"This Quiet Sky" by Joanne Bischof

About this book:

  “There is nothing extraordinary about Tucker O’Shay’s dreams. Go to college. Become president. Fall in love. And pretend like he has enough time to get it all done.
  Sixteen-year-old Sarah Miller doesn’t expect anything out of the ordinary when she begins her first day at the one-room-school house in her new hometown of Rocky Knob. But when she meets seventeen-year-old Tucker O’Shay—the boy with the fatal illness who volunteers to tutor her in algebra—she finds herself swept up in a friendship that changes the way she sees the world and a love that changes her life.”


Series: Connected to another series by the author.


Spiritual Content- A Scripture is read and mentioned a few times (not recognized as a Scripture, however); Talks about God & asking Him questions; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Sarah gets mad at God at a point, but gets better; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & blessings over food; Mentions of churches & sermons; Mentions of Christmas songs; A few mentions of events in the Bible; A couple mentions of Bibles; A couple mentions of blessings; A couple mentions of sins; A mention of a book of the Bible; A mention of the sermon on the Mount; A mention of church mice; A mention of a hymn.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘suckered’ and two ‘drat’s; Mentions of deaths; A couple mentions of a husband abusing his wife; A couple mentions of cheating; A couple mentions of sarcasm.

Sexual Content- a finger kiss, a hand kiss, a cheek kiss, two head/hair kisses, two barely-above-not-detailed kisses, four detailed kisses, a very detailed kiss; Remembering a kiss (semi-detailed); Touches, Nearness, Brushes, Heat/Warmth, & Tingles (semi-detailed); Noticing, Staring, & Butterflies (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of (and talks about) kisses & kissing; Mentions of flirting, blushes, & talking to the opposite gender; A few mentions of (being married and) feeling a husband’s skin and waking up next to him; A couple mentions of impropriety; A couple mentions of Maggie and her admirers; A mention of a man cornering Sarah; A mention of an attempted “necking” that resulted in the man being slapped; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;

             *Note: Sarah’s parents were 14 & 19 when they married; A few mentions of Sarah saying she has no curves & later on the curves that she gets; A few mentions of a cancer that only men get (details are never named).

-Sarah Miller, age 16
                                1^st person P.O.V. of Sarah

                                      Set in 1885 (Epilogue in 1903)
                                                        149 pages

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My personal Rating-

I was hoping to enjoy this one due to it being a Historical YA (something we don’t see too often) but, unfortunately, the sexual content was so much. The touchy and kissy parts are just too much for me to feel comfortable with reading—especially since this is supposed to be a Young Adult book.

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.

"My Hope is Found" by Joanne Bischof

{Last day to enter our first ever giveaway of the book "Shades of Mercy" by A. Lustrea & C. Rivadeneira!}

About this book:

“Gideon O’Riley has been given another chance at a life with Lonnie. But will the fight for her heart risk it all over again?
After finally finding love with his sweet bride Lonnie, Gideon’s heart was torn when a woman from his past claimed to be his true and rightful wife, forcing him away from his family. God’s merciful hand saw Gideon through the heartache, and with Cassie’s blessing, he is able to return home. But his journey back through the Blue Ridge Mountains will hold a trial he never anticipated.
Meanwhile, Lonnie determines to seal off her heart from Gideon, convinced he is lost to her forever. Strengthening her resolve to move on is her growing fondness for the handsome Scotsman, Toby McKee—the young reverend she has come to care for deeply. His proposal of marriage offers a bright future for her and her young son.
Yearning to allow joy back into her life, Lonnie must put aside the broken pieces of her heart that still love Gideon. When he returns to find her betrothed to another, he has to place his hope in God, trusting that the One who redeemed their love once can do it again.”


 Series: ‘The Cadence of Grace’ book #3 (#2 “Though my Heart is Torn” here!)

Spiritual Content- James 1:2-3 in the front; Lonnie prays, Toby is a Reverend; Gideon tries to learn more about God.

Negative Content- Gideon gets jealous of Toby, one time punching him; a ‘screw’; One of the men gets a knife through his side (not in detail)

Sexual Content- The word ‘s*x’ is not written in this book, but Gideon gets asked if he touched/kissed/laid with Cassie.

-Gideon O’Riley

-Lonnie (O’Riley???)

-Toby McGee

                                                              P.O.V. switches between them.

                                                                       334 pages

                                                                 Set in 1902

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I liked “My Hope is Found” better than book two in this series, “Though My Heart is Torn”. Less sexual content, but still enough.

 

*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.

*I received this book for free from the Publisher for this review.