The Preppy Book Princess

  Happy Thursday Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. I hope you all had a really great Christmas, and that you're all looking forward to 2022. In the upcoming days, I plan to share my 2021 reading wrap ups with you all, but I have to be honest and state that I really needed a few days away from my blog. I'm going to start out this review with addressing a few things that I really need to get off my chest, and why I so badly needed to step back for a few days. First, I got some really devastating news right before Christmas, and it was honestly hard to even look forward to the season with everything going on. I'm extra thankful for the time I was able to spend with my family during the holidays, as it definitely gave me something else to focus on. Second, I ended up getting a cold right before the holidays, and I was feeling pretty yucky for a few days, and didn...

  Merry Christmas Eve Everyone :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. It's been a pretty crazy week around here, and I'm looking forward to getting to spend the next couple of days with my family celebrating the true reason for the season. Before I get started on all the Christmas festivities however, I wanted to hop on here and wish you guys all a Merry Christmas, and share one more book review with you all. Last year I read my first book by Court Stevens, and I honestly didn't enjoy it. You can find that review below: The June Boys However, when I read the synopsis of her upcoming release, I was really intrigued and decided to give another one of her books a try. Keep reading to find out what I ended up thinking about it. We Were Kings by Court Stevens: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: February 1st, 2022 Genre: Young Adult Ficti...

Hello Bookish Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. I hope you're all enjoying these last few days before Christmas. Last night, my family and I went for a drive to look at Christmas lights, and then went back to my parent's house for cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate. I finished the evening by playing Dutch Blitz with my mom and my nephew, and it was a lovely way to spend an evening during the holidays. I look forward to doing some more Christmassy things today after work, but beforehand, I'm excited to share another review with you all. Back in the spring of 2016, I had the pleasure of getting to meet Rachel Hauck at the RT Booklover's Convention. Ever since, she's become one of my favorites, and I always look forward to getting to read a new-to-me book by her. When I heard her new series was going to be another royal series, I was really excited a...

  Hello Friends :) I hope you're all enjoying this last week before Christmas, and that you're looking forward to the season.  Today I have an especially exciting book review to share with you all. Earlier in the year, I read Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark (review here ), and it ended up being one of my favorite reads of the year so far. I'd always wanted to go back and read the first book, and I recently finally got the chance to do so. Today I'm here to share with you all what I thought about it. The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark: Source: Libby App Publisher: Bethany House Publication Date: December 1st, 2020 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction/Contemporary/Dual Timeline Series: Heirloom Secrets Synopsis: Harper Albright has pinned all her hopes on a future in fashion design. But when it comes crashing down around her, she returns home to Fairhope, Alabama, and to Millie, the woman who first taught her to sew. As she rethinks her own future, secr...

Hello Friends :) I pray you've all been doing well, and I want to thank you for joining me today here on The Preppy Book Princess. I've been going through a lot lately. Sometimes it seems like it's not possible to handle all the burdens that are currently weighing on my shoulders, but then I take comfort in reminding myself that nothing is impossible for our our Heavenly Father, and there's a never a moment where He's not right with me. Outside of prayer, worship and reading His Word, one of my favorite ways to try and give myself some hope in the midst of bad times is by reading Christian fiction novels. I recently finished a book that had me both ugly crying and reevaluating how I've been looking at many recent situations, and I can't possibly stress how much this amazing story affected me. Today, I can't wait to tell you all about it! Hope Between the Pages by Pepper Basham: Source: Libby App Publisher: Barbour Publication Date: April 1st, 2021 Genre:...

