Lone Witness--A suspenseful summer read!

  I decided to review the book Lone Witness by Rachel Dylan recently. I do not typically read Mystery/Detective type novels but I decided to try this one. This book is the second in the Atlanta Justice series. I did not read the first book and you do not need to as this book stands alone.

  Sophie Dawson is the heroine of the story and the main character. She is an attorney who is involved in prosecuting a case involving a high profile financial institution. She  also just happens to be the only witness to a crime involving the mob.

   I found the above situation to be a bit unbelievable especially considering the fact that she is also described as being very beautiful and has so much money from her family that she doesn't need to work. Putting all that aside, the book moves along well and is a good summer read.

   Rachel Dylan weaves a very suspenseful story with elements of faith interwoven in. She develops her characters fairly well and leaves you guessing as to the outcome of the story until the end. I will probably go and find her first book from this series. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a quick mystery fix! I think I may even read more books from the genre in the future.

   I received this book from Bethany House for my honest review.

Surviving death is a fascinating read!

     I recently finished a new nonfiction book that I wasn't so sure I would enjoy very much.  I must say I was pleasantly surprised.  This book approaches unexplained phenomena including reincarnation and past lives, near death experiences, and reports from mediums from a journalistic perspective.

   The author has thoroughly investigated these issues and this book reports the stories and her findings. I myself believe in an afterlife and this book merely confirms what I already know to be true thru faith. Leslie Kean has facts from her investigations to support her stories.

   So what do you think?  Can we survive death?  Do we survive death?  The stories in this book make for very fascinating reading. I would definitely recommend this book. It is very compelling reading!

   "I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."

Is this the next new diet?

   So how does a diet of bone broth sound?  I must admit I don't really like the sound of it but I plan to give it a try.  In this book, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, a naturopathic physician and weight loss specialist promises to take 10 pounds and 5 inches off your belly in 10 days by following this diet.

   This book contains shopping lists, recipes, and several before and after pictures and stories.  The diet claims you can only eat during certain times of the day. Maybe most importantly there is a section for maintaining your slim belly forever once you have achieved success.

   So this book is an easy read and well organized but does it really work or is it the newest fad diet? Give it a try and you decide! I received this book from "Blogging for Books" for this review.

                                                                 

The Crown-a fantastic read whether you watch the series or not!

       The Crown is the newest non fiction book that I have read. I really enjoy historical fiction so I was very excited to review this book. If you are a fan of Netflix and watch The Crown, then this is the book for you. 
  
       The book is arranged chapter by chapter to match the series and the various episodes. Pictures of the actors and the real people they portray as well as the differences between what happened on the series and what really occurred in real life are included. I especially enjoyed the pictures of the real people.

       I do somewhat follow the royal family but know very little about this time in history even though it was not really that long ago. I do not watch the series and you do not need to do so in order to enjoy this book. I would definitely recommend this book to others. I know my in-laws will enjoy it immensely as I will loan it to them next.

       I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

This is one fantastic adventure story!

 What a fantastic story! I am so glad I decided to review this book.  It is one of the best books I have read in quite awhile.

   This is an adventure story to top all adventure stories.  Two people land in a plane crash on a mountain top and must somehow work together in order to survive.  How would you handle this if it happened to you?  I kept asking myself that question and wished I was half as handy as one of the characters in this book. He had many of the life skills needed in order to keep warm and find food.

   Their journey together is as exciting as a story can be. This book is a quick and easy read and one you will enjoy immensely.  I bet the movie will be just as exciting and intense.  I could not put it down!

   I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.





                                                                    

The Heirs has many secrets.

                                                                     




"The Heirs" tells the story of a rich family and the reactions of many family and friends after the death of Rupert Falkes.The story is interesting but has a lot of characters that never seem to be fully developed. The book goes from the past to present day and back again so many times that it is hard to keep track of what time period one is in at any given moment.

I myself have some personal history of being an "heir" but in a much smaller way.  When my parents died, many decisions had to be made and this can dig up feelings that we thought were long since forgotten.  The characters in this book also go through these emotions but on a much grander scale.

I recommend this book as a fast read.  It is a good reminder to us all to keep in mind how we want our own deaths handled and to carefully choose the people that will take care of those details for us.

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

                                                         

The Acid Watcher Diet really helps!

 
I decided to review this book for purely personal reasons.  I have acid reflux so I thought let's see if this works.  I began the diet and I must say I found it to be a bit restrictive.  Much of my diet seems to be acid based which is helping to cause the acid reflux.  So to find something I could eat was challenging. On more than one occasion I slipped on this diet.  For me it was very difficult to skip caffeine and cows milk but I gave it my best try.


   The book does have recipes that you can make but I found many of them to have ingredients that I was unfamiliar with.  I also knew that most of the things I could eat the rest of my family would not be interested in.  So I ended up spending more for groceries and/or cooking twice.  But, maybe it would be worth it.


   I have been on the diet for 1 month now and I believe it has helped to heal the damage already done.  I noticed that when I had something with acid ( a piece of pizza) it burned as I swallowed it. So it remains to be seen if I can gradually add some of the forbidden foods back into my diet and not again have reflux.  I am hopeful.


   So, overall I would say this is something that you should definitely look at if you have GERD/Acid reflux.  If this can help you without resorting to medications that is a huge plus. I have struggled with it but know that it has helped. Give it a try!

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.