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Hello Everyone :) I hope you're all doing well, and thank you for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. The Lost Castle by Kristy Cambron: Source: Library Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: February 6th, 2018 Genre: Christian Fiction/Women's Fiction/Historical Fiction Series: Lost Castle Synopsis: Launching a brand-new series, Kristy Cambron explores the collision of past and present as she discovers the ruins of a French castle, long lost to history. A thirteenth century castle, Chateau de Doux Reves, has been forgotten for generations, left to ruin in a storybook forest nestled deep in France's picturesque Loire Valley. It survived a sacking in the French Revolution, was brought back to life and fashioned into a storybook chateau in the Gilded Age, and was eventually felled and deserted after a disastrous fire in the 1930s. As Ellie Carver sits by her grandmother's bedside, she hears stories of a castle . ...

Hello Bookish Friends :) Can you believe it's already April? I mean it seems like Christmas was only a few weeks ago, and instead it was over three months ago. It also seems like our January Disney World trip literally just happened, and yet it's already been over two and a half months since we've been back. And I feel like I was just posting my February wrap up, and now it's already time to post my March wrap up. 2019 is just going by at warp speed it seems! I hope you all had a great March. Mine was not my favorite month ever as work was kind of stressful, and we also seemed to have the usual issues with taxes and whatnot. Ugh I really can't stand tax season. However, because of these things I spend a lot of time with my nose buried in a book last month, and as such, I ended up reading quite a few more books than I'd originally intended on. As always, my wrap ups will be done in the order in which I finished the books, and not in either a best to wors...

Good Morning Bookish Friends :) I hope you're all doing well. As I'm sure many of you are aware, Debbie Macomber is one of my all time favorite authors. She'd actually had a couple of recent book releases that I had yet to read, so I really wanted to try and get to them last month. One of these such books is the one I'm going to be reviewing for you all today. Any Dream Will Do by Debbie Macomber: Source: Library Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication Date: August 8th, 2017 Genre: Women's Fiction Series: New Beginnings Synopsis: Shay Benson adored her younger brother, Caden, and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him, and she crossed lines she never should have crossed. Now, determined to start fresh, she finds herself in search of a place to stay and wanders into a church to escape from the cold. Pastor Drew Douglas adored his wife. But when he...

Hello Everyone :) I hope you're doing well, and that you all had a fantastic weekend! Unfortunately, mine didn't go quite the way I planned. I came down with an awful virus that's been going around work, and it hit me pretty hard. I spent most of the weekend without any energy to do even the littlest things, and basically I mainly just laid around watching Disney vlogs on YouTube, and making a huge dent in my TBR pile. Thankfully, a bunch of the books I'd ordered from the library came in before the weekend, and one such book is the one I want to review for you all today. The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner: Source: Library Publisher: Revell Publication Date: October 3rd, 2017 Genre: Christian Fiction/Chick Lit Synopsis: Becoming a Christian is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Sarah Hollenbeck. Best because, well, that's obvious. Worst because, up to this point, she's made her very comfortable living ...

Happy Friday Everyone :) Friday means it's once again time for First Line Friday, hosted by the lovely Hoarding Books. For this week's first line, I'm going to be sharing the first line from a book that I'd had recommended to me over and over again, Castle on the Rise by Kristy Cambron, which is of course the sequel to The Lost Castle. About The Book: A storied castle. A band of rebels. And a nation chasing the centuries-old dream of freedom . . .  What legacy will they leave behind? When Laine Forrester travels to France to attend her longtime friend's vineyard wedding, she expects to find a bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks--a devastating diagnosis, a castle restoration put on hold, and the emergence of deep-seated family dynamics that threaten to derail the new couple's fledgling marriage--it seems the storybook life Laine had imagined for her friend--and once, for herself--is suddenly crumbling...

Hello Everyone :) I hope you're all doing well, and that spring temperatures have sprung wherever you may be. I know that here in Saskatchewan it's finally started to warm up, and I'm very much looking forward to getting to spend more time outside in the near future. As the weather warms up, I find myself in the mood for more springy or summery reads, and it was the perfect time to dive into Melody Carlson's newest release. I was blessed to have been chosen as one of the blogger's for this book's tour, and I can't wait to share with you all what I thought about it, and for you all to hopefully have the chance to read this one for yourself very soon! Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson: Source: Print Copy From Publisher (Revell) Publisher: Revell Publication Date: March 5th, 2019 Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary Romance Synopsis: When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teach...

Hello Everyone :) I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you for joining me for another book review here on the Preppy Book Princess. February was a month where I ended up finishing quite a few books, most of them were really good, but there were a few that I ended up not enjoying as much as I was hoping to. It seems that for the most part I tend to feature primarily positive reviews on my blog, but every now and then I think it's important to review books I didn't enjoy as well, as it's not possible to love every single book I read. You Won't Know I'm Gone by Kristen Orlando: Source: Library Publisher: Swoon Reads Publication Date: January 16th, 2018 Genre: Young Adult Fiction Series: The Black Angel Chronicles Synopsis: Going rogue in an effort to rescue her kidnapped parents has cost Reagan Hillis her automatic ticket to the Training Academy. But becoming a Black Angel is the only way Reagan will be able to exact reveng...