Keeper of the Books

The Merchants Daughter  by: Melanie Dickerson   An unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. Her circumstances are made even worse by the proximity of Lord Ranulf’s bailiff—a revolting man who has made unwelcome advances on Annabel in the past. Believing that life in a nunnery is the best way to escape the escalation of the bailiff’s vile behavior and to preserve the faith that sustains her, Annabel is surprised to discover a sense of security and joy in her encounters with Lord Ranulf. As Annabel struggles to confront her feelings, she is involved in a situation that could place Ranulf in grave danger. Ranulf’s future, and possibly his heart, may rest in her hands, and Annabel must decide whether to follow the plans she has cherished or the calling God has placed on her heart. Everything below is...

Hey Faithful Followers! It's been so long! I'm gonna be very real here. When I started this blog I thought it was a brilliant idea! (Don't get me wrong I still think that!) But the thing is, I was doing it for selfish reasons. I've been thinking a lot lately of coming back to the blogging world and maybe setting something up outside of blogger where I can reach more people. The thing is, I don't want to get in over my head... I've decided that for now I'll be here at this blog, and maybe later start a bigger site for this. Now on to the point of this blog. It will still be the same, reading and reviewing and watching and reviewing. I want to help other young ladies find interesting books that are clean to read! Why? Because when I was younger all you heard from other Christians suggesting books were the same old things, you know what I'm talking about... Little house on the prairie, love comes softly, Anne of Green Gables and the like. Which are fan...

Two Hearts. One Hope. Rose has been appointed as a healer’s apprentice at Hagenheim Castle, a rare opportunity for a woodcutter’s daughter like her. While she often feels uneasy at the sight of blood, Rose is determined to prove herself capable. Failure will mean returning home to marry the aging bachelor her mother has chosen for her—a bloated, disgusting merchant who makes Rose feel ill. When Lord Hamlin, the future duke, is injured, it is Rose who must tend to him. As she works to heal his wound, she begins to understand emotions she’s never felt before and wonders if he feels the same. But falling in love is forbidden, as Lord Hamlin is betrothed to a mysterious young woman in hiding. As Rose’s life spins toward confusion, she must take the first steps on a journey to discover her own destiny.   Available   here Age group: 14 and up  What reason?: Magic, Romance. I loved this book! Immediately I was hooked on Melanie's writing! She is amazing at w...

To start off our Princess week I thought I'd start with this fun Disney princess medley! The video is fun and these guys are pretty decent singers too! They do dress up like Disney princesses... There is a guy in a open  vest top without a shirt under it through the whole video ... so if that makes you uncomfortable don't watch it!! Other then that it is clean, it doesn't have any language. Its a super fun video for those of us who grew up watching Disney movies!                                                       I give it a 8 of 10 stars!!     Surprise there are three of them!!!! The second is my favorite which is yours? Are you excited for Princess/fairy tale week? Any pr...

Since I finally got to see the new Cinderella movie on Friday (I'm was so excited!!) so I thought it would be fun to do a princess/fairy tale week! I'm planning on reviewing movies, books and even a few youtube videos that I know about! So get excited! Grab your fairy wand, tiara, Best dress, glass slippers, and warm up your voice because princess galore is coming your way!!

Do you have Netflix? Well here are my top 5 shows/movies for you to watch if your having a lazy weekend! So I figured since so many people have Netflix anymore that every Friday I will post my top 2 shows or movies for the weekend! But for my very first time you get 5!!! These will have only very short review/why I recommend beneath them. I hope that you will check them out and let me know what you think!!!! Off we go! Robin Hood bbc Terra Nova - tv show Cloud 9 - Disney Channel movie Leverage - Tv show Earth to Echo - Movie Robin Hood bbc: For teens and up. It can be a little brutal. The girls wear low cut dresses but then again that was the style. Men take bathes nothing is seen but it shows them talking while they're in said bathes. Terra Nova:  For ages 16 and up. This one can be brutal as well. A few curse words. Drinking (no one gets drunk though..) Romance, kissing, Girl in bikini, and other low cut shirts. Violence with guns. And there are...

