Daily Archives: April 28, 2015

A story which touched my heart

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Iiiireader

Carry Her Heart

By: Holly Jacobs

Rating: 5 of 5

When I first sat down to read “Carry Her Heart”, I was expecting a fairly traditional romance. Instead, the book was a beautiful love story that, while it did certainly encompass a romance, dealt primarily with the absolute and complete love of a mother for her child.

From the first few paragraphs, I was completely caught up in the world of Piper George. I cared about her and how her life would turn out. I spent more time weeping than I thought possible while reading a love story which was certainly more amusing than not. By the end of the book, I felt as if I had closed the book on a friend who I would miss while at the same time, knowing that she would have a good life made parting okay.

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Police Procedural set in Scotland

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Iiiireader

Snared

By: Ed James

Rating: 4.5 of 5

While Ed James has written a number of books, “Snared” is the first of his books that I have read. It is a stand-alone book; however, I think that it has the potential to be the start of a police procedural series set in Scotland about DS Vicky Dobbs.

Vicky is a single mom of a four year old girl. She is juggling her hectic personal life with the increasing demands of her profession. She is having issues about not spending enough time with her daughter (though her mother and father are around to give her an excellent backstop) when a series of escalating crimes start.The book is quite long at close 544 pages. It makes sense if it is the start of a series as the book introduces a great number of characters. If it is truly a stand-alone book, there were a few more characters than necessary.

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A definitive masterwork on needle stitchery

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Iiiireader

The Needlepoint Book: New, Revised, and Updated Third Edition

By: Jo Ippolito Christensen

Rating: 5 of 5

I have been enjoying needlework as a craft for almost 40 years and have, in fact, been made my living in the craft for more than 15 years. I have many books about needlework (with more of an emphasis on cross stitch as that is the medium I design in) and I have never seen a book more inclusive of such useful information. This book is truly a definitive work on stitches and materials. With all the many years that I have been working with needle and thread/yarn, there was so much in this book that was new and that I could use to learn and grow with.