Guarding the Gnome

Guarding the Gnome

Friday, August 03, 2018

Advanced Reader Copy of A Light So Lovely by Sarah Arthur

A Light So Lovely by Sarah Arthur
A Light So Lovely tells the story of the woman at the center of it all - her imagination, her faith, her pattern of defying categories, and what readers today can learn from her legacy.

I have not read A Wrinkle in Time or any other work by Madeleine L'Engle.  In my upbringing, I was told that her stories were New Age. Christians didn't read new age in the 70s. As an adult now I've  put her works on my TBR list. After reading this book, I ran to the library and picked up a copy of some of her stories.

I absolutely loved this book written about Madeleine L'Engle. The author opens your eyes and creates an understanding of why works of art and story can cause such a fuss in the world of christianity.  The book was well written. Sarah Arthur has a great understanding of the faith and science that Madeleine L'Engle wrote in both her childrens and adult book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning from this book. It was well written and makes me want to read more by both Sarah Arthur and Madeleine L'Engle.

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Review for Year One by Nora Roberts

Year One by Nora Roberts

5 stars

It begins on New Years Eve. People around the world get sick with the plague. The government collapses. The world has changed. Billions die and few survive. Survivors learn to farm and begin to live. New communities rise up. People learn skills that they never imagined.  Light and Dark rise up also. Farming and survival are not their only skills. Magical must be learned and adjusted to also.
 I thoroughly enjoyed this story.  The writing was smooth and grabbed me from the get-go. The characters were loveable and believable every day people. I felt like I was part of this story. I wasn't ready for this story to end.