Books for Christian Girls: "The Treasured Brides Collection" by Grace Livingston Hill

About this book:

“Take a step back to a slower paced life the 1930s and 40s, and discover the joy of old-fashioned romance as penned by one of America’s most beloved authors. Lightly updated for today’s reader, this collection of three romances—including The Big Blue Soldier, Found Treasure, and The Patch of Blue—is the perfect pathway to discovering a timeless author. Grace Livingston Hill created enduring characters who go through every human emotion. They are realistic individuals looking to fit in and find a place of contentment in life. Love meets them in their struggles and faith points them to eternal hope and peace.”

Series: They are all part of the Grace Livingston Hill books.

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“The Big Blue Soldier” by Grace Livingston Hill

“Aunt Marilla Chadwick wants to find a young man for her lovely young friend, Mary Amber. She sees a tall young soldier walking slowly toward her house. It doesn't matter that his uniform is bedraggled and dirty or that she had never seem him before in her life, for Aunt Marilla has an idea, a plan, a sudden inspiration--and soon she, Mary Amber, and the mysterious soldier are all entangled in an adventure that will change their lives forever.”

Spiritual Content- Prayers are said & two Scriptures are quoted.

Negative Content- Minor Cussing including: a “you can go to thunder” and a “go to thunder”.

Sexual Content- a ‘hussy’; Love

-Mary Amber

-Miss Marilla

-Lyman Gage / Dick
P.O.V. switches between them in a narration form

Set in 1918
95 pages

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Pre Teens-

{If you don’t mind a small amount of romance}

New Teens-

Early High School Teens-

High School Teens-

My personal Rating-

(and a half)

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“Found Treasure” by Grace Livingston Hill

“Effie Martin was humiliated! Lawrence Earle, the football hero, was coming back from college, and all the girls were planning a big picnic for him. She had been planning to go, too--until she overheard the girls saying they didn't want her along because she was too rough, too much of a tomboy. Well, she'd show them. She could be as much a lady as any of them!

Or could she? Almost immediately Effie found herself caught in a struggle between "acting ladylike" and being herself--a struggle she was afraid of losing. Then suddenly, wonderfully, an act of heroism throws Effie into an extraordinary friendship with the football star himself! And she begins the thrilling journey of becoming a woman who understands strong faith and lasting love.”

Spiritual Content- Proverbs 22:1 at the front & Philippians 4:8 gets quoted a few times; Guardian angels are mentioned; Lawrence has a strong Faith and witness to Effie; Prayers & a Scripture are said; Talks about God & knowing Him.

Negative Content- Ugly, hate and wanting to die because nobody likes you (Effie feels like this); a flask gets emptied by others.

Sexual Content- *Spoiler* When Eleanor gets married Euphemia says she can make Eleanor’s lingerie (nothing is said about what Eleanor will use it for, except that when Effie’s making it she says it’s underwear). *End of Spoiler*

-Euphemia “Effie” Martin

-Lawrence Earle
P.O.V. switches between them in a narration form.

Set in 1928 (but skips 5 years, then 1, then 3, then 2.)
140 pages

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Pre Teens-

New Teens-

(and a half)

Early High School Teens-

High School Teens-

My personal Rating-

(and a half)

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“The Patch of Blue” by Grace Livingston Hill

“They lived in separate worlds until his world fell apart. Now Chris and Natalie will never be the same.”

Spiritual Content- Chris goes to church but only because his parents want him to; A sermon does get written; Natalie has a strong Faith; Prayers & two Scriptures are quoted; Many talks about God & Faiths get stronger.

Negative Content- A semi-detailed robbery; Chris says a man is yellow and that you “couldn’t depend on him”.

Sexual Content- a ‘hussy’, two ‘tramps’; Chris wants to kiss Natalie but doesn’t; A not-detailed kiss; Love & falling in it.

-Natalie Halsey

-Chris Walton
P.O.V. switches between them in a narration form.

Set in 1932
185 pages

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Pre Teens-

New Teens-

(and a half)

Early High School Teens-

High School Teens-

My personal Rating-

(and a half)

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Pre Teens-

New Teens-

(and a half)

Early High School Teens-

Older High School Teens-

My personal Rating-

(and a half)

Let’s break them down;

The first book, “The Big Blue Soldier”, was a cute story but very, very rushed. The “I love you” part came out of left field to me.

Book Two, “Found Treasure”, well, before the middle of the book, I was dreading finishing it! Effie was so annoying, rude & and just plain hateful! Many times I wanted to smack her (I know, I know, that’s wrong but honestly!) She (finally!) got better but then her bratty, selfish older sister took the hateful show over. Lawrence was the only good part in this book.

And Number #3, “The Patch of Blue”, was my favorite out of the three but the negative part was hard for me to read. It was a cheesy plot, but I did like, however, when Natalie shared her Faith with Chris.

Overall, it was an okay, but pretty clean, read.

See y’all on Monday with another review!

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