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I was so excited when I got an email to review Together At The Table by Hillary Manton Lodge! This book is the third in the Two Blue Doors series, and I read and reviewed both of the other books as well (here and here). I really enjoyed the first two, and I was excited to see how Juliette's story would play out.
Here is a little confession: as much as I love to read, I am not really a re-reader.
I have been listening to some book podcasts lately (most notably "What Should I Read Next?" which was introduced to me by my friend, Felicia), and it is shocking to me - shocking! - how many people re-read books. I have only ever re-read one book in full, Anne of Green Gables. And I actually listened to it through Librivox, so I'm not sure that counts.
Do you play with your kids?
We recently had a speaker at our MOPS group that talked about the power of playing with our children (Cara Jakab, an author of "The Power Of A Playing Parent"*). I don't know what I was expecting from her message, maybe just a "play-with-your-kids-all-the-time-so-you'll-have-a-super-close-relationship" theme. That is great in theory, but not really practical. I don't believe it's even healthy to keep your kids so constantly entertained that they are not able to entertain themselves. So I went in not really sure if I was going to get much out of it, other than a nice dose of guilt that I don't play with my kids more often (I'm being honest here).
Once upon a time I started a photo album, sometime after Wyatt was born. I was a new mom, and I was determined that my child’s every move would be documented and immortalized in our bookshelves (okay, not every move, but close). I took a million pictures and put them into albums, and I thought I would do this for each child.
Then Gwen was born. I haven’t had photos printed since. I am officially three years behind.
They say never to judge a book by it's cover, but I think in this case you absolutely could. I originally picked up Letters To My Daughters: The Art Of Being A Wife by Barbara Rainey because the cover was just so pretty. When I received it in the mail it gave me the impression of a gift book that you could give to a newly engaged or married friend.
I have enjoyed many of Siri Mitchell's books in the past, so when I saw her new one was up for review I was excited to read it!
In Flirtation Walk, Lucinda Pennyworth comes to Buttermilk Falls to start a new life after her con-man father dies. She meets Seth Westcott, a cadet at West Point, and finds herself drawn to him as an honest, upstanding person - which is ironic, since Seth finds himself trying to lower his grades and accumulate demerits in order to be assigned to the cavalry and rescue his sister who is trapped at Fort Laramie.
3/5 stars.
Oh, why do all the books I read have to give me such mixed feelings lately? I wanted to love this book from start to finish, because the start was so good, but I just couldn’t love it all the way through.
Positives
It has been a long time since a memoir resonated with me the way Roots and Sky by Christie Purifoy has.
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