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I requested Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh, just because it looked like it might be a fun book to read.
Harriet is a former rebel, and she has no intention of going back to those days. As such she shelters herself by mostly hanging out with older people and staying far away from anything remotely rebellious. That is until her church hires a consultant who has a tattoo and drives a motorcycle and she has to learn to let down some of her walls and trust God to guide her.
I was a little skeptical reading the back of this book, because I wasn't sure how the author was going to handle the "church politics" part of the plot, but I thought it was tastefully done. The older people in the story were lovable and loving to Harriet and encouraged her to step out of her comfort zone in healthy ways. I felt like the author kept a good balance in showing the benefits of older/younger church members, hymns/contemporary music, etc. without leaning too much one way or another or making one "side" look bad.
The plot of this book was fun and light-hearted, and kept me wanting to read more! It was very cleverly written, and interesting to read, and I enjoyed the banter between Harriet and Maddox. This is good Christian chic-lit, and if you like chic-lit I'd recommend checking out this book. (Note: It's only $1.99 on Christianbook right now, so if you are looking for something to read this summer, it's a good deal!)
I am looking forward to reading another one of Tamara Leigh's Christian novels soon!
Note: I received this book for free from Blogging For Books in exchange for this review. This is my honest opinion.
When I saw Dead Lawyers Tell No Tails by Randy Singer was up for review I was excited to read it. I had heard of Randy singer before and I've been wanting to read one of his books. I like the law mystery/suspense novels that I've read in the past, and I liked the idea of reading one from a Christian author.
The book start out with Landon Reed getting out of jail after serving time for a point-shaving scheme he was a part of while playing college football. He is changed in prison, and decides to go to law school. No now will hire him until a criminal defense lawyer, Harry Mcnaughten, decides to give him a chance. But then lawyers at the firm start dying, and Landon has to dig deep to fin out what exactly is going on inside his new firm.
You can watch the book trailer here, and if you'd like to check out the book before you buy, you can read Chapter One here!
I really enjoyed this book! One of the reviews on the cover says Singer's books are "every bit as good as John Grisham", and I have to concur. The book was easy to read and kept me wanting to find out what would happen, and the ending was exciting and satisfying.
It was also clean, which is what I would expect from a Christian author, but I appreciated that because some of the law fiction that I've read in the past hasn't been. Christianity wasn't the main focus of the book, but it was weaved into the story naturally, and I liked that. I'm thinking I want to look into getting more of Randy Singer's books now, and I'm excited that I found a good new author!
If you are interested in learning more about Singer and his books, you can read an interview with Singer here, and you can also check out his website, as well as this author video. I was interested to learn from the interview that Singer is also a lawyer himself, and a pastor, which is an interesting combination!
I'd definitely recommend checking out this book (or his other books too, I know I'm going to be checking into his other books). I think this would be a great vacation read!
Note: I received this book for free from Tyndale in exchange for this review. This is my honest opinion.
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