Read in Order to Live

In my last post, I shared my five-star reads from 2023 and concluded with choosing The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold as my favorite book of 2023.  In today's post, I'd like to share the reasons why I loved that book most of all.  Let me start by giving you an idea about the story.  First, I would classify this story as Contemporary Women's Fiction. The main characters are Clara Kip, an elderly woman who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and is given only a short time left to live and Aidyn Kelley, a young newspaper reporter who seeks more job responsibility but ends up being tasked with writing an obituary for Mrs. Kip instead. From page one, the faith element in this story is strong, unashamed, and bold. Mrs. Kip might be dying, but she's not done ministering to those whom God places in her path. Aidyn becomes one of those people who is changed just by getting to know Mrs. Kip. Throughout the story we're also given flashback glimpses int...

It’s time to start talking about BOOKS!📚🤍 I’m trying to plan out a posting schedule for this blog. I’ll get there eventually, maybe. But in the meantime, I think I’ll just start with a quick post sharing the titles of my 2023 Christian Fiction 5-star reads! What does it take to get a 5 star rating from me? Well, I have to have absolutely loved the story. It’s excellent, IMO. It’s also a book I will definitely reread someday. And because of this book, I want to read more of the author’s work. Regarding Christian Fiction, there’s no unsound doctrine that isn’t corrected as an untruth within the story. If you want to know the rest of my rating system, go HERE .  To be clear, I won't be adding many of these books to my church’s library (for a variety of reasons), but they are all Christian-made fiction books I love.  And now, without further ado, here’s my list of 5-star reads from last year in the order I finished them.  *Blind Trust (The SNAP Agency #3) by Natalie Walters...