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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS :)
Hello Navy moms!
We’ve been talking Book title recommendations here and there, so I thought I’d put together a spot for us to give our favorites a shout out! Do you have a favorite Author or title you just have to share? :) Maybe even books we can recommend to our Sailors! Have fun!
Best Wishes and lots of love!
((((((BNMH))))))
VintageGal
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Permalink Reply by Shanny on
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GREAT IDEA VintageGal!!!
I am still going with Beneath the Scarlet Sky! I still think about that story. And have put it on my request list at the library to read again but always let it go if someone else is waiting for it since I have already read it once
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Permalink Reply by VintageGal on
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I can’t wait to dive in! Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by Chipmunk on
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Shanny - I will have to look into that one.
BelovedbyHim - I know you posted in the comment section, but Anne McCaffrey's dragon books (are those what you consider her fantasy?) are ones that I have been collecting for my sailor. My youngest and I finally rearranged the book shelf from my father in my sailor's room and now I can see what he has and his brother have before I buy new ones!
Currently, I am reading my Christmas romance or stories. It started years ago when I was able to check out some of the Thomas Kincade - Cape Light Christmas Novels at our local library. I usually just look for what I can find very inexpensively on Kindle -
I read Christmas in Bayberry by Jennifer Faye, and now I am reading The White Christmas Inn: A Novel by Colleen Wright. - Both clean books.
For my local book club read Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald - I think the edited version is titled The Curate's Awakening by Michael Phillips. We are reading the edited version but I loaned my paper copy to another lady and so I bought the Kindle one. The chapters are split differently but otherwise the books seem to be comparable.
I like Historical fiction, some mystery (but I still read a lot of children's books). I was reading a mystery series that my father had, but some of the cases became too intense and I had to set aside. I didn't read the Harry Potter books until the entire series came out because I spent two weeks doing nothing but reading them and not getting ready for that school year!!
I am learning to read multiple books at a time. Some would say that is ADHD, but Charlotte Mason (English educator) recommended reading a Hard book (that is her writing for me) a medium book and a light book. - Currently, my Christmas books are probably even below her light standard and what she called Twaddle but I need fluff sometimes and happy endings - especially if I am reading something else that is heavy!
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I picked it up today VintageGal!!! I am in the middle of another book but this is next! And she told me to “thank my friend for the recommendation of Lost Roses!” She hadn’t realized it was out and ordered it yesterday when I asked!
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Yay! That’s great! I must warn you it’s quite heart wrenching but it’s also a beautiful story. Enjoy ;)
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Permalink Reply by Mainelyreds on
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Just noticed this Group and I am an avid reader - especially now that I am trying to keep my mind occupied in other areas than obsessing about my son. Loved Beneath The Scarlet Sky as recommended by VintageGal, also loved The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes and am currently reading American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins - it's fabulous! Will check back in with you once I finish for a recommendation for my next book!
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Hello Mainlyreds! I hear you on trying to keep your mind occupied. (((BNMH)) )to you as you go through the great silence. Thank goodness for Books! Right now I’m reading The Engineers Wife - about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and my next book will be The Girls in the Picture. So happy to hear that you loved Beneath the Scarlet Sky and I’m going to send that credit on to Shanny who recommended it to me! <3 I’ll have to jot down The Giver of Stars and American Dirt. Thank you!
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Permalink Reply by MyKidsMom on
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I’m not sure exactly where I saw it, but I want to say, “Thank you,” for the recommendation of Be Safe, Love Mom by Elaine Lowry Brye. I would recommend it to any military mom. I borrowed it from the library, but I may need to get my own copy.
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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MyKidsMom - Yes, that is a great read! A few years ago there was a bunch of us in the EmptyNester group that were reading it. We mailed it to each other and we each posted a comment in the front of the book - I wonder where it ever ended up?
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Confession! I bought it... I recommended it... but I still haven’t read it! I bought it when my son left for Boot Camp and I think I read about the first chapter. I knew it’s going to be great but I was so exhausted that it was hard for me to wrap my head around anything. It must be read! I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed it! BNMH!!
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Permalink Reply by Heather on
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My Kids Mom - Be Safe, Love Mom is a great read! I just read it a couple weeks ago and recommend that other Mom’s read it. It will make you cry, just warning you!
I have started reading Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series, and so far I am loving it. The books are long, and there are many in the series. This is a good thing to start, especially since I’m not sleeping much!
I have read Beneath a Scarlet Sky and I really liked it, it’s a good one to try next! -
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