~Christian Mingle~ -a movie review- I'm not going to lie I was really disappointed with this movie! I borrowed it from a friend for Valentines day and only got to watch it this last weekend. Here is the trailer in case you've never heard of it. Age Group?: 12 and up. Depending on your preference Why?: There was kissing and lying. I was really excited to watch this movie, because I had seen both the guy and girl in other movies and really liked them. So I asked my friend if we could borrow it and she let us. (she hadn't even seen it herself. Which I didn't know! But she let us borrow it anyway!) So we had a sleepover with some friends and wanting to watch a sappy romance movie we thought this would be just the ticket! And so we popped it in! A hour and fifteen minutes later....We were all very disappointed and discussed what we thought about it... Here were some of the problems. The humor was cheesy. I'm talking those moments when someone make...

The Hunger Games By: Suzanne Collins   In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.  Age group: 14 and up What reason?: Violence and Romance So between the movies and the books I'm going to smother you with reviews!  So, I saw the movie first because it was on Netflix and a friend asked me if I had seen it, after sayi...

I know I haven't been doing a very good job on keeping this blog up to date, but... I'm working on several  book reviews right now and thinking about doing some movie reviews too! I promise I will have reviews coming in abundance!! Thanks for being patient and not unfollowing me!! One that I know for sure will be up either today or tomorrow is.... The Hunger Games Review!  So stay tuned!! ~Hope

Divergent by: Veronica Roth   If you are careful about what you read then my ultimate advice to you about this book is.... Don't read it. It's really hard to write a review on something that you just don't recommend, but I shall try my hardest. In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live ou...

 Unspoken     by:Dee Henderson Charlotte Graham is at the center of the most famous kidnapping in Chicago history. The task force of Fbi and local cops found her two abductors, killed them, rescued her, but it took four very long years. The fact she was found less than three miles from her home, had been there the entire time, haunts them. She's changed her identity, found a profession she loves, and rebuilt her life. She's never said a word--to the cops, to her doctors, to family--about those four years. A family legacy has brought her back to Chicago where a reporter is writing a book about the kidnapping. The cops who worked the case are cooperating with him. Her options are limited: Hope the reporter doesn't find the full truth, or break her silence about what happened. And her silence is what has protected her family for years. Bryce Bishop doesn't know her past, he only knows she has coins to sell from her grandfather's estate--and that th...

Well, since there was only two entries it's not hard to guess who won right?!? (Giggling) But really, I want to thank you girls for following me anyway, so Congratulations to.....                  Deborah O'Carroll winner of Annebeths War!                             Sarah Scheele  winner of  Captain of Ravens castle! If you girls could send me your emails in a comment (it will not be published) I will get them sent to you as soon as possible! I hope you will both benefit from my blog and  please let me know what you think of your books I would love to have a review from you to publish here!!! Thanks!!! ~Hope

So if you read my first post you can probably guess why I'm having a giveaway. But if you haven't read it here are my main two reasons. I want to give a christian perceptive on books. Not just the ones written by Christians that you already know are clean for the most part. But books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner. I really want to be a blessing to people and I can't do that if I don't have any followers!      2. I found a great website for book lovers and I want to join it, but, you have to have 30 followers to join. So here I am! I'm going to be giving away two ebook copys of some of my favorite books! The first being: Annabeth's War   With King Harold away at war Lord Raburn has his eye on the throne. Those who dare to stand in his way fall beneath his power. All but one. A girl named Annabeth. Can a common, ordinary girl, with love for king, country, and her father, achieve the impossible? Trained by her father, a mas...

Welcome fellow book lovers!! Thanks for stopping by, let me tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Hope I'm 18 years old, I have 8 siblings, I've been Homeschooled all my life, I'm a christian, I love reading books and going with my older brother and younger sister to the movies!  I didn't always love reading. When my Mom was first teaching me to read I hated it! And I mean hated! Mom would fight me for hours, telling me how wonderful books were and that I would love it... But to no avail. We fought everyday until a friend told my Mom to let me be, and when I wanted to read I would just start by myself.  I would like to say thanks to that friend!!! I began to read sometime after that and fell in love with it! I couldn't tell you the very first book that I read, but, My first series was the Junie B. Jones series, I could still quote you the beginning of the books! (since they all started the same way!)  But to this day I love reading... Which is 1 of th...