A Bookish Sarah

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Welcome, friend! Relax & rest awhile, if you please. I am an ordinary gal, a follower of Christ, mama to Gabriel, Heidi, & Aidan; and wife to Evan. Here on this little blog, 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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REVIEW >> All the Lost Places

Hullo, lovelies!If you are still keeping up with this poor, neglected blog, I applaud you!!  I am doing my best to finally get back to posting the long-neglected book reviews I have read over the past year & current year, and in doing so, to keep up with the publishers from where they hail. Tha…
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REVIEW >> Of Gold & Shadow

I am BAAAAAAACKKK!!! If only for a book review, haha.  But that totally counts.For those few who still follow this poor, abandoned little blog, I adore you!  It is my hope to rekindle my relationship with Blogger and post the book reviews I have neglected over the past two/three(?) years, as this is…
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Review >> Shadows of Swanford Abbey

Happy Friday, y'all!I don't know about you, but this week has been so. Very. LONG.  My whole little family came down with the flu in the snap of one horribly long night, and we're just slowly recovering still.  My poor hubby is the worst off right now, but I thank my God the kiddos had …
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Review >> A Great Divide

I am SOOOOO far behind in my book reviews, y'all.
But I now have internet once again, so I hope to remedy this in the course of the coming weeks.  :]That said, I'm BACK!!!
And I believe I say this every time, but oh, how I've missed blogging!  It's been beyond too long since I've …
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Review >> The Lines Between Us

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THE LINES BETWEEN US Amy Lynn Green
Bethany House | August 31, 2021 Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Clean
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Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gordon Hooper and his buddy Jack Armitage have done “work of national importance” in the West as…
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Review >> The Barrister & the Letter of Marque

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THE BARRISTER & THE LETTER OF MARQUE a novel Todd M. Johnson
Bethany House Publishers | August 3rd, 2021 Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Clean Romance-ish
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As a barrister in 1818 London, William Snopes has witnessed firsthand the dang…
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Book Review >> The Nature of a Lady

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THE NATURE OF A LADY The Secrets of the Isles #1 Roseanna M. White
Bethany House | May 2th, 2021 Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Clean Romance
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Lady Elizabeth "Libby" Sinclair, with her love of microscopes and nature, isn…
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Book Review >> Shadows of the White City

Happy weekend, y'all!I'm back!!!However briefly it may be.  ;D  And with a long overdue book review---BUUUUUT also to say that our little girl FINALLY arrived on February 27th!And she is beautiful. <3 She's now seven weeks old & has the SWEETEST smile.  And her baby coos are hear…
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February Snippets!
Here are some Snippets from last month.  These hail from my WIP Safia and another project I'm …
Book Review || The Memory Thief
I'm BACKKKKK! I truly did not mean to take such a long leave of absence from my blog, nor to neg…
Name Reveal!
Happy November! I don't know about you, but as I sit & type up this little post, I have the …
Book Review | When Mountains Move
Well, no worries, my lovelies!  This review will be rather short.  Simply because. . . I didn'…