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ISBN: 9781101988640
Publisher's Synopsis:
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission - to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. London's underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested - the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene's new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own.
Soon, she's up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option - the nature of reality itself is at stake.
MrsK's Review: Sci-Fi Fantasy
Irene had thirty minutes to steal the book and escape. She is sent from the Library to this alternate world, as in every book quest... she had to remain on alert and prepared. Her one advantange is that only a Librarian can read the "Language." No other form of magic can compare to the power of the Language. It's usefulness can "affect certain aspects of reality." As long as she can slip in and out with the book she is sent to recover, most quests will be quick and without notice. "Most" is the key, for when discovery interferes... all aspects of the journey becomes dangerous.
Coppelia is Irene's supervisor. She is a research-based and well equipped field manager with a commanding personality. Senior Librarians only search for the most unique books in the alternate realities or those they long to locate. For Irene's next assignment she has determined that Irene will mentor a novice. Irene isn't sure about the urgency of this next journey. Something isn't in alignment.
Kai is the novice that arrives filled with enthusiasm, an air of arrogance, and impossible beauty. Even though he has only been in training for a short while, he is more than ready to leave training. But will he be a "runner" or will he be a willing learner?
Brandement is a Librarian that finds ways to overtake aspects of Irene's assignments. Her appearance at the beginning of the Grimm assignment is not a coincidence. Emily is concerned that Brandement will cause undue challenges.
The next assignment is to locate the 1812 original Grimm manuscript. Irene isn't sure why this objective is so urgent. The manuscript could have an effect on the Language or it might be specific and unique to the alternate world which the Library would need to own to keep that world open or perhaps it's a book a Senior Librarian just wants to locate... which doesn't seem plausible due to the urgency of the assignment.
As Irene and Kai begin this journey, not all things will go as planned. Danger is everywhere. Death is possible. Creepers are always around the corners and not every character is reliable or truly what is portrayed. This twist-turning and unpredictable tale is so unusually woven... be prepared to walk away with a reader's overload... only to be compelled to rejoin the quest once your mind has successfully become accustomed to the previous page encounters! Be aware you will meet faeries, mutations, superheroes, impossible devices, vampires, werewolves, and of course dragons!
Warning... addictive... page turning!
MrsK
Meet the Author:
Genevieve Cogman got started on Tolkien and Sherlock Holmes at an early age, and has never looked back. But on a perhaps more prosaic note, she has an MSC in Statistics with Medical Applications and has wielded this in an assortment of jobs: clinical coder, data analyst and classifications specialist. Although The Invisible Library is her debut novel, she has also previously worked as a freelance roleplaying game writer. Genevieve Cogman’s hobbies include patchwork, beading, knitting and gaming, and she lives in the north of England.
ISBN: 9780063225886
Publisher's Synopsis:
“Have faith” is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like to live it out? In The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, Shannon Bream examines the lives of biblical women to see how God’s plans can turn our worlds upside down. She tells the story of Jochebed, a mother who took enormous risks to protect her son, Moses, from Pharaoh. Could Jochebed have imagined that God’s actual design for her son involved flight into exile and danger? And yet this was all part of the master plan to deliver Israel from slavery. Another biblical mother, Rebekah, made terrible choices in an attempt to ensure her son’s place in history. And a daughter, Michal, struggled to keep her faithless father, Saul, from sin, while battling pride in herself.Through these stories, Shannon explains the intimate connection between faith and family—and how God’s unexpected agenda can redefine the way we think about family. Not all of these mothers and daughters in the Bible were paragons of virtue. Like us, they were human beings who faltered and struggled to do their best. While some heard God’s voice, others chose their own paths. Through the lens of their imperfections, we can see how God used their stories to bring about His divine plans. He’s still doing the same work in our lives today.
The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak shows that faith is more often a twisting road than a straight line. Yet, as the stories of biblical families attest, at the end of these journeys lies greater peace and joy than we could ever imagine.
"See, I am doing a new thing...
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."
Isaiah 43:19
MrsK's Review: Faith-Baised Bible Study
With in the pages of this journey you will find two truths: The first will be that you need a journal and a few colored pens for you will be inspired to take notes. The second truth will be found in your journey with yourself and the wisdom of these often quiet voices. As with Esther, you will be called for a time such as this.
I can not overstate the powerful guidance of these women who have walked before us. Esther's story has always been a strength building roadmap, yet with new insights I've discovered that her wisdom was in her love for her uncle, as well as her King.
In Mary's and Elizabeth's story, I understood their journey for our Lord, their strengths demonstrates Proverbs 31 guiding our roles as a wife and a mother. Even though my children are now parents... this story tugged at my heart... reminding me that every generation that crosses my season of life is in fact a generation I can help raise up for our Lord.
In Ruth's and Naomi's story, my prayers to be so honored as to guide my daughter-in-laws in gracious love is an ongoing hope that only by our Lord's Grace will I plant seeds so fruitful.
Mother's and Daughter's... if you can use this book as a book study together... you are blessed. Make this your spring journey and take these women's example to heart... discuss these women and seek to be inspired for a new season of joy...
Throughout the years of my life I was in desperate need of a woman of faith. Isaiah's prophetic words resonnated within my season of motherhood. If I had considered the women of the Bible and what I could have learned... Well... now there is a book of their wisdom... this is a must for every mother, daughter, aunt, and grandmother...
