Books Read - 2024

January 2024
  • The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism - Tim Alberta (NF)
  • Before We Were Yours - Lisa Wingate (F).
  • None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God - Matthew Barrett (NF).
  • Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage Trilogy, Book 1) - Brian McClellan (F).
February 2024
  • All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr (F). My daughter was reading this for school and wanted me to read it, too, so I did.  I have seen this recommended in various places, but wasn't really all that interested in yet another WWII historical fiction.  Wow. I would have missed out for sure. It was not at all what I expected and I'm glad I read it, and I've really been enjoying discussing it with my daughter. This was a beautiful book and I loved it, but it did leave me feeling a little melancholy at the end, sort of a bittersweet feeling, so be warned if you want to read it - the ending is very satisfying, but not necessarily "happy," which is true to life, especially in war time. 
  • The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly (F). While I mostly liked this book and appreciated the themes examined through the story and the growth arc of the main character, even finding myself tearing up at the final chapter, I don't think it's one I would recommend. It is marketed for ages 11+, and I definitely wouldn't have given it to any of mine at that age, especially not my youngest.  There are several scary elements and disturbing body horror type things that would have really disturbed her at that age. Also, I have a feeling an adult would better be able to appreciate the layers and deeper exploration of loss that permeates it than a child might. Just because a book is about a child of the middle grade age doesn't necessarily mean the book is best suited for a reader of the same age. 
  • The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store - James McBride (F).
  • The Midnight Library - Matt Haig (F).
  • The Deconstruction of Christianity: What it is, Why it's Destructive, and How to Respond - Alisa Childers, Tim Barrett (NF).
March 2024
  • The Crimson Campaign (The Powder Mage Trilogy, Book 2) - Brian McClellan (F).
  • The Autumn Republic (The Powder Mage Trilogy, Book 3) - Brian McClellan (F).





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