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Hello Everyone :) I hope you've all had a great week, and that you're currently enjoying a wonderful book for this weekend. For today's edition of First Line Friday, which is hosted by the lovely ladies over at Hoarding Books , I'm excited to share the first line from an upcoming release by one of my favorite authors. All The Stars by Mandi Blake: About The Book: Gaining her trust won’t be easy. Earning her love will be nearly impossible. Leah Manning is working to get back on her feet after her ex-husband disappeared one night, leaving her to raise their infant daughter alone. When a trip to a hardware store has her literally falling into the arms of its handsome owner, his charms are hard to resist. But he’s a stranger, and, to her, that means he can’t be trusted. Can she learn to let her faith be stronger than her fear? Brian Matthews has never met a stranger. A friend to everyone he meets, he can’t understand why Leah is determined to keep him at a ...

Good Morning Everyone :) I hope you're all having a great week so far, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. Life has honestly been a little crazy around here lately. Work's been insanely crazy, Neil and I are both still getting over health issues, and my to do list seems to grow more and more every single day. However, I continue to love finding moments of solitude with great books, and because of how many I've been flying through lately, I've had even more than normal to share on my blog. Today's review is a book that really impacted me, and I hope it'll be the same for all of you. I really can't wait to share about this one with you all. Wonder by R.J. Palacio: Source: Library Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication Date: February 14th, 2012 Genre: Middle Grade Series: Wonder Synopsis: I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably wors...

Hello Everyone :) I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. A little while ago, I shared with you all my review of Greenglass House by Kate Milford. I thought it was a really interesting middle grade read, and really ended up enjoying it for the most part. I was really looking forward to continuing on with the second book in the series, and after I finished reading it, I knew I needed to share my thoughts about it with you all. Ghosts of Greenglass House by Kate Milford: Source: Library Publication Date: October 3rd, 2017 Publisher: Clarion Genre: Middle Grade Series: Greenglass House Synopsis: Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House where thirteen-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search fo...

Happy Friday Everyone :) I hope you've all had a great week, and that your weekend is off to a wonderful start. I want to thank you all for joining me for another edition of First Line Friday, which is hosted by the lovely Hoarding Books. The past couple of weeks, I've been reading and loving the Charmed Life Mysteries by Jenny B Jones. They're funny, they're light hearted, and I really enjoy the character growth that Bella has shown since the start of the novel. I finished the third and final book at the start of this week, and I thought it was only fitting to use that title as my choice for this week's first line. Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: May 3rd, 2010 About the Book: Newly single, stalked by a killer, and in desperate need of some chic clown shoes--Bella is one skinny mocha frapp away from total meltdown. When the Fritz Family Carnival makes its annual appearance in Truman, Bella's keen reporter instincts tell her the bri...

Good Morning Bookish Friends :) Some of you may remember me sharing my review of So Not Happening by Jenny B Jones last week. I can honestly say that Jenny's young adult novels are becoming one of my favorite guilty pleasures. They are downright hilarious, but still full of important messages for the many issues teen girls are faced with in this day and age. After finishing So Not Happening, I couldn't wait to dive into the next book in The Charmed Life series, and it definitely did not disappoint. Bella was up to all of her usual antics, and I couldn't wait to share my thoughts and opinions about it with you all. I'm So Sure by Jenny B Jones: Source: Library Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: November 2nd, 2009 Genre: Young Adult/Christian Fiction Series: The Charmed Life Synopsis: Think you're having a rough week? Bella's stepdad, a semi-pro wrestler, just signed the entire family up for a reality TV show. Bella's first ...

Happy Monday Friends :) It's a holiday in my province today, and my hubby and I are both lucky enough to have it off work this year. We're both looking forward to a productive day of getting a few things done around the house, and then I'm also hoping to have time to do a movie night tonight. Perhaps we may even have a chance to finally watch P.S. I Still Love You on Netflix. If it's a holiday where you are today, what are your plans? For today's post, I'm going to be sharing a review for an upcoming release from one of my favorite Christian suspense authors, Colleen Coble. This one was a bit of a whirlwind for me personally, so I'm really looking forward to getting to share my thoughts about it with you all. One Little Lie by Colleen Coble: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: March 3rd, 2020 Genre: Christian Fiction/Mystery/Thriller Series: Pelican Harbor Synopsis: It started with one littl...

