Jane Austen

Which of Jane Austen's Gentlemen Would You End up With? Your Result: Col. Brandon (The Father Figure) You are an emotionally high strung person with a wonderful gift for self expression and and intense love of life. Sometimes your enthusiasm and uncomprimising ardor can lead you to commit social faux pas or embarrass your family and friends. Lucky for you you can admit your mistakes and learn from them - earning the admiration of this most loyal, calm and long-suffering of Austen's heroes. Cheers. Men are like wine; they get better with age.
Mr. Darcy (The Aloof Prince)
Mr. Knightley (The Best Friend)
Captain Wentworth (The Soldier Boy)
Mr. Bingley (The Boy Next Door)
Henry Crawford (The Bad Boy)
Mr. Collins (The Prick)
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See who my second choice would be?? and my third? Oh, Darcy and Knightly! O love thee!!

The Encounter

 

 

 

-My random thoughts-

It was a short, yet sweet novel.  A story of forgiveness, love, and finding the truth.  It also was a powerful point of, things may not always be as you thought.

-Publisher's description-

A wealthy businessman travels to Fairbanks, Alaska, to learn why his mother abandoned him when he was a child, and in the process learns that not everything is as it appears to be.
The Encounter, the unique new book from best-selling author and counselor Stephen Arterburn, is a moving parable involving Jonathan Rush, a wealthy and famous entrepreneur, who is tortured by bitterness toward his mother who abandoned him when he was four. He travels to Alaska to find her but instead meets an enigmatic old woman known only as Mercy. Mercy has the information he needs but is strangely reluctant to talk to him. Somehow Jonathan must find a way to persuade a frightened woman to unlock the secrets of his past.
The book includes an invitation to the readers to verify the facts of their own stories, to accept the reality of their existence, especially the most painful ones, and to live in forgiveness. The end result is a healthy new way to look at life with an ability to share hope with others for the future. Healing is possible but requires truth, acceptance, and forgiveness, including of oneself.

-Info to know-

Author:  Stephen Arterburn

My recommended age:   13+

Their recommended age: NA

Publisher:   Thomas Nelson

Number of pages:  176

·         Characters:  Well, they were 'there'.  There wasn't anything to them that just struck me and made me go, "WOW", but they weren't exactly plain and boring.  Erika kinda reminded me of Sally on 'Cars', but other then that, they were ok.

·         Plot:  I knew.  I knew what was going to happen, but {cough} that might've been due to me reading the last page before the first.  Even though I did know, it didn't spoil it for me.  Just made me anticipate it all the more.

·         Writing:  The writing was interesting.  First person for Jonathan Rush, Third person for Ada.  It wasn't hard to follow along, just interesting.  I'll give that to Mr. Arterburn, he did something different.

·         Cover:  I didn't grab it for the cover, but, now that I've read the book, I like the cover a whole lot better.  Not that I didn't before, just it wasn't like 'Invasion's for me. ;-)

·         Ending: It made me happy.  But, I dunno, there was an element of, well, I think it would've taken a real life person longer then it did Jonathan to make the sudden change from hate-to-love.  Maybe it was due to Ada almost dying, I dunno.

·         World building   t gave me a bite of Alaska alright.  A cold bite, and makes me want more! :-D

Cons:

To short! I think Mr. Arterburn should've stretched the process out longer.

 

 

Pros:

It was a sweet book, and people could learn from it I guess, if they had bitterness issues.

The writing style was interesting.

 

Language:

None.

Romance and sexual content:

Jonathan has been married and divorced twice due to his bitterness problems.

Ada had a son before a husband, but it is something she regrets. 

Violence:

None.

 

Drugs and drink:

Jonathan drinks wine with Ada in the end, but it isn't in a drunk, but dinner, way.

 

Ratings:

Well, it was a nice book, but, not popping, stunning and magnificent.  There wasn't anything to make me go, "I LOVE THIS BOOK!!".  It was just a sweet, mosing read.  So, I'm kinda torn.  I guess, in the end, I'm going to give it a:

 It isnt' 'bad' or 3 star worthy, but not truly 5 stunning stars.  So 4 it will have to be.

Invasion

-My random thoughts-

Can I say, WOW.  I was thrilled from cover to cover.  It held me spellbound, and made me stay up till dark hours, reading. And, -I wish to express this to the world- I am know on the lookout for people with glowing red eyes.  Beware, People of earth, they are among us!

-Publisher's description-

Colt McAlister is drawn into a war against things he thought only existed in comic books.
After a car wreck takes the lives of his parents, Colt moves to Arizona to stay with his grandfather. There, an informant tells him that his parents were actually murdered because his mom, a journalist, was getting ready to write a story exposing Trident Industries.

Along with Oz and Danielle, his new comrades at Chandler High, Colt vows to uncover the truth. But the more they learn, the more bizarre reality becomes. Mind control, jet packs, and flying motorcycles only scratch the surface of what they discover.

Colt is recruited by a secret organization called the Central Headquarters Against the Occult and Supernatural. But the battle isn't just against an out-of-control giant corporation. A gateway to another world is opening, and the invasion has already begun.

-Info to know-

Author:  Jon S. Lewis

My recommended age:   11+

Their recommended age: 11+

Publisher:   Thomas Nelson

Number of pages:  336

·         Characters:  Mr. Lewis did really well.  Well, he did on EVERYTHING.  Characters included.  I don't think they were any boring or cookie cutter characters in the bunch.  All were their own selves, unique, amazing, and true to life.  Plus, I have some favorites...Lt. Lohr is cool, Colt is, amazing, Dani is wonderful, and Oz just can't be beat.  Plus, I know some one in real life who is a lot like Oz, so that gets him a brownie point.

·         Plot:  I had no idea that what happened in the end would, but, the ending was, was, I'm running out of adjectives here! Ok, let me put it bluntly, this book is so freaking awesome, I want you to go to Amazon right now, and buy it out of stock.  No, I'm not getting paid for this.

·         Writing:  From what I've already said, do you think I'm gonna have anything bad to say?

·         Cover:  Amazing, like the rest of the book.

·         Ending: It gave my happy thrills.  I mean, it was beyond amazing.  Plus, I love the Phantom Flyer's appearance!! (oops...spoiler!)

·         World building   Earth, which is already built, but the other worlds, which we didn't get into much, were well constucted.  This isn't as flaming and heartfelt, but I'm running out of unused adjectives here, peoples...I used them all up at the beginning.

Cons:

None.

Pros:

Are you kidding?  The whole book is one big pro!

Language:

None.

Romance and sexual content:

Colt gets a crush on this girl, but he is very, well, he doesn't do anything.  Nothing happens, no kissing, and a friend-to-friend hug is given, but I didn't get any red flags. 

Violence:

Colt's parents are assassinated.
There is an Alien race trying to destroy earth by controlling our minds.
And the controlled people kill on command.

 

Drugs and drink:

None.

Ratings:

This, my friends, is the hard part.  Oh, I am going to give it as high a rating as I can go, but, sadly, 5 is the highest.   Bully for me and for Invasion.  I'm giving this as high as possible, a 5, but, I'mm giving it a 100% approval!

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