en-US Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:28:44 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7442017816 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:28:44 -0700 /review/show/7442017816 Maria gave 3 stars to Flowers Are Calling (Hardcover) by Rita Gray
bookshelves: read-this-month, children, picture-books, storytime
Great addition for the spring time story time rotation. ]]> Review7442017740 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:22:23 -0700 /review/show/7442017740 Maria gave 4 stars to I Wonder (Hardcover) by K.A. Holt
bookshelves: read-this-month, contemporary, children, picture-books
Beautiful illustrations and some wonderful questions... ]]> Review7471470921 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:34:23 -0700 /review/show/7471470921 Maria gave 4 stars to Roar-Choo! (Kindle Edition) by Charlotte Cheng
bookshelves: read-this-month, children, picture-books
Dragon has a cold but he's determined to keep going. Phoenix is ready to help him before his sneezes become too dangerous. ]]> ReadStatus9283739561 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:28:24 -0700 /review/show/7471296896 Maria wants to read Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation by Bennett Parten
]]> ReadStatus9283728393 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:25:21 -0700 /review/show/7471289121 Maria marked as not-yet-published The Peddler of Puddles by Beth Ferry
]]> ReadStatus9283727596 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:25:07 -0700 /review/show/7471288568 Maria wants to read Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino
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]]> Review7372861140 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 20:59:08 -0700 /review/show/7372861140 Maria gave 3 stars to Consider Yourself as Eve: A Guide to Spiritual Development for Women (and the Men Who Love Them) by Meghan Farner
bookshelves: audio-books, read-this-month, religious-studies
Farmer shares her insights to the symbolism she has found in the temple.

Why I started this book: My sister recommended and we've all been reading it.

Why I finished it: The best part of this book is Farmer modeling how to find your personal meaning in the ceremonies of the temple. The worst thing was her meanings. There were multiple times that as she explained, I had a gut level "nope." As a historian and an ex-pat, I have a wider view of some ideas, that Farmer tried to narrow even farther. But I loved her explaination of the wheat and the tares parable and will be pondering that further. Plus, I loved the conversations afterwards with my siblings. ]]> ReadStatus9276999289 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 05:29:42 -0700 /review/show/6739941419 Maria started reading Waiting for the Weekend by Witold Rybczynski
]]> Review6657098613 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:43:15 -0700 /review/show/6657098613 Maria gave 3 stars to Wild and Wrangled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #4) by Lyla Sage
bookshelves: netgalley, read-this-month, contemporary, romance
Camille Ashwood is left at the altar, which is why she ends up on a bathroom bar floor in her wedding dress in the lates book of the Rebel Blue Ranch series. Her best friend from high school, and her first love, Dusty sneaks her out and takes her on a long drive. And that's how they reconnect after years apart.

Why I started this book: Loved the rest of the series and I was ready for the next book.

Why I finished it: Struggled a little with this book, and asking myself why, I realized that I really hate flashbacks. Which makes second chance romances the absolute worst choice for me. Sage wrote the same quality as the other books so don't despair. I just learned a little more about myself and I won't be asking for any more second chances no matter how wonderful the author or the series. ]]>