Review of The Princess Bride

Title: The Princess Bride

Author: William Goldman

Genre: fantasy

Rating: 4 stars

The book in which one of my favorite movies as a child and even now was based. It’s slightly dorky but that is one of the things that I love about it.  I mean what’s not to love about a pirate and a princess and of course true love.  Westley the farm boy turned pirate,Buttercup(The Princess Bride) the beautiful peasant girl turned princess Not to mention the loveable sidekicks.  Inigo Montoya the swordsman on his quest for reveage, and Fezzik the giant gentle. Not to mention the crazy miracle man Mad Max.  

It was a fairly quick read. Complete with the classic line As You Wish but I do have to say that I like the movie better than the book. As a book worm that’s something I don’t ever say, but I think there are only five movies that I like better than their books and this is one of them.

Review of Hook

Title: Hook

Author: Terry Brooks

Pages: 275

Genre: fantasy

Rating: 4 stars

Hook is the novelization of the movie of the same name. This is the story of Peter Pan as an adult.  When Hook kidnaps his kids in order to force Peter to return to Neverland. This novelization was just what I expected it to be. But I did enjoy it because it was a work down memory lane, Hook was one of my favorite movies as a child.  In fact the Hook in Hook was my favorite Hook from a Peter Pan adaption under Once Upon a time

Reading this week

Finished

The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

Match Made by Erynn Mangum

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery

Currently reading

Grimm’s complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

The Guy Next Door by Missy Tippens

Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer

Non-fiction reading  

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell

Getting ready to read

Surrender the Heart by Marylu Tyndall

Forever Her Hero by Belle Calhoune

The Rules for Breaking by Ashley Elston

The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

 Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown

Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise

Hazardous Homecoming by Dana Mentink

The Falcon and Sparrow by Marylu Tyndall

Redeeming the Rancher by Deb Kastner

Classics  

 Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson

Reviewing

 How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck

Brentwood’s Ward by Michelle Griep

Narvla’s Celtic New Year by Therese Gilardi

The Cowboy’s Forever Family by Deb Kastner

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Book of James

Did Not Finish

Esther Royal Beauty by Angela Elwell Hunt

Challenges updates

 So far for January I have read two books off m e reader TBR and one book off my actual  TBR Pile

January reading Challenge

Alaskan Sweethearts by Janet Tronstad

Finish the series challenge

E-Reader Challenge

The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

Match Made by Erynn Mangum

12 for 12 reading challenge

A book you chose because of the cover- Alaskan Sweethearts by Janet Tronstad

A book set in the past- The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

A book you should have read in High School-Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery

What’s in a name reading challenge

A book with a "Girl's name"-Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery

TBR Pile

 Alaskan Sweethearts by Janet Tronstad

Your Name Challenge

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A-     Alaskan Sweethearts by Janet Tronstad

R- The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

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A- Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery

50 states challenge

Alaska- Alaskan Sweethearts by Janet Tronstad

Colorado Match Made by Erynn Mangum

Library Challenge

-Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery

Reviews Posted this week 

 Review of Tears of the Sea

Review of Restitution

Other Posts

Review of Tears of the Sea

Title: Tears of The Sea

Author: Marylu Tyndall

Chapters: 30 Plus Epilogue

Pages: 260

Genre: Christian, fairy tale, parable.

Rating: 5 stars

Tears of the Sea is not your Little Mermaid story. It is so much better.  This book is more than just a fairy tale retelling.   It is an allegory to show the love that Christ has for us. That true love is indeed real, and that Christ showed the greatest act of true love when He died on the cross for us. I loved that while Tears of the Sea was a fictional story it pointed to greatest true story ever told.

Perdita was cursed to eternality as a mermaid by an evil wizard because she failed to prove that true love was true, and she also refused to marry him.  Only given one month every ten years to find a man to fall in love with her and die for her.  She recues Savion from a drowning and starts to have feelings for him.  Savion is on a mission from his father to save someone, he just doesn’t know who.  Savion being a prince and an honorable man he tries to avoid Perdita when she throws herself at him.

I love fairy tale retellings but Tears of the Sea was so much better, because it was so much more. The only parallel to The Little Mermaid was saving the prince from drowning, Marylu’s novel was so much better.

