Some days I’m overcome with a profound sadness for the world I live in. Hurting people filled with brokenness and pain. Heartache and loss. Then there are those perpetrating unconscionable evil. On days like these, I pray and seek comfort in fiction. I liberated Rachel Hauck’s The Love Letter from my aforementioned unread paperback stash […]
Once upon a time, I possessed hours and hours of leisure time to expend. Although this season in my life seems like decades ago (oh wait, it is!), and almost mythical, there was a time where I would reread books I enjoyed. Sometimes I would reread a book more than once! (Here’s looking at you […]
There are moments in my life when I *need* to curl up on my bed and dive into a story written by an author I have grown to love and trust. A journey which will be fresh, yet ‘reliable’ for my reader heart, in the sense I know I’ll come away smiling (or snorting/giggling/gasping/swooning) and […]
I’ve read a mix of women’s fiction, contemporary romance and princess-themed romance of late. And the swing of emotion has been rather extreme. A heartbreaking tale of one man’s parental rights battle, a royalty romcom which had me cackling throughout, and a slow-burn, grief-filled romance ensconced in the musical side of church ministry which brought […]
Judy Corry is one of my favourite romance authors. Her enthralling storylines and sincere characters capture my heart. She’s also not afraid to plunge below the surface and grapple with life’s difficulties. Her latest Young Adult romance series, Eden Falls Academy, ticks many of my ‘likes’ boxes! Book 3 in this series released on March […]
Mr Wonderful and I recently watched a movie which ticked my “romcom craving” box, but left him wanting in the subplot department. I reminded him not every film unfolds like a Bourne thriller. This spurned conversation about genre in books, and I experienced a split-second moment of feeling intelligent as I explained the intricacies of […]
