Book: The Last Summer (of You and Me) Author: Ann Brashares Year Published: 2008 Genre: YA/Adult Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Teen girls/young women Romance/Sex: The book is actually all about romance, but I think any sex is un-descriptive and rather clean. Setting: Fire Island off of Long Island in New York. Characters: Alice and Riley, two sisters, and their childhood friend, Paul Plot: A few years after graduating from high school, Alice, Riley, and Paul visit the island … [Read more...]
Feb 13, 2012
Review: A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer
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Book: A Tailor-Made Bride Author: Karen Witemeyer Year Published: 2010 Genre: Christian Romance Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Women and teens Romance: Mild Setting: The late 1800s in Texas Characters: A seamstress named Hannah, a man named Jericho, his sister Cordelia, and her love interest Ike. Some other minor characters who are not important. Plot: In this story, Hannah is given an old shop by a former sewing client after the client dies. Hannah goes to a new town to … [Read more...]
Jan 9, 2012
Review: Villette by Charlotte Bronte
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Book: Villette Author: Charlotte Bronte Year Published: 1840s? Genre: Romance Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Women Romance: Mild Setting: 1820s, maybe. Some time around there anyway. Characters: Lucy Snowe, Graham Bretton, Mrs. Bretton, Polly Home, Paul Emmanuel, and other minor characters. Plot: Lucy Snowe looses her family at a young age. For a few months while she is 14, she lives with her god-mother Mrs. Bretton and her son Graham. While she stays there, she meets a … [Read more...]
Jan 2, 2012
Review: Mixed Signals by Liz Curtis Higgs
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Book: Mixed Signals Author: Liz Curtis Higgs Year Published: 1999 Genre: Inspirational romance Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Women and teens Romance: Mild Setting: 1999, as far as I can tell. Characters: Belle the main character, Norah supporting, Patrick the love interest, David the love interest, and some minor characters Plot: A 32 year old woman has a career in radio. Her radio station suddenly switches to sports, so she decides to go to a new radio station with her … [Read more...]
Dec 20, 2011
Book Vs Movie: Love Comes Softly
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Plot: Love Comes Softly book: In the book, Marty travels to the west with her husband, who dies along the way. Right when he dies, she finds out that she is pregnant. A man at the Funeral, named Clark, asks to marry her so that she can have a place to live and he can have a caregiver for his daughter. They get married, but she hates him. Eventually, Clark works at her long enough so that they actually fall in love. The Complete Love Comes Softly Movie Collection: The movie has essentially … [Read more...]
Nov 28, 2011
Review: Crossed by Ally Condie
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Crossed is the sequel to the book Matched. In the first book, Cassie must decide between two boys she is matched with, one who will allow her to rest comfortably in society and one who is an outcast. In Crossed, the plot is slightly different. Book: Crossed Author: Ally Condie Year Published: 2011 Genre: YA romance/adventure Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Teen girls Romance: A love triangle between Cassia and her two admirers Setting: The future where art and music … [Read more...]
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