Here we are at the next to the last day of the giveaway. This week has flown by, hasn’t it? I don’t know about you, but my TBR has grown tremendously. Now I’m going to have to get busy reading to get it back under control.
As per the usual, here is the list of bloggers on my team:
Rebekah @ Read Another Page
Bethany @ A Ruby In The Rough
Cate @ Southern Scribblings
Ellie @ Ellie’s Book Haven
Rhys @ A Handful of Quietness
Savannah @ Savannah Jane Author
Today I get to share books that I’ve read more than once, an indication that I really liked the book. In reality, this could just be a continuation of yesterday’s post about books that I love.
The Reverend Spy by D. P. Denton
“When Dan Phillips, a young minister, promises to do anything to protect his country at the start of World War II, he has no idea how much that will cost him and his family.
He tries to enlist in the fight only to be rejected. Then a mysterious stranger gives him an offer to serve his country in a way far beyond anything he could have imagined.
Going undercover, he accepts never being able to relax and be a “normal” preacher again.
Join him as his life is turned upside down for the cause of freedom.”
This would have to be one of my all-time favorite books. It’s an amazing true story with so many hairbreadth escapes as the minister uncovers some important information during his time of working with the FBI. It’ll have you on the edge of your seat one moment and longing to give Dan’s wife a hug the next as she attempts to trust her husband even when she doesn’t understand why he’s acting the way he is.
As in a Mirror by Isabella Alden
“A wealthy and successful author, John Stuart King is preparing to write his next book, which includes a homeless tramp. He has done all the research and thinks he knows what he needs to on the subject. But in a sermon he hears with a friend, the minister exhorts his flock to be kind to the homeless, as if they were Jesus himself. Taking the minister’s sermon to heart, John Stuart resolves to live the life of a tramp so he can truly understand the tramp’s plight. He not only finds information for his upcoming book, but he learns life lessons about truth and integrity, and finds the truth about loving Christ from the heart.”
This book shows what great lengths authors will go to for research! That’s one reason I love this book so much, enough to have read or listened to it several times. Aside from that humorous aspect, it also has great lessons, and though the ending is not quite what I would have liked, it’s open-ended enough to leave the reader room to imagine how things ultimately happened for the characters.
Five Star Spy by Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick
“Friends don’t let friends fail their mission…
Brent Peterson has been out of town and radio silent. But now his pursuit of The 10,000 has led him back to Arizona–sporting a fresh gunshot wound.
Emily is delighted to see him, but she’s worried. Agent Nighthawk never fails a mission, but if she doesn’t help him he just might fail this one.
There’s only one thing to do: pack her bags, her courage, and her best impression of a snobby heiress-and go undercover at a posh resort.
It’s the last-known location of the 10,000 agent Brent was tracking.
The man who shot him.”
While I love this whole series (except for the cliffhanger at the end of Book 8 😉 I think this book is my favorite. That beginning is…so sweet and scary all at the same time. And then Emily’s undercover persona is hilarious. There’s just so much to love about this one!
Missent: The Story of a Letter by Isabella Alden
“It was just an old letter she found stuck between the pages of a book. Though curious about how it got there, Miss Sarah Stafford never intended to do anything more with the letter than throw it away; but when an over-zealous servant mails the letter instead, Miss Stafford must do her best to get it back. Or should she? Before long, Sarah Stafford finds herself immersed in the lives of the young woman who wrote the letter years before and the young man who ultimately received it. But instead of changing their lives, that misdirected letter may alter the course of Miss Stafford’s future in a way she never expected.”
This is a book that I read every Christmas. It’s a delightful story by one of my favorite authors, and besides the good lessons woven throughout, it’s a very interesting story, funny in parts, sweet in others, and always enjoyable.
In Freedom’s Cause by G. A. Henty
“Liberty or death – this was the choice the people of 14th century Scotland faced if they rose up against their English ruler. Most would say it was no choice at all. Many of the Scottish nobles were English supporters. Few could be expected to rise up against the numerically overwhelming English army. The hero of the story, Archibald Forbes, joins the struggle for Scottish freedom led by the valiant Sir William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. The extraordinary valor and personal prowess of these men rival the deeds of the mythical heroes of chivalry. Henty weaves a wonderful story around the actual events of 1314 at Bannockburn.”
I love the audiobook version of this one by Jim Weiss. He really makes the story come to life. Besides reading the book once, I’ve listened to it several times as well as skim-listened to my favorite parts many times. The book brings William Wallace and Robert the Bruce to life in an interesting way, and, best of all, you get to see Sir John Graham!
Have you read any of these books? What books do you love reading again and again?
Don’t forget to check out Kate’s and Rebekah’s blogs for more book recs and the full list of all the participating bloggers. Also, today is the last day to enter the giveaway, so be sure to get in those last few entries!
Enter the Giveaway!
All the suggestion are so good! I have read In Freedom’s Cause, and listened to it ➡️ (It has also been dramatized by Heirloom Audio, which we love. The only think is that they don’t strictly follow the book. Mostly the same, but not quite. I do think that the historical aspect though was kept accurate.)
I’ve seen that one around but I haven’t listened to it. I’d like to, though!
Thank you for this list! I re-listened to As in a Mirror just a month or two ago and love Missent too. In Freedom’s Cause might be my first Henty book (heard if them but never read them).
I’m glad you like those Pansy books, too! In Freedom’s Cause was one of my first Henty books!
These all look very interesting, especially The Reverend Spy!
It’s such a great book! I can’t recommend it enough!
Love the Pansy books! I’ve been thinking about a reread of As In a Mirror, so maybe this is the nudge I need. And of course Emily Abbott. I could have put the series on my post today, but since I shared it on Monday I decided not to.
That first book sounds interesting!
Sounds like it could be the right time to read it! I think you’d really like The Reverend Spy.
Another vote for you to read The Reverend Spy! It’s definitely your kind of book.
Ah, I read SOME Henty, but not this one. Looks good, though!
I’ve read a lot of his and it’s definitely one of my favorites!
I agree Five Star Spy is amazing! My other favorite in that series is Bad Things, Small Packages because the whole head cold storyline is hilarious.
That one’s great, too! Come to think of it, though, all of them are!
OH MY SOUL YES IN FREEDOM’S CAUSE!!! That book became my entire personality when I was like 12-14. And Five Star Spy is SO good. I need to read the others!!
It’s one of Henty’s best in my opinion! Sounds like you enjoyed it as much as I have! And yes, you should definitely read the others!
Yesss Five Star Spy is the best!! 🤩 I haven’t read the others, but they look AMAZING 😍😍 I’m getting so many recs from you, Ems!
I’m so glad you’ve found a lot of books, Lyds! I’ve gotten a bunch from you, too!
I have read the first Isabella Alden book–recognized it by the blurb–and really enjoyed it. Missent looks very interesting, as well! I’ve sort of wanted to make it a goal to read one Pansy story a month … too bad I don’t have time for even that. *shrugs and starts another TBR stack*
Hanna
That would be a lovely goal to have! I think I’m about due to read another Pansy book. It’s been awhile…
Five Star Spy was one of my favs of the series too. That and the Christmas one.
Oh, that’s a good one, too!
Two Pansy books in one post! What a great lineup!! I should re-read The Reverend Spy. Oh, or we could listen to the drama again! I’d forgotten about it.
Yes, I want to hear the drama again sometime soon!