Happy Friday Everyone :) I hope you're all had a great week, and that you're all looking forward to the weekend ahead. I hope to have some extra time for reading this weekend, as I'm currently in the middle of a few different really interesting reads. Since today is Friday, it's time once again for First Line Friday. If you're unfamiliar, First Line Friday is hosted by Hoarding Books , and simply revolves around sharing the first line of the book you're currently reading. Today's First Line Friday is meant to be in honor of Valentine's Day, and that means that it's officially Kissing Books Day! I knew I had to go ahead and share my first line from a book I recently finished that contains one of my new favorite couples ever....... The Billionaire's Destined Bride by Mandi Blake Release Date: January 17th, 2020 About The Book: She needs to save her company. He’s running from a public breakup. To get what they both want, they’...

Happy Wednesday Everyone :) I hope you're all having a great week so far, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. Today I'm excited to bring you my first Revell Reads Blog Tour of 2020. I was ecstatic to get to participate in this highly anticipated release, and I can't wait to share with all of you today what I thought about it. The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin: Source: Publisher as part of the Revell Reads Blogger Program Publisher: Revell Publication Date: February 4th, 2020 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Series: Sunrise at Normandy Synopsis: In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the U.S. Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers' betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for—fulfilling the recurring dream of his death. Leah Jones works as a librarian at...

Hello Friends :) I hope you're all having a great week so far, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. If you've been reading my blog for awhile, then you're probably already aware that I chose Jenny B Jones' There You'll Find Me as my favorite read of 2019. You can check out that full review here.  However, when I picked up my second book by her shortly thereafter, Just Between You and Me, I didn't have quite the same positive experience. You can check out that review here. I'd really been wanting to give more of her books a chance, and since I happened to have another one of her young adult titles sitting on my TBR cart, I decided to go ahead and do so. Keep reading to find out what I thought about my third Jenny B Jones title. So Not Happening by Jenny B Jones: Source: Library Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: May 4th, 2009 Genre: Christian Fiction/Young Adult ...

Good Morning Everyone :) I hope your day's off to a great start, and that your finding lots of time to curl up with amazing reads. For today's post, I thought it would be fun to do another book tag, as once again, it has been quite awhile since I last did one. This one is especially kind of fun, as it's a bit more personal than the normal book tags are, and is going to focus more around my blogging habits. I'm not personally sure who started this one unfortunately, but I can't wait to get started on it. I present, The Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag. How Long Have You Been A Blogger? This was my very first blog, and I started it on September 20th, 2015. I'd wanted to start a blog forever, and that was the day I finally took the plunge and did it. For the first year or so, my posting schedule was extremely sporadic, but in 2016 I got more serious about it, and started trying to stick to a Monday, Wednesday and Friday timeline for new posts. ...

Happy Friday Everyone :) I hope you're all had a great week, and that you're all looking forward to the weekend. I'm excited to be taking part in another First Line Friday post today, which is hosted by Hoarding Books . I'm especially excited to showcase the title I picked for this week, as I'm definitely loving this particular title that I'm reading right now. The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin: Publisher: Revell Publication Date: February 4th, 2020 About The Book: In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the U.S. Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers' betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for—fulfilling the recurring dream of his death. Leah Jones works as a librarian at Camp Forrest, longing to rise above her orphanage upbringing and belong to the community, even as she uses her spare time to search for her real f...

Hello Everyone :) How have you all been doing lately? Without going into too many details, I will just say that it hasn't been the greatest couple of weeks for me. There's been some stressful situations and health issues that don't seem to want to calm down, and it's made me a tad anxious. I've spent lots of time in prayer and scripture study lately, as I feel that's always the best way to get through these tough situations. However, since I have been under the weather so much lately, I haven't really been leaving my house much for anything besides work, and because of that fact, I've had lots of extra reading time on my hands. So it's probably no surprise that I've finished a couple more books recently, and today I'm here to review one of these titles for you. This title was personally not what I was expecting, but I hope to explain in my review exactly why that was, in the hopes that others better suited for the book will have a mor...