The Phantom Paragrapher

Ever wondered what life would be like living in an Amish Community ? Review: When Strawberries Bloom- Book #2 Lizzie Searches for Love Series- Linda Byler -October 2010 You always wonder when you read Christian Amish Fiction , how often than not -the author has actually lived in or spent time in a Amish community. Reading amish novels and watching Amish films like Amish Grace, Saving Sarah Cain. I've always thought that it would have been nice to grow up in an Amish Village, though of course after spending my whole life as what they call an Englischer -it would be extremely hard to give up things that we take for granted e.g books , tv etc to live their ways. One of the things I love I think most about Amish novels is that they are so peaceful , romantic and godly. They don't read as cults but rather happy religious communities. Author Linda Byler herself grew up in the Amish community and is still an active member of the Amish church and she writes a weekly column the local ...

Did you enjoy The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting ? If, so then get ready for Book #2: Desires of the Dead. Review: Desires of the Dead- Book #2: The Body Finder Series- Kimberly Derting- March 2011 I'm still not entirely convinced of what the flowers on the front cover means as I am in two minds about the Blue flower on the first book as the main girl's name is Violet and we all know the saying "Violets are Blue". In Book #2 we read as Violet is still being haunted by nightmares of the incident in the first novel where we witnessed Violet's best friend Jay almost getting killed and shot if it hadn't been for Violet's Police Chief uncle Stephen. Now ready for a new year at school and ready to move from the past , Violet starts school with Jay as her boyfriend. However, things around Violet are about to get stranger and they have something to do with the two new students Mike and Megan Russo. On a shopping trip to Seattle with her friend Chelsea ,it is th...

Wanting a book to teach your child about Colours ? Review: Colors - Charley Harper - June 2011 As a Childrens and Teens Librarian, part of my job is to run a weekly Toddler Time for children aged 0-4yrs , so when I come across childrens books, I like to review them and then I see them for our helpful they could be for the child, whether it is suitable for that particular age group - by looking at the words per page, the pictures , how long the book is ? . Colors is a book that is suited to teaching children not just a singular color per page e.g red fire engine, blue sky. On each page is a variety of colours which I think is awesome as when a child goes into the world, everything is not just one colour- the child will be presented with multi-colours. In the book per page there is about 5-10 words and then a full colour page of the corresponding picture , to show the child. You can use the book as a teaching tool by asking the child to point out the different colors, asking them whats i...

Ever dreamt about being a War Correspondent ? Review: Yesterday's Tomorrow - Catherine West - March 2011 Have you ever wanted to go into Journalism ? Been interested in becoming a War Correspondent , going right into the middle of a war zone to cover the activities going on ? I don't really think It's my cup of tea as Im not a violent person and seeing the aftermath of war first-hand would probably change me deeply and my whole worldviews. Growing up , there are at least four wars that made history books - they were World War 1 and 2 , ANZAC - Galloppi and Vietnam War. Yesterday's Tomorrow covers the Vietnam war and starts in 1954 when 12yr old Kristin Taylor's dad Malcom Taylor - a world renowed journalist working for TIME Magazine was sent to Vietnam to cover the war, we discover that he never came home and later in the novel that he was killed whilst covering the story. Yesterday's tomorrow fast forwards to the the year 1967 , Kristin Taylor is now 25yrs old...

I recently read a book from this author titled Finding Becky and loved it , so when Charisma House sent me Summer Dream to read and review , I was excited as I now have added Martha Rogers to my list of authors to read. Review: Summer Dream - Book #1 Seasons of the Heart Series- Martha Rogers - June 2011 Set in the year 1888 in California , a world and time where women were to be courted in a correct fashion, a world where women were to marry once they became of age, a world where I just loved the whole ritual of their courtships . One of the things that I love most about Martha Roger's books is that they all feature a strong female character , someone who despite what they come up against they are not afraid to speak their mind and stand up for what they believe in, they do not waver. It's the type of characters that we need in today's society as role models. Strong women who weren't exactly feminists as they followed correct protocol and procedures , but women that ...

I haven't done the Follow Friday in a while but today's question stood out for me as Im a huge TShirt Girl :) Here's My Top Five TShirt Designs : 1. As a Big Shortland Street Fan , I Just Had to Buy This Tshirt: "You're Not In Guatemala Now, Dr. Ropata". 2. I Thought This was pretty funny and a classic line: "I Like Big Books and I cannot Lie" 3: The Perfect Insult Tshirt "If You were in my Novel. I would Have Killed You off by Now" 4: Seems I can't stay away from Literature LOL "Jane Austen Rocks". 5: For Those Twilight Fans -Sorry I mean Jane Eyre "Team Edward ...... Rochester" Literature shirts can be found on this site : http://www.cafepress.com.au/+media-%26-pop-culture+t-shirts  

                               Wanting more adventures of Annja Creed - archaeologist who finds herself amidst trouble ? Review: Forbidden City - Rogue Angel Book #5- Alex Archer- March 2007   Annja Creed is back and this time , she finds herself into the heart of trouble with not just one dead body but multiple and she's the number one suspect and add to her list of evergrowing charges - a fugitive due to a private plane ride by her "grandfather" Roux. It all started when Annja was asked by Huangfu Cao to help him find the bones of his ancestor Ban Xeu. It seems though that Annja has walked herself into a trap as what he really wants is a belt plaque that was buried with Ban Xeu. The Belt Plaque is said to have been cursed with a Fox Curse back in Loulan City- China  , 184 AD  and is worth lots and lots of money, enough f...