Blessings,
MrsK
Meet the Author:
Shannon Bream is the author of the number one New York Times bestsellers The Women of the Bible Speak and The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak, the anchor of FOX News Sunday, and Fox News Channel’s chief legal correspondent. She has covered landmark cases at the Supreme Court and heated political campaigns and policy battles from the White House to Capitol Hill.
ISBN: 9780778311461
Publisher's Synopsis:
It was the year that changed everything. When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, she said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake—and never saw him again. She never saw her brother again, either; Doug died in a car accident that same year.Now, at fifty, she finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Long married, a mother and a teacher, she should be happy. But she feels there’s something missing in her life, although she doesn’t know exactly what. Not only that, she’s balancing the demands of an aging mother and a temperamental twenty-year-old daughter.
Her mother, Vivian, a recent widow, is having difficulty coping and living alone, so Susannah goes home to Colville, Washington. In returning to her parents’ house, her girlhood friends and the garden she’s always loved, she also returns to the past—and the choices she made back then.
What she discovers is that things are not as they once seemed. Some paths are dead ends. But some gardens remain beautiful…
MrsK's Review: Reality Fiction
Vivian has gotten lost in her childhood town of Colville. A place she has known all of her life. Her husband, George, is no longer living... yet, she can talk to him in her moments of need. She must get home to her beloved garden and before he comes home.
Susannah is struggling through her son's and daughter's young adult choices. Brian is a wonderful father and husband... yet there is a disquieting within her mind. Add in the crazy dreams about Jake. Nothing seems "normal" and now, her mother is sounding "out of sorts." She knows its time to return to Colville. What will she find? Will her mom be willing to move into a senior facility? Will returning home to pack up the memories and sell the house allow her to walk away from her burdens that haven't healed? As an educator, summer vacation is the best time to get all things accomplished in Colville, yet if her brother had not died it wouldn't have been just her responsibility.
Chrissie isn't "eager" to return home for the summer break. Leaving the university doesn't thrill her. Leaving her dorm life and Jason to return home to Seattle is not how her life should be unfolding. Especially since Jason hasn't arrived as promised. College is mostly about her social life, her grades are still average but her life is centered around her friends and Jason.
Altimira is Colville's senior living facility. If Vivian will give it a chance, Susannah knows she will meet other's that she has known. Will it be the best choice for her mother? It definitely would be an easier transition for all that must be done for the sale of the house.
In this "disquieted" season of life, things are never easy. Memories and "unknowns" are always a shadow. The saying good-bye to what was and walking thru the desert of an exhaustive change will bring choices that either completes the struggles or destroys what was once comfortable. Relationships become stretched... old friends still have an influence... and home can become broken more than you anticipated. Which will Susannah experience... well that is the journey within the covers of Susannah's Garden.
This is not a typical Macomber story line. It's a story that causes one to ponder how life can switch gears as one is becoming more seasoned in life. Given we all will experience our parents beginning their journey home, it's comforting to know how others walk the path of an aging parent. Three generations... some with dreams, some with mid-life questions, and those who are removed from their daily homes. What I discovered was the comfort of Macomber's storytelling craft, it did not leave me alone in despair. Hope is always woven within her stories. This book's journey provides a calming peace for the difficult seasons in a woman's life.
MrsK
Meet the Author:
In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.
Publisher's Synopsis:
Sarah has found an anonymously published book about Debby Neely, a quilter from Maple Hill who was jailed for a crime she didn’t commit. To make matters even more interesting, the book was donated by Sarah’s mother, Ruth. Did Ruth have any connection to Debby? Can Sarah find Debby and bring her justice? Find out in this suspenseful adventure that is sure to please any mystery-lover!"Some mysteries aren't meant to be solved."
MrsK's Review: Mystery
Maple Hill is a small town in which most everyone has known each other for generations. For Sarah, the library always gave her a sense of completeness. She was comfortable with the wisdom and stories that the library provided. Her discovery of an old storage area and a box of books would begin a mysterious journey to find out who Debby Neely was? Sarah is baffled with this biographical book about a woman who was only in their town for a short period of time. Why did she come to their town? Who was Debby Neely? Why was she taken outside of the church and transported to jail? Was her mother a part of Debby's story?
Sarah realizes that her mother once had a dress like the ones described in the book. Could she be the author? Why was this book donated to the library? Debby seemed quiet, a gifted quilter, someone known at the local church... there must be someone in town who remembers her, including the author of this mysterious book. What Sarah knows for certain is that Debby's story is not a book to be set aside.
Woven between Sarah's interviews around the town and the pages of the mysterious book, there are characters that are realistically portrayed, in fact you would have met them in any small town across America. In many ways... I felt as if I had just gone home to my Silverton youth. Since this is a Patchwork Mystery, I adored all the descriptions of Debby's skilled patchwork dress/skirt designs. There really is nothing better than a quilted blanket, skirt, vest, or even drapes! Inspiring creations abound!
If your first mystery series was Nancy Drew or Trixie Belden... maybe you read Cam Jansen or Friday Barnes... this enjoyable mystery will be like finding an old friend... grab a quilt and a cup of tea and enjoy a moment of just reading for enjoyment,
MrsK
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