Author: Steph Nord
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The Boys in the Boat
Storyline: 5 Stars This was a great nonfiction book about an incredible story in the famous Berlin 1936 Olympics. I think anyone could enjoy this book. It gave a lot of context for what was happening around the world during that time, even in Germany. I really appreciated the context and I think those that… Read more
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The Familiar
Storyline: 2 Stars This one wasn’t for me… This was advertised as partly historical fiction, but really it was Spanish culture fantasy with a few random historical events mentioned in the background. I wondered how fantasy and historical fiction would mix, and I found out it doesn’t. Also, I just can’t get behind the trope… Read more
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The House Across The Lake
Storyline: 3 Stars I read this one for book club, and it was a pretty interesting read. It was not anything special if you have read some thrillers before, but there were a few aspects that were unique about this book from other thrillers. I really don’t have a lot to say about this book… Read more
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Firefly Lane
Storyline: 4 Stars I needed this. It is a classic Kristen Hannah book. It is not going to win any awards, but it will bring exactly what you expect. Good female characters, friendship, family, and tears. One thing I love about Kristen Hannah is that I can always count on them. There are a lot… Read more
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The Alice Network
Storyline: 1 Stars Honestly, this was one of the worst books that I read this year. It wasn’t because the premesis was bad; I think that women spies did great things in the World Wars and I believe that their contribution often goes unnoted. The book was the problem. The women were silly and naive… Read more
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Lessons in Chemistry
Storyline: 3 Stars I was hoping for more, or maybe I was hoping for less. This book has been so popular and had so many good reviews, but I was disappointed. Part of the disappointment might have been because the reviews were so different. Some of the reviews thought that it was hilarious, some serious,… Read more
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Beartown
Storyline: 5 Stars Oh wow. I knew that the story was building up to something in the first part when it was all about hockey, but wow it was great. There were so many times in the beginning where I was frustrated and disgusted with the hockey culture, but then I realized I was supposed… Read more
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Storyline: 4 Stars It has been many years since I read the Chronicles of Narnia, which is why I wanted to reread them. They were like I remembered, but also different than I remembered now that I am an adult. I enjoyed the Chronicles of Narnia, and it is definitely better than the other C.S.… Read more
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Romantasy: The New Genre
What is Romantasy? Romantasy. It’s the newest recognized genre in the book world. In 2023, Goodreads listed romantasy as a genre for the Goodreads choice awards for the first time ever. But what is this new trending genre? Romantasy is romance + fantasy. It’s as simple as that. Think of Lord of the Rings meets… Read more
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Skipping pages – can’t I skip the bad stuff?
Skipping Pages It’s hard to find an appropriate book these days, especially as a Christian that wants to read good, clean books. The unfortunate part is that so many of the new popular books do have many inappropriate scenes. A lot of times the solution is skipping the pages that contains all the inappropriate scenes.… Read more