As a person who has family members with autism , I tend to have a soft spot for novels that touch on them and the other thing I love is those novels that like to go outside of the box and touch on subjects that no one would normally. Nowadays, I find alot of Christian Fiction authors are touching in a godly way on topics that may seem controversial in today's society and that spark up alot of emotions. Review: Another Dawn - Kathryn Cushman - February 2011 Grace Graham has lived her life as healthy as she possibly could as alot of unhealthy choices ruined hers and her friends lives. When Grace left for college , her mother passed away and Grace blamed it on her father and his smoking, which means that her mother's death could have been something like Lung cancer, though it is not really defined in the book. The second reason is that her boss Jasmine's boy Colin developed Autism due to recieving his MMR vaccination , after hearing this Grace decided against immunising...

Its that time again, as I said the other day - the novels set in Amish Lifestyles are becoming popular once again as I bring to you the third book in the Seasons of Sugarcreek Series by Shelley Shepard Gray, Reviewed on The Phantom Paragrapher we have had Winter's Awakening where we witnessed the marriage of Gretta and Joshua , Spring's Renewal where we saw the marriage of Clara and Timothy and now we have Autumn's promise. Review: Autumn's Promise - Seasons of Sugarcreek Book #3 - Shelley Shepard Gray - August 2010 From the start of the series with Winter's Awakening Lily Allen , the book character not the famous singer as been a part of bringing the Seasons of Sugarcreek novels to life , in the first book Winter's Awakening we saw Lilly's family move from outside of Amish life as what they call Englischer's to the land of Sugarcreek - an Amish community and try to adopt their lifestyles. In the first book we saw Joshua have feelings for Lily and ...

Today's book would have to be one of my first multi-cultural type reviews in a long time. As Iv'e reviewed many Urban Fiction / Street Lit which has the center characters as African-Americans , but it is rare for myself to come across a book where the races are not European, American or African-American. Today's book is a Mexican family set in America. The review copy was provided from Netgalley www.netgalley.com Review: What Can't Wait - Ashley Hope Perez - March 2011 Have you ever felt like you came from a dysfunctional family, that your family didn't understand you as a person, they didn't respect you and you were the black sheep of kinds ? For lead character Marisa , she felt just that - she has always been the one who her family relied on for financial support and well plain old pick up the slack and be the responsible one. School , Work and Home life ,however for 17yr old Marisa , things are about to get ten times harder and she will have to make ...

It seems as though certain books and their genres make waves, as at the moment I am seeing an influx of Amish Romances springing up over the place and today's book is a collection of them by Kathleen Fuller and is a review copy found on www.netgalley.com . Review: What the Heart Sees: A Collection of Amish Romances - Kathleen Fuller - March 2011 When coming across Amish Christian Fiction, Im always in two minds about it , the reason being some of the authors I enjoy and their writing flows with a perfect stroke and others I just no matter how hard I try , I can't find myself getting into it. What the Heart Sees by Kathleen Fuller was a bit of both . Unlike the majority of Amish novels , Kathleen's contained more than the average novel worth of Amish language and though it had a dictionary at the beginning of the book, it was a hassle to keep flicking back and forth. Though, in saying that on a positive note as the stories were short stories and more like novellas rat...

Today's Book is Book #2 of the series Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins, Readers for a link to the review of Book #1 Hex Hall http://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/2010/07/hex-hall-rachel-hawkins.html Synopsis  : Demonglass - Book #2 Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins - March 2011 Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth. Turns out, Sophie’s a demon, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What’s worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers. But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends?...

Today's book is the third book in the new series "On the Runway" by Melody Carlson, and the thing Im really loving about this story is that they have incorporated the characters of her previous series "The Carter House Girls". Review: Rendezvous - On the Runway #3- Melody Carlson- August 2010 It's On the Runway time again, and the Forrester sisters are ready to jet-set off to Paris, France . To the home of designers like Hermes and Chanel. The girls to get into the Paris scene have decided to spice things up a little with a makeover , Paige who has been likened to Grace Kelly and Erin to Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina have undergone haircuts and makeovers to match the stars at Salon Dominique. First stop on their fashion tour is the Hermes factory - home of the Birkin Bag ,every girls dream . It seems though that love is in the air for Erin as Gabin - their Hermes host has a thing for her and will jealousy spike between the sisters when he gives Erin her o...