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What About Me?: Seeing Yourself the Way God Sees You
What About Me?: Seeing Yourself the Way God Sees You
Vicki Courtney | 2016 | Religion
10
5.5 (2 Ratings)
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What About Me? by Vicki Courtney addresses the very issues almost every young girl faces in an easy-to-read style, as if they were sitting down together over a cup of hot chocolate. Each chapter has QR codes to scan that link to videos of real and darling girls answering questions like "What makes someone beautiful 'on the inside'"?

The book contains four chapters which are Mirror, Mirror, That Thing You Do, Get More Likes, and The Truth of the Matter.

The first chapter; Mirror, Mirror is about self awareness and what God says about inner beauty; accepting your body shape and appearance; not comparing yourself to someone else. The second chapter; That Thing You Do is about God-given gifts and talents; emotional ups and downs of this age group; problems with exaggerating to make ourselves more appealing; our worth is not tied into failures; handling middle school; dealing with pressure. The third chapter; Get More Likes is about choosing God's way or the popular crowd's way; accepting who you are; those embarrassing moments; bullying, boys. Lastly, the fourth chapter; The Truth of the Matter is about what does God think about you; feeling valued; being a princess and an heir; having a relationship with Jesus.

In between each chapter are quizzes, relevant bible verses, advice from high school girls, and "Letter to My Daughter". Reading this book can change the perspective in young girls about themselves and their world. It can solidify their relationship with Jesus and enrich their relationship with God.

I received this book from B&H Publishing Group and B&H Kids via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
  
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We have always lived in the castle
We have always lived in the castle
Shirley Jackson | 2024 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Made no sense
Kiddish
CONFUSED! Is what I’m after finishing this novel. This Novel does showcase some excellent writing and story telling skills by the author.
Chapter 1 needed my utmost attention and I had to slow down my reading pace to understand all those directions and the story because there was a lot going on. From chapter 2, the story began to flow more easily and I was able to pick up some pace with my reading, by chapter 5, I was enjoying the story with the entry of cousin Charles and Merricat’s attempts to frighten him with all that poison talk. By Chapter 7, I was back to the blurb in search of some missing element, like a plot or some kind of purpose or meaning to this story but failed to find any and by chapter 9, this book began to wear me out in terms of reading, I had to put it down and pick it back up a couple of times. This is how I actually felt throughout this book.

Though, I enjoyed the writing and the narration from Merricat’s POV but as far as the story goes, this book just didn’t make sense to me. There was no plot or purpose as to why the characters behaved in a particular manner, was Merricat dead or alive — I had no clue. It was absolutely not a horror story and was very childish. And the ending just went on in circles and the chapters grew longer and tiresome to get through. The book just left me with a lot of unanswered questions.

I personally wouldn’t recommend this book unless you are looking for a good piece of writing.
  
Kian
Kian
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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This is the first book in this series by this author. This book will keep you hooked from the first page. The first chapter is amazing. This story is told by a third party, switching between the main characters. This author brings you an amazing story with exceptional characters. I can't wait to read more in this series and by this author in the future.



Highly recommended

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
  
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Henry and Ribsy (Henry, #3)
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8.0 (3 Ratings)
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Another kids book. Henry wants to go fishing with his father, but he has to keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble so he can go. Wonderful characters and very real to life situations, just funnier. The chapter "Ramona and the P.T.A." still kills me.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-henry-and-ribsy-by-beverly.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Murder in Stilettos
Murder in Stilettos
B. Bryant | 2013 | Erotica, Fiction & Poetry
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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I hope the paying public get a better copy than I did to review. Far to many errors in grammar and in plot and this could have been such a good book. Very disappointed. Got to chapter 15 before I couldn't take anymore and had to abandon it. I'd be happy to re-read this book if i'm give an edited copy to read.