Kroosreads and Reviews

  This author is such a great story teller! Her novels always place me right in the pages of the book, going along on the adventures with the characters. I can almost see what the Vitamin Sea looks like and feel the love from The Gals. Katie struggles with her body image throughout the book and I enjoyed how Beanie attempted to counteract her thinking by talking about what she enjoys when looking in the mirror. Rue was another great character and such an encourager. George Bailey was pretty fantastic as well. I never knew what he was going to do next! There were lots of family dynamics at play between Cole and Hutch. It was interesting to learn throughout the story of the struggles that they experienced. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own. **Please note there is some swearing in this book!

  I left this on my netgalley shelf for far too long. This was such a great book! The best part of the book was the deep faith of the characters. It encouraged me in my own walk with the Lord. In the book, prayer and reading the Bible is paramount to everything else. The characters invite others to Bible study and actively pray for them. Paige was a great character as well. I enjoyed how the church ladies came alongside her and mentored her. It took me until the end of the story to figure out how the "puzzle" would go together. For me, that made this book a great read!! Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

 This author does a great job of portraying hope throughout her stories.   I loved how the character was standing in the echo of someone else's hope.  I could almost feel the peace in the setting as Jennie walks the line each day.   The mental health struggles that Mr. Ward experiences during the book may be difficult for some readers.  The author is able to fully describe the struggles that he is facing which is hard to read about.   It was exciting to delve into the world of paleontology and looking for dinosaur bones.  Leo is such an insightful young man and shares Biblical truths easily. Mrs. Ward is such a picture of grace and loving and respecting your spouse in sickness as well as in health.  She was a great character.   Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.  The opinions are my own.

 A foster child caught in the crosshairs of a crime?  This story pulled at my heart strings and left me cheering for the little guy.   The story is fast paced and full of criminal activity!  It definitely kept my interest and left me guessing until the end of who was involved! I enjoyed that Graham and Marielle had known each other previously.  It was interesting to see how that developed throughout the story. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.  The opinions are my own.

  This was an eye opening story to read as I had never heard of this natural disaster. The author does a good job of delaying the tragedy but not dwelling in it and allowing hope to shine through. I enjoyed the different points of view from the main characters of Lillian and Griffin. Thanks so much to netgalley and Barbour Publishing for the arc. The opinions are my own.

Most of this book takes place outside of the cooking competition, which was a bit of a disappointment for me.  The mystery and suspense were a bit lacking as well.  I enjoyed the relationship between Foster and Fannie but there were a lot of characters to keep track of.   Thanks to netgalley and Barbour Publishing for the arc.  The opinions are my own.