The Chapel Car Bride Review

                                                 The Chapel Car bride is a historical fiction book set in 1913. It centers on our two main characters Hope and Luke.  Hope Irvine is the daughter of a preacher who travels around the country in a train car converted into a chapel. Hope decides to join her father after her aunt passes away. Despite her father’s hesitation Hope feels as if God is calling her to ministry work with her father. When they finally stop in Finch, West Virginia for an extended period of time Hope becomes fast friends with local miner Luke Hughes. But when a mine manger arrives in town with less than noble intentions, Luke and Hope’s relationship is put to the test.

                I enjoyed the whole concept of the car chapel; I thought it was different and interesting to read about.  The overall plot was not the strongest, but still good. Honestly not a whole lot happened in the span of this book. It had a steady pace, but for some could be a little slow. The action/climax of this book happened towards the very end and once it happened it was resolved quickly, almost too quickly. I also felt Kirby to be a character that could have been left out. He really didn’t add anything to the story, except at the very end when everything is being resolved.

                So overall I just felt OK about this book. It wasn’t one of my favorites from Judith Miller. There were a lot other books from her i enjoyed a lot more. This just wasn’t one of them.

                I received this book from Bethany House bloggers Program for my honest review. 

To the Farthest Shores Book Review

                                                 I was really excited to read this book because I knew it was historical fiction and it was set during a war, which are one of my favorite genres to read. I read the description but wasn’t sure about the time period, I was guessing some time during World War I. But I soon found out that it was set during and after the Spanish-American War in 1898. I loved reading about this time period because it was something I wasn’t as familiar with. Elizabeth Camden did a good job of infusing a lot of historical elements which I greatly enjoyed because I love history. So not only did i enjoy a great story but i learned some things on the way.

                To the Farthest Shores centers around two main characters, Jenny Bennett, who is an army nurse, and Lieutenant Ryan Gallagher. They both meet at the beginning of the war and quickly fall in love and begin planning their future after the war. But a year later Jenny receives a letter from Ryan stating he is never returning to America. Jenny is confused and heart broken. Fast forward six years, the war has ended but a rebellion causes soldiers to stay in the Philippines. Jenny is still a nurse at the army base and all is going well until Ryan Gallagher shows up and he is not alone. She is shocked and confused that he is in San Francisco. She has so many questions and she is still hurt by what he did to her.

                I loved this book! I was intrigued from the first chapter and could not put it down. Highly recommend. Read it!

                I received this book from Bethany House Blogger review program for my honest opinion.