Sunday, February 27, 2011

Seek Me With All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman

Seek Me With All Your Heart is the first book in what promises to be an exciting new Amish series title A Land of Canaan.
What made this story unique for me was the fact that it is set in Colorado. Several amish families are headed west hoping for a new start. Some are moving because they are looking for cheap land, while others are leaving hurtful pasts behind hoping for a fresh start.

The main story revolves around Emily Detweiler and David Stoltzfus. The two have issues from their past, each thinking that they are unworthy, but as their characters blossom and develop throughout the story, they realize God has a plan for them.

This book was a quick easy read filled with plenty of secondary characters to keep you entertained. Fans of Amish fiction will definitely be drawn to this story, but I think that anyone looking for a good clean read with an uplifting message would enjoy it as well.

I was provided a copy of this book by Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Curiosities Of The Civil War

What a fantastic book for anyone who is looking to find out little known facts of the civil war. I am a history buff, and while some of the things I read in this book I actually knew about, there was far more that I had never heard of. The great thing about this book is the ability to be able to pick it up and flip to a page and read something random and then put it down.

This book is broken down into nine sections and has a total of 44 chapters that are filled with little known historical facts. The book is wrapped up with a conclusion at the end.

I think this book would be perfect for anyone looking to learn more than just the obvious facts about the civil war. Whether your a history buff or just like to read interesting tidbits of information about the Civil War then I recommend you read this book.

I was provided a copy of this book from Thomas Neslon in exchange for an honest review.