Tuesday's Book Review

"Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes" is a series of short stories by various authors about living in the South. Perhaps because of our roots with the Baileys and also from living in Texas for so many years - I really identified with so many of the stories in the book. Some of them could have come from our family archives! It was a delightful read and written by many of the same authors that have written my beloved "Mossy Creek" books.

"Summer in Mossy Creek" was about the older inhabitants of Mossy Creek and as always a delightful read. A few different authors than the other 3 books I have read but still as wonderful.

"Creola's Moonbeam" was a wonderful book! I didn't remember ordering it from our library and wondered why I had it when I started reading it. I am so glad I read it. Milam McGraw Propst is an author that I will read as often as I can find her books. This was a book that gushed memories from my younger years with our black housekeepers in San Antonio. When I was little we had Birdie and then we moved to Germany. When we came back from Germany the second time, my parents had Leola. This books was a happy a reminiscence of these two great women.

I also read "Daring Chloe" by Laura Jensen Walker; "Fireworks" by Elizabeth White and "Peculiar Treasures" by Robin Jones Gunn. These were all free downloads on my Kindle but are all available in book form and are in my library. Of the books I read this week "Daring Chloe" was my most favorite book. It was about a woman that was stood up at the altar but how she rallied with the friendship of her book group. I highly recommend it. It is from the Christian Genre but it wasn't an in your face book. (I would have posted pictures but for some reason the internet is not allowing me too).

"Peculiar Treasures" was my second favorite book this week. It was about a girl on a Christian College campus. I think the thing I like the best about these books is I don't have to worry about language or content. Until I read "Daring Chloe", "Peculiar Treasures" was my favorite read.

"Fireworks" was a great book - also from the Christian genre but it was a mystery that didn't quite explain itself. I am still wondering why the person that was the mastermind - did what they did. Oh well. I felt it never really explained why.