A Bookish Sarah

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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I'm an ordinary girl, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here in this little space of the online world, I share all manner of bookish things, including full content reviews, writerly snippets, encouragement for everyday life, and a whole collection of names & their meanings.

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Book Review | The Beast of Talesend

The Beast of Talesend
Beaumont & Beasley {Book 1}
Kyle Robert Shultz

{GoodReads}
Private eye Nick Beasley lives in a world where fairy tales ended a long time ago – where zeppelins now soar the skies instead of dragons, and where the first automobiles have taken the place of flying carpets. He’s m…

It's Christmastime! | A Look at 2017

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT??
Christmas is less than ten days away!  And then, just a mere week after this sacred holiday, we kick off a new year.  O___O  
Wow.  It blows my mind how Time can simply FLY, or freeze in place - you know what they say about a "watched pot never boils."  ;D  That is so …

Book Review | Death at Thorburn Hall

Death at Thorburn Hall
Drew Farthering Mystery #6
Julianna Deering

Bethany House Publishers | November 7th, 2017
Clean, Christian Fiction; Mysteries; Historical

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Drew Farthering finds a new mystery on his hands when he arrives at Thorburn Hall in Scotland for the 1935 British Open. His host,…

How I Survived NaNo as Just a Participant

December has arrived! And with its coming, my first ever NaNo has passed.  
I did not emerge a "winner," but you know what?  I'm alright with that.  :]  Really! I am.  Admittedly, I'm a little disappointed - sure.  But I am content that I actually WROTE nearly every day (19,657 w…

Book Review | The Book of Amazing Stories

The Book of Amazing Stories
90 Devotions on Seeing God's Hand in Unlikely Places
Robert Petterson

Tyndale | October 3rd, 2017
Devotionals, Historical People, Mini Biographies

{GoodReads}
You may have thought you knew the lives of famous people--such as Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Hughes, Mother T…

Deep in NaNoWriMo | Beautiful Books

Soooo. . . I've unintentionally been under blogger silence for the past -- er, two weeks?  Yeah.  Basically, Life kinda barged in.  My old home church hosted a drama presentation that my family and I have been involved in from the start maybe ten seasons ago.  It went on over the course of two …

What's in a Name?

NaNo is BASICALLY upon us.  Are you ready??  I'm getting there. . . I honestly don't think I'll ever feel ready.  But here's to having fun and enjoying the process.  :]
Need any last minute names for your NaNoWriMo novel??  If so, maybe these will help!

Hercule M | French ER-KUYL
Fren…

Book Review | To Wager Her Heart

To Wager Her Heart
Belle Mead Plantation #3
Tamera Alexander

Zondervan | August 8th, 2017
Christian, Historical Fiction, Romance

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With fates bound by a shared tragedy, a reformed gambler from the Colorado Territory and a Southern Belle bent on breaking free from society's expectations mus…

What's in a Name?

Welcome back, lovelies.  It's been a rather tough and overwhelming Monday, but I've made it this far (thank You, Lord), so I'll "keep plugging away," as my hubby says.  
Here's some new names to add to your story arsenal!

Evan
M | Welsh, English
EV-ǝn

Anglicized form of Iefa…

NaNoWriMo | Diving Blindly

HAPPY FRIDAY, Y'ALL!!!
You made it.  The weekend has arrived at last, and yet, another week of October is past.  (Whoa.  That rhymed.  O_O)  Already??  That must surely bring to mind the impending doom er, joy of NANOWRIMO.  National Novel Writing Month.  *cue faint scream in the distance*  
W…

Book Review | Picturing Heaven

Picturing Heaven
40 Hope-Filled Devotions
(A coloring book!)
Randy Alcorn (illustrated by Lizzie Preston)

Tyndale | September 5th, 2017
Coloring Book, Non-Fiction, Christian/Biblical, Theology

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Imagine Heaven the way the Bible describes it--a place of exquisite beauty brimming with marvelous d…

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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | The Goblin Crown
Hello, lovelies!  Just now attempting to get back into the swing of things here in the blog world. …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…