In 2023, I set a objective to complete one e-book per week. I’m aiming to take heed to half-hour of an audiobook per day (whereas cooking, cleansing, and/or driving) and learn 10 minutes of a e-book. By doing this, I hope to pretty simply be capable to end one e-book per week.
You may comply with alongside on GoodReads to see what I’m studying, what books I end, and the star ranking I give every of them.
Listed below are the three books I completed not too long ago:
Salt to the Sea
I completely beloved this e-book. It was well-written, tremendous partaking, and I realized quite a bit about an occasion in historical past (that came about throughout WWII) that I’d by no means even heard of earlier than. I additionally beloved that it was the identical story written from a number of views… which made it actually fascinating.
It’s a tragic story, however the writer dealt with it in a means that it could be acceptable even for youthful readers. Our teenagers learn it with me over the summer season and all of us actually loved it.
One factor I’ll say is that because it’s informed from a number of views, it could take a bit to get your bearings on who’s who and what’s what… however maintain studying for the primary 30-40 pages and also you’ll most likely then not wish to cease studying
Additionally, because of loving it a lot, I went on and listened to all three of the writer’s different YA books!
Verdict: 5 stars
Don’t Maintain Again
Should you don’t like getting your toes stepped on, don’t learn this e-book. As a result of irrespective of the place you stand politically, there’s a good probability this e-book goes to convict you — and probably make you are feeling actually unsettled. However finally, I hope it challenges you to look to Jesus and for us to cease trying to a person or a political determine or a political celebration to “save us” or to alter our world.
I additionally beloved the emphasis on loving others and reaching out to those that could imagine very otherwise than us. And the decision to unite round God and His Phrase as a substitute of secondary beliefs and convictions.
This e-book has gotten lots of pushback and critique (no less than primarily based upon the variety of messages I acquired whereas I discussed studying this e-book on Instagram) and I discovered that each single factor folks informed me why they wouldn’t learn the e-book missed what the e-book was about. So I’ll simply say when you’ve heard issues and haven’t learn it, learn it first earlier than leaping to conclusions about it aligning with a sure political celebration.
Verdict: 4 stars
Okay, so I struggled to determine the right way to evaluate this e-book. On the one hand, I assumed it had lots of actually useful ideas on the right way to spot a dysfunctional friendship and the significance of discovering our price and worth in Jesus as a substitute of looking for that in a relationship. When you have struggled in friendships and relationships up to now, particularly with regards to drama or misunderstandings and harm in relationships, I feel this e-book has lots of perception into the place a few of that might be stemming from.
However, I felt prefer it left me wanting… as in, sure, you shared heaps and many clever perspective on what unhealthy friendships appear like and the right way to keep away from and acknowledge that, however I didn’t really feel empowered with concepts of virtually what it appears prefer to pursue wholesome, life-giving buddies. It virtually made me really feel hesitant to pursue relationships lest I’ve unsuitable or unhealthy motives.
Additionally, it made it appear to be wholesome relationships will contain lots of confrontation and laborious conversations and calling out sin. Personally, I feel this e-book might make folks really feel like they should be confronting their buddies quite a bit as a substitute of loving and exhibiting up and believing the very best after which (very sometimes) needing to have a troublesome dialog. I’m all about pointing our buddies to Jesus and inspiring them to pursue holiness, however I feel we should be cautious that we don’t really feel prefer it’s our job to be their Holy Spirit.
I’d suggest studying this e-book at the side of Discover Your Individuals for some stability of general — particularly in case you are wanting to construct wholesome, life-giving, deep relationships.
Verdict: 3 stars