  Good Morning Bookish Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I hope you're all enjoying the start to a new week. Can you believe Christmas is next week? That seems kind of crazy to me, and I know there's definitely a few things I have to get finished before then. Today, I'm hoping to get some more baking and wrapping done, but before I get started on all that, I wanted to jump on here and share my review for another one of the titles from my favorite series of 2021. This particular title releases next month, and I can guarantee that none of you are going to want to miss it. Keep reading for my full review. High Wire Heartbreak by Anna Schmidt: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Barbour Fiction Publication Date: January 1st, 2022 Genre: Christian Fiction/Time Slip Series: Doors to the Past Synopsis: In 1936--A party at the Ringling mansion Ca d’Zan in Sarasota, Florida, leads to a robbery--and possibly death. A successful historical mystery writer, Ch...

  Hello Friends :) Back in July, I had done a Christmas in July themed week on my blog that was a lot of fun. If you remember, the last book review I shared as part of Christmas in July was The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin, and you can find that review here. I didn't realize when I first picked it up, that it was actually a companion novel to her earlier release, If I Were You. I ended up going back and reading that one before I finished Wish Book Christmas, and it seemed fitting to review it all for you today. If I Were You by Lynn Austin: Source: Libby App Publisher: Tyndale House Publication Date: June 2nd, 2020 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Synopsis: From bestselling and eight-time Christy Award-winning author Lynn Austin comes a remarkable novel of sisterhood and self-discovery set against the backdrop of WWII. 1950.  In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England for a fresh start in America with her young son. As a widowed ...

  Happy Wednesday Friends :) I hope today finds you all doing well, and I hope you're all having the the chance to truly take time and enjoy and reflect this advent season. I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review today here on The Preppy Book Princess, and today I'm especially excited to be reviewing another anticipated 2022 release for you all. Since I first discovered Abigail Wilson's books a few years back, she's truly become a new favorite for me and I've reviewed quite a few of her books on my blog, which you can find using the links below: Midnight on the River Grey Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey The Vanishing at Loxby Manor I was really excited to dive into her upcoming release, and today I can't wait to share with you all what I ended up thinking about it. Keep reading for my full review. Twilight at Moorington Cross by Abigail Wilson: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: January 11th, 2022 Ge...

  Hello Friends :) 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. Are you all having a good December so far? Mine has definitely had its ups and downs, but I'm sure that's the same for the majority of people. I'm definitely excited for Christmas though, and I'm looking forward to reading many Christmas themed reads in the weeks to come. For today's post however, I have my review of a new to me author, of a book that has stuck with me long since finishing it.   I hope you keep reading and enjoy. :) Night Bird Calling by Cathy Gohlke: Source: Libby App Publisher: Tyndale House Publication Date: January 5th, 2021 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Synopsis: From award-winning author Cathy Gohlke, whose novels have been called "haunting" ( Library Journal  on  Saving Amelie ) and "page-turning" (Francine Rivers on  Secrets She Kept ), comes a historical f...

  Happy Friday Friends :) I pray today finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. Are you doing anything exciting for the weekend? I was supposed to be attending a Christmas service with my family, but our area is predicted to get a big snowstorm tomorrow, and I'm not sure if that will still be happening or not. Even if it doesn't, I'm still looking forward to enjoying many festive things like baking, wrapping, and watching Christmas movies, and I hope to curl up with at least one Christmas themed read this weekend as well. Today's post is an exciting one for me, because today I get to share with all of you my review for Kristina Hall's newest release that just so happens to be the third and final book in her Moretti Trilogy. You can check out my reviews for the first two books below and then keep on reading for my review of the newest book: Promises Unbroken Mercy Undeserved Truth U...

  Hello Friends :) 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. It's officially December 1st and honestly that seems kind of hard to believe. I feel this last year has gone by so fast, and it's crazy that another Christmas season is almost once again upon us. I'm looking forward to reading and reviewing some new Christmas books this month, and look forward to sharing them all with you guys. It's been quite awhile since I last shared a children's fiction book review on my blog, and today seemed like the perfect day to change that. I recently had the chance to reread an old childhood favorite, and today I'm looking forward to sharing with you guys all about it. A Little House Christmas: Holiday Stories From the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Illustrated by Garth Williams: Source: Borrowed from a Family Member Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October...