Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace by Terri Roberts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was recommended by a friend who lives near this community where the killings occurred. The book is thought-provoking and provides good opportunities for discussions.
Eight suggestions from the author include:
1. Move forward.
2. Think on these things from Philippians 4:8--"What ever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things."
3.Practice forgiveness.
4. Make right choices.
5. Share your story with others.
6. Communicate, communicate, communicate!
7. Pray with thanksgiving.
8. Focus on Eternity.
I recommend it to all readers.


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One Light Still Shines: My Life Beyond the Shadow of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting by Marie Monville
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was recommended to me by a friend who lives near the area of Pennsylvania where this shooting occurred. This book is a story of faith and redemption.
I recommend it to all readers.


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The Lens and the Looker by Lory S. Kaufman
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This ebook did not work well in 3 of my Nooks as the page-turning would stick. I gave up reading this.


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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I borrowed this book from my local library in time to read it before it was the selection for a book club. I also downloaded the questions from ReadingGroupGuides.com


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The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone by Emily Giffin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I downloaded this ebook when it was free from Barnes and Noble for my Nook library. I was unfamiliar with the Darcy and Rachel series, and this is a prequel to that series. I'm glad it was free at that time because I would have hated to spend money for a 29-page prequel and the rest of this is advertising for the author.
I recommend it only to fans of the series.


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 In Between by Jenny B. Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook was free when I downloaded it from Barnes and Noble to my Nook library. I classify it as Young Adult, contemporary Christian fiction.
It was a quick read with light humor so it was a fun summer-time read. I enjoyed the characters.
I recommend it to readers who prefer this genre.


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Camino Island by John Grisham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I gave this book to my father for Fathers' Day, and he was disappointed in the book because "there was too much drinking and not being faithful to your wife." A central character does not have to be a paragon of virtue; the character just has to be believable for the narrative to move along.
I liked the book because it held my interest for long periods of time so that I could finish it in 3 days.


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Sing: A Novel of Colorado by Lisa Tawn Bergren
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book was free when I downloaded it to my Nook library from Barnes and Noble in 2012. It is the second book of a trilogy, and I had not read the first. The author gave enough information this book could be read as a stand alone; but, I never cared enough about its three principal characters to want to read more of the trilogy. The Christian message was heavy-handed in this book, and I took off a star for that.


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One Second After by William R. Forstchen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was recommended to me because I read "Lights Out" by Ted Koppel.
This was page-turning and scary, especially with North Korea testing its ICBMs this week. The title comes from the quote by Captain Bill Sanders, "One second after an EMP attack, it will be too late to ask two simple questions: what should we have done to prevent the attack and why didn't we do it?"
I recommend the book to all adult readers.


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Redemption Road by John Hart
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This was a selection for a book club, and I borrowed it from a library.
I doubt I would have chosen this book for my personal entertainment because I prefer not to chose books with storylines that put women or children in jeopardy, and this book does this a lot.
I do not recommend this book. I look forward to the discussion about the book.


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No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories by Lee Child
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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