"Mandie and The Shipboard Mystery" by Lois Gladys Leppard

About this book:

  “Mandie has just celebrated her thirteenth birthday and been surprised to discover that she has permission to go with her grandmother to Europe. It's just too exciting to be true!
  Grandmother Taft, Celia, and Mandie are given a big send-off as they board the Queen Victoria bound for Europe. Traveling on the ship with them is Senator Morton. His attentions keep Mrs. Taft distracted to the point where she slightly neglects Celia and Mandie a situation guaranteed to mean trouble.
  The girls meet some unusual people on board, and even find someone in their room when they return to it one night. Candy and fruit disappear from their cabin, and someone's valise turns up under their settee. Then comes the real surprise!
  Uncle Ned won't be able to rescue them this time!”


Series: Book #14 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!) {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- Proverbs 3:3 at the beginning; Prayers; A couple Scriptures are prayed; Church going & mentions of sermons; Talks about God & a Christian school; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions Bibles; A mention of gospel songs;

*Note: A couple mentions of ghosts.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: two ‘dumb’s; A bit of sarcasm; Mentions of a woman who was either killed or committed suicide (barely-above-not-detailed).

Sexual Content- Joe gets jealous when Tommy is near Mandie; Mentions of Joe wanting to marry Mandie when they’re older; Mentions of a good-looking young man & Celia has a crush on him; A couple mentions of belly dancers.

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

                                              Set in 1901
                         158 pages (also available in a collection with four other Mandie books.)

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My personal Rating-

Best Mandie book in a while—the good (non-jealous) Mandie is back! I forgot about the new character that comes to play in this book…it can only get better characters from here on out, in my opinion! ;)

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.

"Rematch" by Erynn Mangum

About this book:

  “With two matches under her belt, Lauren’s ready to get back to work. Lucky for her, her job at The Brandon Knox Photography Studio makes it even easier to work her magic on her best friend and boss, Brandon, and the adorable receptionist, Hannah. And since she’s at Shawn’s café every day anyway (a girl’s gotta feed her caffeine and chocolate addictions, doesn’t she?), why not look for his perfect match as well?
  But with all her love-connection luck, Lauren’s thrown for a loop when her dad announces that he’s heading out of town for a singles’ retreat. And in the midst of panicking about her dad and potential future stepmom, there's also the matter of Ryan: Love interest or friend? Only time, vats of coffee, and pounds of chocolate will tell!”


Series: Book #2 in “Lauren Holbrook” series. (Review of Book #1, Here!)

Spiritual Content- Prayers; Church going, sermons, singing & Bible studies; Many Scriptures are read, quoted & memorized; Lots of Bible reading; Talks about God, God’s sovereignty & becoming a Christian; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of those in the Bible; A mention of Judgement Day.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘darn’, a ‘darn it’, a ‘dang it’, an ‘oh my land’, a ‘pain in the rear’, a ‘sheesh’, a ‘shoot’, a ‘stuff it’, a ‘wimp’, two ‘buck up’s, two ‘drat’s, two forms of ‘dumb’, three ‘heck’s, three ‘holy cow’s, three ‘stupid’s, four ‘shut up’s, twelve ‘oh my gosh’s; Sarcasm; Doctor stuff (semi-detailed); A mention of slaughtering a cow; A mention of poker;

               *Note: Watching a R-rated movie (Speed); Mentions of Starbucks; Mentions of books, movies, TV shows & singers; A mention of Old Navy.

Sexual Content- five cheek kisses, two forehead/head kisses; Watching couples kiss (up to semi-detailed); Touches (barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing; Labor & babies are born (border-line barley-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); a ‘baby’ and five ‘babe’s; A mention of puberty; A mention of a conception; A couple mentions of sensually talking; A couple mentions of a husband & wife’s privacy; Mentions of honeymoons; Mentions of kisses; Mentions of PMS, periods & hormones; Mentions of flirting; Mentions of cute actors; Many mentions boyfriends, girlfriends & dating; Watching people fall in love;

               *Note: A mention of a bikini.

-Lauren “Laurie” Holbrook, age 23
                                             1^st person P.O.V. of Lauren
                                                   326 pages

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My personal Rating-

I’m not sure if I liked book #1 or book #2 better! I haven’t laughed so hard since…the last Erynn Mangum book I read! Hahaha! ;) Laurie is so off the wall and witty that you can’t help but love her! :)

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.