"Mandie and the Long Goodbye" by Lois Gladys Leppard

About this book:

  “With only a few days left of her Christmas holidays with Joe, Sallie, Jonathan, and Polly at the Shaw house, Mandie is shocked to hear that a turkey has been stolen from Aunt Lou's oven in broad daylight. Whoever would do such a thing, and where have they taken it? Might is still be hidden in the house?
  Mandie and her friends begin the search for the missing turkey, but instead of solving the mystery, they uncover another mystery, and then another, and another. No matter how hard they try, they can't see, to solve any of them. But when Dr. Woodard disappears, things get very serious-and dangerous!
  Still nothing can chase away the pain that Mandie knows is coming!”


Series: Book #30 in “Mandie” series. (To read the reviews of the previous books in this series, click the number to be taken to that review: #1! #2! #3! #4! #5! #6! #7! #8! #9! #10! #11! #12! #13! #14! #15! #16! #17! #18! #19! #20! #21! #22! #23! #24! #25! #26! #27! #28! #29!) {There also is the “Young Mandie Mystery” series, (Book #1 review Here and Book #2 review Here!) but they do not connect together well.}

Spiritual Content- A Scripture is mentioned, quoted, & prayed; A few prayers & blessings; Church Going; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of churches, church going, & services; Mentions of holidays; A couple mentions of prayers & praying; A couple mentions of thanking the Lord;

*Note: A mention of spooks.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’, a ‘shut up’, and four ‘shucks’; All about mentions of a thief, stealing, & a stolen item; Mentions of people shooting people; Mentions of outlaws & robbing a bank; Mentions of pain, fighting, & guns aimed; A couple mentions of deaths; A couple mentions of jail; A mention of car games (gambling); A mention of the possibility of chickens being ran over.  

Sexual Content- a blown kiss and a cheek kiss; A couple hand touches (barely-above-not-detailed); A few mentions of Mandie & Joe marrying when they’re older & blushes; A few mentions of jealousy.

-Amanda “Mandie” Shaw, age 13
                                   P.O.V. of Mandie

                                              Set in 1901
                         156 pages (also available in a collection with two other Mandie books.)

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My personal Rating-

Alllllllllllll the Mandie and Joe feels, y’all.

I quite honestly didn’t care much about the mysteries in this one…there was so much Mandie and Joe that caught my interest instead! This is still technically a pre-teen series though, so it’s very clean and there’s only light hints of the possibility of the two getting married when they’re older. It’s really SO precious! This is probably one of my very favorites of the series because of that! :)

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.

"Royal Rescue" by Tammy Johnson

About this book:

  “A PRINCESS IN PERIL
  Hidden away for more than fourteen years, Thea James was presumed dead by most; killed in the fire that burned the royal palace. But Ronin Parrish knows the truth; and so does the person who murdered Thea's father, the king. Ronin takes his new duty as Thea's bodyguard seriously. After all, she's the only one who can clear his father of the king's murder. It doesn't matter that the princess's beauty and strength draw him to her. To a commoner like him, she can never be more than a mission. Now he's in a race to restore the princess to her rightful place on the throne before the unknown killer prematurely ends her reign.”


Series: It is a Love Inspired Suspense book that is not connected to any other books that I know.


Spiritual Content- 2 Corinthians 6:18 at the beginning and Psalm 91:4 at the end; Prayers & Thanking God; Talks about God, faiths, & prayer; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Ronin wonders if God has turned His back on him *Spoiler* but works through it by the end *End of Spoiler*; Many mentions of God & faiths; Mentions of prayers, praying, & blessings over food; Mentions of thanking God; A few mentions of those in the Bible; A couple mentions of blessings.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: an ‘idiot’ and five ‘stupid’s; Mentions of curses (said, not written); Danger, fear, threats, pain, blood/bleeding, injuries, threats of being killed, & a knife (up to semi-detailed); Being drugged, passing out, & fighting (twice, semi-detailed); An allergic reaction (semi-detailed); A car chase, a car crash, pain, & a sinking car (up to semi-detailed); Nearly being ran over, fear, & danger (semi-detailed); Nearly drowning (up to semi-detailed); All about mentions of murders, attempted murders, murderers/assassins, attacks, gunfire, & a fire (up to semi-detailed); Many mentions of killing, being shot, pain, blood/bleeding, injuries, gunfire, shooting, fires, & smoke (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of deaths; Mentions of dead bodies; Mentions of attempts on lives; Mentions of threats, traps, & violence; Mentions of prisons; Mentions of nightmares; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; Mentions of gossip & rumors; A few mentions of the idea of drowning a person; A couple mentions of hunting & a mounted deer; A couple mentions of throwing up.

Sexual Content- Quite a bit of touches & warmth (up to semi-detailed); Noticing; Mentions of touches, embraces, warmth, & liking it (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of dating & dates; A few mentions of married couples kissing; A couple mentions of blushes & winks; Love, falling in love, & the emotions.

-Thea James/Dorthea Jamison, age 24

-Ronin Parrish, age 31(?)
                                P.O.V. switches between them
                                                        218 pages

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My personal Rating-

I enjoyed the royalty plot of this book. It felt like it went by fast with all the action that was in it. “Royal Rescue” also had more Spiritual Content than the majority of Love Inspired Suspense books I’ve read, which was nice! :)

See y’all on Friday 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.