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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Upcoming Reviews!

UPDATE -- New book added below!
I am so behind in my list of books to review!  ARGH! 
*le sigh*  So, I have decided to post a list of reviews for you, dear readers, to look forward to.  Hopefully, this will serve two purposes:  To check these off my list; and to motivate me to actually make the eff…

Book Review [Last Light]

LAST LIGHT Terri Blackstock
[description from Goodreads] In the face of a crisis that sweeps an entire high-tech planet back to the age before electricity, Deni Branning's career ambitions have vanished. She's not about to let her dream of marriage go as well.

But keeping it alive will requir…

What's in a Name?

Aras Gender:  Masculine Usage:  Lithuanian Pronunciation:  AY-ris, AY-ras, AIR-ris
Meaning & History Means "eagle" in Lithuanian.








Nadezhda
Gender:  Feminine
Usage:  Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Pronunciation:  nah-DYEZH-dah (Russian)

Meaning & History
Means "hope" in Russian, B…

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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'…