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review 2020-01-17 03:01
Winnie in Winter (Winnie the Witch) - Valerie Thomas,Korky Paul

Richard Armitage reading this bedtime story about a witch in winter. He did a good job telling this story. 

 

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review 2020-01-05 00:00
Winnie's Pirate Adventure
Winnie's Pirate Adventure - Valerie Thomas,Korky Paul Fun but not the best of Winnie's
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review 2019-10-03 19:43
A Baby Between Them, Winnie Griggs
A Baby Between Them - Winnie Griggs

For the first one, "A baby Between Them".I really enjoyed this Love Inspired Historical Romance. I bought this clean story at Wal-Mart and I voluntarily chose to review it. I've given this a 5 * rating and I am continued to be amazed at what our ansestiers went through. The sheer happiness over a baby buggy had me laughing to myself. Anyway, there are a lots of feels in this story, and plenty of action along the way. It was hard to put down, but hubby gets a little cranky if I don't feed him sometimes. It had a nice ending that left me smiling.

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review 2019-02-25 22:13
Dark Chapter by Winnie M Li
Dark Chapter - Winnie M. Li

Apologies for not putting up any reviews lately. I plan to write one for every book I’ve read recently and post them over the next few days.

 

Dark Chapters was a work of fiction, but inspired and based on a harrowing event that happened to the author when she came to my own city and hometown, Belfast, Ireland. It isn’t going to be much of an admonishment for Belfast when I say this, but it’s where the author was attacked and brutally raped. Of Chinese-American decent, she was living in London when she was asked to go to Belfast to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement, the peace agreement that put an end to the period of civil war in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. While visiting she decided to go for a hike and was raped during this. I’ve actually been to the area she was describing, not that I intend to go back anytime soon now that I’ve been reminded of what happened there.

 

The book works in alternate chapters, from the victim’s point of view and also the attackers. What struck me was the bravery the author displayed in recounting the most horrific event of her life, never mind also writing from the viewpoint of her attacker and trying to understand his warped mind.

 

Much of the first quarter concerns the authors career and home life. She then comes to Belfast where the attack happens and this and the aftermath make up the middle section. Finally (and as this incident is true I don’t feel like I’m heading into spoiler territory here) there is a trial (in Belfast), with the victim being forced to come back to Ireland once more.

 

The chapters were quite short and written in a dark and visceral style, if that makes sense. I felt really close to the action as it transpired, which was good, but considering the nature of the book I think there should have been a little more distance for the reader.

 

It’s certainly not a light read and I doubt I would have read it if it hadn’t been for the fact I’m doing research for my new novel. I’m glad I did, however, as it’s extremely well written and attests to the human spirit and what people can and do survive.

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review 2019-02-03 07:32
Winnie-The-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh - Ernest H. Shepard,A.A. Milne

I had to add this book to my list because it is my all time favorite book EVER! Winnie-The-Pooh is a sweet little bear who LOVES honey, it's almost all he thinks about! Pooh also loves to go on adventures with his best friend Christopher Robin, as well as Tigger, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit. Winnie-The-Pooh was actually a story written by A.A Milne for his son, Christopher Robin.He wrote the stories in a way that incorporated his son in them with all of his sons favorite stuffed animals. It quickly reached the public and has been famous ever since. 

 

How I would use this book in my class:

I will read this book to my students one day in the hopes of getting them excited to read. I will express how this book is my favorite and always puts me in the mood to read! I will tell them that one day they too will find a book that makes them feel that way. I would also use this book in a lesson on famous authors (example being A.A Milne) and have my students do a research project on any of their favorite authors (or I can give them a author if they don't know of any).

 

DRA: 40

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