The Preppy Book Princess

  Good Morning Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. How's your week going so far? Mine's been a little crazy, but pretty good nonetheless.  Today's review is going to be for a middle grade title that I recently finished from a new to me author. It ended up not being quite what I was expecting, and I hope you'll all keep reading down below to find out why that was. Finding Black Beauty by Lou Kuenzler: Source: Bought for Myself Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: January 1st, 2016 Genre: Middle Grade/Classic Retelling Synopsis: Told from the point of view of a young girl who masquerades as a boy in order to become a groom, this is the other side of the classic horse story BLACK BEAUTY. Aspiring groom Jo comes to love Beauty and when they are separated she travels to London to find him - on the way solving the mystery of her long-l...

  Good Morning Sweet Friends :) I pray that today finds you all doing well, and that you're all looking forward to the weekend. This week has been a little crazy around here, so I'm hoping to have some time to go for a walk and read this weekend, as I'd love the chance to relax a bit. Are any of you guys also dealing with the insane summer temperatures that just don't want to go away this year? It doesn't feel like fall at all yet where I live, and that makes me sad because fall is always my favorite season. Hopefully we'll see that change soon, but in the meantime I have a fun book review to share with you all. I hope you'll all keep on reading down below, and join me for today's full review. The Heart of Bennet Hollow by Joanne Bischoff Dewitt: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Tyndale Fiction Publication Date: October 7th, 2025 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction/Jane Austen Retelling Synopsis: An Appalachian farmer’s daughter and a w...

  Good Morning Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I always enjoy getting to welcome you to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today's review is for an upcoming sweet romance release by one of my all time favorite authors. I hope you'll all keep reading down below, and join me for today's full review. The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date:  October 7th, 2025 Genre: Christian Fiction/Clean Romance/Contemporary Synopsis: She inherits the bookshop of her dreams . . . But she has to run it with the ex she vowed never to speak with again. Shelby Thatcher adores working in the charming small-town bookshop her grandmother opened years ago. Since high school she's helped Gram turn the shop into a community hub for book lovers in the lak...

  Good Morning Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I'm excited you've chosen to spend some time with me this morning.  If you're new here, I've been sharing my love of books over here on my little corner of the internet since the fall of 2015, and my favorites are generally Christian fiction, cozy mysteries, mysteries, classics, middle grade, young adult, and clean romances. It's usually from these particular genres that I share reviews from, and today's is going to be for a classic that I've wanted to read for quite a few years, and finally recently had the chance to do so. I hope you'll all keep reading down below for today's full review. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: Source: Christmas Gift From My Hubby Publisher: Oxford University Press (This Edition) Publication Date: January 1st ...

  Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I always enjoy having you join me here on my little bookish corner of the internet. Today is a very special day. Why you may ask? Well it's the release day of the newest title in one of my very favorite series. I can't wait to tell you guys all about this wonderful, heartwarming title, but first, if you'd like to check out my reviews of the other titles in this series, you can do so using the links below: Blessings on State Street The Unexpected Inn The Unbound Bookshop  Otherwise, keep on reading down below, and join me for today's full review. The Uncomplicated Cafe by Rachael Bloome: Source: Complimentary Copy Provided by the Author as Part of Her ARC Team Publisher: Secret Garden Press Publication Date: September 16th, 2025 Genre: Clean Romance/Contemporary/S...

  Good Morning Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I'm always happy to welcome you to my little bookish corner of the internet. Not going to lie, today's post was a little hard to write. Not because I'm not excited to tell you all about the book I've chosen for today's review, but because my heart is heavy and broken from all the horrible hate we've seen in the world over the past few days. My prayers are being sent out to Iryna Zarutska's family and friends, Charlie Kirk's family and friends, and the family and friends of anyone affected by the shooting in Colorado. Such a bunch of senseless tragedies, and I can only pray that Jesus will be a source of strength and refuge to all the hurting right now.  Today's review is going to be for a title that's slightly different than the norm on my ...

  Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I'm so grateful you're here! Today I'm excited to be sharing with you all another book review for a 2025 Christmas season release! This story ended up being so much more than I was expecting, and I can't wait to tell you guys all about it. I hope you'll all keep reading down below, and join me for today's full review. Holly and Nick Hate Christmas by Betsy St. Amant: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Waterbrook Publication Date: September 16th, 2025 Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary/Christmas Read Synopsis: When a Christmas-hating woman’s brother sets her up with a fellow Grinch and it backfires, she decides to out-Christmas her date by setting up a festive battle wills in this enemies-to-lovers holiday romcom. Holly Sinclair has hated Christ...

  Happy Wednesday Sweet Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I always look forward to welcoming you to my little bookish corner of the internet. Today's review is one that I'm particularly excited about sharing with you all, as it's for a title that was one of my most anticipated releases for 2025! I've loved this entire series, and while I was sad to see it come to an end, I'm also thrilled at just how lovely this final installment was. If you'd like to check out my reviews of the previous titles in the series, you can do so using the links below: Beneath the Swirling Sky Between Flowers and Bones Otherwise, keep on reading down below, and join me for today's full review. Beyond the Far Horizon by Carolyn Leiloglou and Vivienne To (Illustrator): Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Waterbrook Publicati...