girls
Author: Sally John
Publisher: Harvest House, July 1, 2014
352 pages
Paperback, Kindle
Christian Fiction

♥♥♥♥

Between Us Girls is the first book in a new heartwarming series (Family of the Heart series) by Sally John.

The novel builds as you read it and eventually you just can’t put it down. The characters are what makes this book great. Jasmyn Albright is the main character who feels she just can’t fit in anywhere, but there is also Sam, Liv, Keagan, Chad and Beau. During the novel each character grows. The novel is set in communities in California and Illinois.

I liked this book because it was different from anything I had ever read. There is a Christian slant to it, but it definitely is not preachy.The plot was well thought out and it and moves very quickly.

The main setting, Casa de Vida, is a place I’d love to live. The characters are far from picture
perfect. They could be people you’d know in your own community.There is an element of romance, but it is not the main theme. I would recommend it.

A complimentary copy of this book was given to me from Harvest House through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Other books by Sally John
The Beach House, 2006
Heart Echoes, 2012
Moment of Truth, 2005
A Journey By Chance, 2008
Desert Gift, 2011
Just to See You Smile, 2008
Castles in the Sand, 2006
A Time to Mend: Safe Harbors Book One, 2008
In a Heartbeat, 2004
The Winding Road Home, 2008
A Time to Gather: A Safe Harbor Novel, 2008
Flash Point, 2004
A Time to Surrrender: Safe Harbor, Book #3, 2009
Ransomed Dreams, 2010
After All These Years, 2008
Surrender of the Heart, 1999
In the Shadow of Love, 1998
To Dream Again, 2000

Friday Finds for March 28, 2014

 

Louisa Catherine: The Other Mrs. Adams by Margery M. Heffron and David L. Michelmore.
The biography of the wife of John Quincy-Adams, the sixth president of the United States, draws upon her journals, essays ,letters and other writings.

Once Upon a Road Trip by Angela N. Blount.
Angeli is eighteen and feels she doesn’t “fit in.” She decides to go on a two month road trip.
This is a true story with a genuine look at life, love, faith and adventure.

Warrior in Pink: A Story of Cancer, Community, and the God Who Comforts by Vivian Mabuni.
The author’s memoirs about her diagnosis, surgery and treatment of breast cancer and the loving friends, family and God who supported her.

Dog Days in the Fortunate Islands: A new life in hidden Tenerife by John Searancke.
John and Sally with their dog, Freddie, relocate to the island of Tenerife. This is a series of
adventures added with a colorful collection of characters that  will keep you laughing.

Between Us Girls by Sally John.
After a tornado demolished Jasmyn Albright’s farmhouse, she decides to head west to start all over. She eventually finds herself the newest resident of the Casa de Vida, eleven quaint bungalows located three blocks from the Pacific Ocean in tiny Seaside Village, California.

Fridays Finds is in conjunction with Should Be Reading. It’s a collection of books you found this past week and added to your TBR file.