Beauty Begins Book Review

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Beauty Begins by Chris Shook & Megan Shook Alpha

              

                 Beauty Begins is written by a mother-daughter duo. It is a book about self-image and how we should accept ourselves as we were created and shine that beauty that lives within us. It was a great read and really makes you think about your self-image.

                I have always struggled with my self-esteem and self-confidence. I really can’t remember a time that I wasn’t. There would be days I would really struggle with looking in the mirror, because I knew I wouldn’t like what I saw. As I have gotten older I have improved, but I still have those days or even weeks of not feeling beautiful. I think I will always have that, I don’t think I will be able to completely get rid of that. In a way, I think it’s natural and a normal thing. But that doesn’t mean I should constantly be putting myself down every day, saying that I’m not good enough.

                Reading this book has really opened my eyes about this subject that so many women and girls are going through, including me. There are so many of us that think were not good enough, not pretty enough. We keeping feeding yourself with negativity and the more we do it the worse it gets. Instead of tearing ourselves down, let’s build each other up and gain self-confidence.

                This book has made me smile and cry all at the same time. I have even highlighted my favorite quotes in this book so I can flip back easily. I recommend this book to any women or teenage girl that has every experienced a self-esteem or self-confidence issue. I know I will definitely be sharing this book with some of my friends.  

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I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

Counted With The Star Book Review

                                                                                                           When I received this book from Bethany House for review, I was excited to get started with it. I had only read one other book that took place in ancient Egypt, which was The Pharaoh’s Daughter by Mesu Andrews (which I loved).  So I had high hopes for Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette.  I am happy to say that I was most definitely not disappointed. It exceeded my expectations and more.

                Right from the start this book had me intrigued. Once I read chapter one, I was hooked. There was not a dull moment in this book. It kept my attention from the start. Also, let’s just take a moment and appreciate the beautiful cover. It’s gorgeous!

                So, you may be wondering what this book is about, so I’ll tell you. This book centers on an Egyptian girl that had to be sold into servitude. She no longer lives a life of luxury. During her service she and her master experience the Plagues of Egypt. It was crazy to read her experience through the plagues. It really made them come into perspective. I have read about the plagues in Exodus, but never really thought about how terrifying it would be to go through it. When Kiya is released from her service she decides to take her mother and brother away from Egypt and travel with Hebrews, who are following Moses.

                This book really brings the book of Exodus to life. You get a sense of what the Hebrews went through to escape Egypt. The Hebrews where slaves to the Egyptians for hundreds of years and God brought them out of Egypt.  I will never read Exodus the same why. In fact, after I read this book I read a good portion of Exodus.

                I highly recommend this book. It was fantastic! I am anxiously awaiting the second installment of this series, probably will be rereading this one in the meantime.

I received this book from Bethany House Blogger Review Program for my honest opinion.