Close Up & Far Out demonstrates how two 17th-century scientists opened windows on the very large and the very small. The post Close Up & Far Out by Mary Auld appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Holding On To Hope The Train That Took You Away by Catherine Hokin is a powerful historical novel that I read in just two sittings. The novel is set from 1936-1946 in Berlin, the seat of the Nazis power. There are also a few scenes in Blitz-ravaged London. We follow three main characters all connected […]

New Discoveries The Spa Break by Caroline James is a really fun contemporary read that entertained me from the start. The reader joins four friends in their sixties on a weekend spa break to celebrate a seventieth birthday. Not shackled by the confines of daily life, it is a journey of discovery for each one […]

When You Know, You Know In This Moment by Gabrielle Meyer is a beautiful Christian timeslip novel that I absolutely adored. It is the second book in the Timeless series but can be read as a stand-alone. This novel is set in 1861, 1941 and 2001. Historians will recognize these dates as the starting point […]

Our second roundup of Newbery-buzzing books includes a graphic-novel fairy tale, an escape narrative, and a time-travel adventure. The post Newbery Roundup #2: Plain Jane, Wrong Way Home, and First State of Being appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Dynamic and vibrant, My Block Looks Like is a fun ode to life in the big city. The post My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Secrets, Families, Ambitions The Storyteller’s Daughter by Victoria Scott is a beautiful dual timeline novel that I loved. The action is set in 1941 and 2008. The periods are united by a family house and woodland as we follow a young woman in 2008 and her aunt in 1941. Both main characters are similar in […]

Betsy and Hayley discuss Ferris by Kate DiCamillo, another new favorite. (See our starred review, here.) Hayley: Betsy, it’s no secret I love Ferris. In fact, I loved it so much I spent one newsletter last fall talking about it! I’m going to unashamedly steal some of what I wrote then and incorporate it into… The post Newbery Buzz #3: Ferris appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Engaging, Entertaining & Wholesome Murder On The Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood is a fabulous contemporary cosy crime novel that gripped me from the start. It is the fourth book in The Marlow Murder Club series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces – the trio of women […]

All For One Widows Waive The Rules by Julia Jarman is a wonderful contemporary novel that I absolutely loved. The book is part of The Widows Wine Club series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces. Once more the widows are off on an adventure, travelling from Britain […]