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BOOK REVIEW- SLENDER REEDS, JOCHEBED'S HOPE

Trapped beneath 400 years of Egypt’s injustices, the Hebrew people await deliverance from generations of Egyptian slavery. But while it is still dark, God is at work. Young Jochebed is unaware the Master Weaver is preparing her to mother three formidable leaders: Miriam, Aaron, and Moses. Shiphrah, the half-Egyptian midwife tasked to kill Hebrew male newborns, remembers childhood stories of a merciful God and cannot resist His call on her life.
Two women, each following the dangerous path God has set before them—this is their story 
 AMAZON  3.5 TO 4 STARS


I find myself pondering exactly how to rate this book.  It's good let me say that right off the bat.  It's not one bit hard to be pulled into it and "feel" the emotions of their times.   But it's also Intense, really intense.  It might not be something that everyone wants to read but the women in the story really stand out.  And not just through just Jochebed, and Shiphrah but through their on and off friend, Lili and Jochebed's mother Elisheba.  Elisheba was like a mother to many and put so much of her love of God into others and put so much of God into everything she did.  She wove the stories of God into the baskets that she made and as she taught others they learned of God this way also.    One of the favorite things that she spoke often to Jochebed and others was, " But while it is still dark, God is at work."   This is so hard for Jochebed to accept when she suffers so much loss, death and darkness.  This is one of the things that might made it hard for some readers, because there was a lot of suffering shown in the book.  Since the book was so well written, I just feel like it deserves 4 STARS on Amazon.  There were other secondary people who were so well added to the story and some have connections that don't see until nearing towards the end of the book.  The story was like a well woven basket.  

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 

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BOOK REVIEW- A MATTER OF TRUST BY JILL BLAKE

Venture capitalist Vlad Snezhinsky excels at two things: making money and being a dad. Still struggling to get over a disastrous marriage, he has zero interest in starting a new relationship. That is, until he meets Klara Lazarev. 
Klara doesn’t have time for romance. She’s too busy forging her own path in life: scrambling to finish her senior thesis, applying to grad school, writing innovative software in her spare time. Besides, she’s been burned before. She refuses to let it happen again—especially with a man who seems to have trouble remembering their first disastrous encounter.
But when a shocking murder throws their world—and their hearts—into chaos, discovering the truth becomes more than a matter of trust… AMAZON  3.5 STARS

I liked the story but it just didn't draw me in as much as I would have liked.  I'm having a hard time putting my finger on exactly what was missing for me.  Maybe it was, the spark between Vlad and Klara, I just wasn't feeling it all that strongly.   Yes, when they had sex, that was easy to see how they related but at other times not so much.  Her sister Anna caused more of a reaction in me.  I wanted to smack her in the head for being so overbearing.  Vlad's hopefully soon to be ex-wife got in her shots with her demands too.  It's good story, with a few surprises.  It's just that I was hoping for more depth I think. 

I received  an Advance Review Copy of  this book and now I am giving my honest opinion of it.  

BOOK REVIEW- LOVE IN A FIX

Modern Conveniences- a new series featuring contemporary marriages of convenience.

As a widowed, single mom, Lyndsey Allen has a load of financial troubles. Despite her best efforts to stay afloat, she faces foreclosure. With a young son to consider she needs a miracle and quick, but pride won't let her accept money from a longtime friend.

When handyman Shep Patterson promised his best friend that he'd look after Lyndsey should anything happen to him, he never imagined that would include marriage, yet a proposal slips from his mouth. 

Lyndsey accepts his proposal, shocking them both. Will their marriage of convenience hold just as many surprises?    AMAZON   3.5 STARS

This was a good clean story with good main characters.  The only reason I gave it a lower rating is because it was fairly predictable, with what I thought had no real surprises.  I gave it the additional half star because it was charming and I thought the author did a good job with showing the emotions of what the people were going through.  Also there is scripture in this story but its not overloaded with it and it does show some of the lifestyle of people who are really trying to live the Christian way of life.  

So if you want a tamer, clean story that is charming, this is it!