Straight Answers to 21 Honest Questions about Prayer ~ Charles Simpson

Straight Answers to 21 Honest Questions about Prayer by Charles Simpson is a good book on prayer.  Simpson does a good job answering a lot of questions that people have about prayer.  He does great at answering these questions in a simple and easy to understand way. 

One of my favorite parts of the book is where Simpson addresses prayer and young adults.  He talks about how important it is to pray as a young adult.  The decisions made as a young adult usually have consequences all throughout the rest of a person's life.  This was very insightful.  Simpson does a good job addressing how important it is for people to start praying at a young age.

This book is a book that is applicable to all ages - I especially liked the part about young adults though.  For anybody that is any age looking for a book on prayer or answers to questions about prayer - this is a great choice.

*I received this book from Chosen books for free in return for a review*

Dangerous ~ Caleb Bislow

Dangerous by Caleb Bislow is an awesome book.  This book is great for anybody who is considering missions or giving their all to help others find the Gospel.  Caleb Bislow has an amazing story.  He is a true example of someone who risks everything for God.

In Dangerous, you get to find out all of the amazing ways that Caleb Bislow has ministered to people that other people would consider too dangerous.  He also minsters to the people who others think are unreachable.  Through Caleb's story and the stories of other missions people and agencies, Dangerous teaches "unusual  soldiers" to fulfill their calling.

Not everybody is called to reach the dangerous and unreachable people and places.  Caleb addresses that.  This book does more than teach the "unusual soldiers" to fulfill their God given calling.  It also teaches others to fulfill their calling wherever that may be.  This book was amazing because Caleb used true examples to illustrate what God can do through anybody if that person let's God take control of their life.

*This book was given for free by Bethany House Publishers in exchange for a fair review*

The Miner's Lady ~ Tracie Peterson

The Miner's Lady was really good.  It was my 2nd favorite in The Land of Shining Water Series.  You can read about my favorite one on the blog post for The Icecutter's Daughter:)  I have to say that I loved that this series was about an Italian family.  I eat almost all pasta and found myself getting hungry while reading this book.  Tracie clearly did research on Italian food and culture.  I love when you can see that an author has passion for the historical or cultural background she is writing from.

I also love that there was suspense in this.  I don't know what's going on but all of the historical fiction authors are adding suspense to their books even more than usual recently.  That is awesome!  There is nothing quite like adding a little intrigue to relationships and plots.  Tracie does an amazing job of this with the rivalry between the Panetta's and the Calarcos!  The suspense of the relationships and of things that are going on within the town make The Miner's Lady even more exciting.  Definitely another hit for Tracie Peterson!

*I received this book from Bethany House for free in exchange for a fair review*