Monday, June 29, 2015

"Murder Simply Brewed" by Vanetta Chapman



About this book:

  “Spring has arrived in Middlebury, Indiana, and Amber Wright can see profits in sight for her collection of Amish artisan shops—until she receives a call that Ethan Gray is dead. Hurrying over to A Simple Blend, she finds a single hole in the front window and Mr. Gray dead from an apparent heart attack. All the money is still in his register. Hannah Troyer takes over the shop’s duties, and she and Amber become fast friends as well as amateur sleuths. The police believe Gray’s death to be a by-product of vandalism, but Amber and Hannah aren’t so easily convinced.
Old Testament clues that don’t add up, a neighbor who is pulled into the midst of the investigation, a town with secrets to hide, and blossoming romance—all will combine to push Amber and Hannah into unfamiliar roles in order to solve a mystery and bring peace to the Amish community.”



Series: Book #1 in the “Amish Village Mystery” series.


Spiritual Content- 2 Samuel 22:4 & Daniel 5:25-26 at the beginning; Prayers; A few Scriptures are quoted or mentioned; Talks about God, His will, trusting Him & peace; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of those in the Bible; Tate tries to read the Bible; Church going; Ephesians 5:20 at the Acknowledgments.
*Note: a “as if the demons of hell were chasing me.”.
                

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’, two ‘stupid’s; A man dies (Murder or foul play? Discussions of it.); Blood, dead animals, & warning notes (barely-above-not-detailed to semi-detailed); Many mentions of poison; Mention of drugs and overdosing; a couple mentions of drunks and drinking; Mentions of gambling.


Sexual Content- two not-detailed kisses, seven border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed kisses, and a semi-detailed kiss; Noticing; Touches (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of crushes, flutters & dating; Love, falling in love & the emotions.

-Amber Wright, age 45
-Hannah Troyer, age 22
-Tate Bowman, age 52
                                         P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        352 pages

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My personal Rating-
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While I really appreciate that the murder & warning notes weren’t detailed, it was a bit kissy—which affects the overall ratings…had there been less kisses this book would have gotten a higher rating. It’s a good mystery, though, one where you can follow along and try to figure it out. :)


See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

Friday, June 26, 2015

"When Breaks the Dawn" by Janette Oke



About this book:

  “After surviving a harsh first year in the far north, Elizabeth Delaney and her Royal Canadian Mountie husband, Wynn, are settling into the small community of Beaver Creek. Elizabeth is once more teaching school, and they seem to be gradually making a place for themselves among the Indians. And then the news arrives...”


Series: Book #3 of the “Canadian West” series.
(Read Reviews of #1 Here, #2 Here, #4 Here, #5 Here, and #6 Here. )  {There is a movie based on the first book of this series with the same name, plus a TV series on Hallmark about the continuation of the series, “Return to the Canadian West.”
(Read Reviews of Book #1 in that series Here, and #2 Here.)} 


Spiritual Content- Talks about God & witnessing; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Prayers & Blessings over food; A handful of Scriptures are quoted; A mention of Hannah from the Bible; Christmas; Mentions of Church going; Mentions of Bible studies; Near the end, Elizabeth gets mad at God but gets over it quickly.
*Note: a mention of a spirit animal & the Great Spirit; a couple mentions of witchcraft & a witch doctor.


Negative Content- Dog fighting & Blood (semi-detailed); Mentions of illness & people dying (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of hunting & trapping animals for food; Mentions of liquor, drunks, shooting & killing someone (barely-above-not-detailed).


Sexual Content- two barely-above-not-detailed kisses; Three nose-kisses; Mentions of kisses (not-detailed); Embraces (barely-above-not-detailed); Elizabeth really wants a child but cannot conceive; Mentions of nursing; Love, marriage, & the emotions. 

-Elizabeth Thatcher Delaney
                                        1st person P.O.V. of Elizabeth
                                              Set in 1912-1916
                                                        215 pages

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My personal Rating-
Because the main part of this book is Elizabeth wanting a child but not being able to conceive it’s not the most relatable for teens. (Though, nothing about what it takes to conceive is said; very clean.) But, when you fall in love with a character you want to know what happens to said character. “When Breaks the Dawn” is very clean for teens and fans of the previous books will enjoy it. {I’d like to applaud the author once more for being so clean! Like I said, main part of this story is Elizabeth wanting to conceive, but there was no sexual hints or mentions at all! More authors need to write like Janette Oke.}


See y’all on Monday with a new review!


*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.