With each book of Marylu’s that I read they just keep getting better and better.  I can’t wait for Marylu’s next book. My goal for this year is to finish reading all of the Marylu Tyndall books that I haven’t read.   Which just leaves finishing three series, Surrender to Destiny, and the Escape to Paradise series,   The Falcon and the Sparrow, and the last two books in the Legacy of the Kings, the last one isn’t out yet.  

Reading this week

Finished

December 2014

The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations from Grumpy Cat by Grumpy Cat

Petticoat Detective by Margaret Brownley

 Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen by Daniel Thomsen

January 2015

Alaskan Sweethearts by Janet Tronstad

Currently reading

Grimm’s complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

Match Made by Erynn Mangum

The Rules for Breaking by Ashley Elston

Non-fiction reading  

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

Getting ready to read

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

 Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer

Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown

Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise

Hazardous Homecoming by Dana Mentink

The Falcon and Sparrow by Marylu Tyndall

Surrender the Heart by Marylu Tyndall

The Guy Next Door by Missy Tippens

Classics    

 Anne of Green Gables

Reviewing

 How to Catch a Prince by Rachel Hauck

Brentwood’s Ward by Michelle Griep

Narvla’s Celtic New Year by Therese Gilardi

Protection Detail by Shirlee McCoy

The Cowboy’s Forever Family by Deb Kastner

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Book of James

Reviews Posted this week 

Review of As you wish

Mini Non fiction reviews

Review of Mercy Rains

Review of The Job

 Other Posts 

Top 14 Books Read in 2014

2015 Reading Challenges and book buying ban

Top 14 Books Read in 2014

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Reading this week

Finished

Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Currently reading

Grimm’s Complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen by Daniel Thomsen

Match Made by Erynn Mangum

Non-fiction reading  

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

Getting ready to read

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

 Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer

Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown

Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise

Hazardous Homecoming by Dana Mentink

Protected by the Warrior by Barbara Phinney

The Falcon and Sparrow by Marylu Tyndall

Surrender the Heart by Marylu Tyndall

Classics    

Reviewing

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Girl’s still Got it by Liz Curtis Higgs

Did Not Finish

Audio 

Reviews Posted this week 

Mini Teen reviews

Review of the Reliance

Other posts 

 Merry Christmas

Reading this week

Finished

The Job by Janet Evanovich

Navy Seal Noel by Liz Johnson

The Restitution by MaryLu Tyndall

Tears of the Sea by Marylu Tyndall

Holiday Defenders by Debby Giusti

Out of the Storm by Jody Hedlund

The Shell Game by Janet Evanovich

Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge

Deception’s Princess by Esther M. Friesner

Snow White Red Handed by Maia Chance 

Sugar Plum Season b Mia Ross

Currently reading

Grimm’s Complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall

Non-fiction reading  

Getting ready to read

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer

Five Glass Slippers by Elisabeth Brown

High Country Holiday by Glynna Kaye

Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Louise

Hazardous Homecoming by Dana Mentink

Protected by the Warrior by Barbara Phinney

The Falcon and Sparrow by Marylu Tyndall

Bless Her Dead Little Heart by Miranda James

Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

Classics    

Reviewing

 The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Girl’s still Got it by Liz Curtis Higgs

Did Not Finish

Audio

Reviews Posted this week 

 Review of a Pony Express Christmas

Mini Christmas Reviews

Review of The Best Christmas Pageant ever

Review of The Captive Maiden

Reading this week

Finished

The Reliance by Marylu Tyndall

Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs

Voyger by Diana Gabaldon

Currently reading

Grimm’s Complete fairy tales by Jacob Grimm

Tears of the Sea by Marylu Tyndall

Navy Seal Noel by Liz Johnson

Deception’s Princess by Esther M. Friesner

Snow White Red Handed by Maia Chance

Non-fiction reading  

Getting ready to read

Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon

Doon by Carey Corp

The Yuletide Rescue by Margaret Daley

Sugar Plum Season b Mia Ross

Twin Threat Christmas by Rachelle McCalla

Classics

Reviewing

 The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson

The Job by Janet Evanovich

Devotional reading

Bible through in a year

The Girl’s still Got it by Liz Curtis Higgs

Did Not Finish

Audio

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Playaway audio when doing chores)

Heist Society by Ally Carter (Audio on my way to work)

Reviews Posted this week 

Review of A Rancher for Christmas

Review of Yuletide Baby

Other Posts from the week 

Spotlight on Winter Brides