alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

I flew through this one quickly during a lunch break before we recorded a podcast where one of our team members interviewed Lucado about anxiety -- it's a good read, a quick read, and nothing mind-blowing. There were some helpful, meaningful nuggets here, but it felt more like a "Hey, Max Lucado, you're a popular author, write about this hot topic!" kind of situation than a truly heartfelt book about anxiety. Not a winner for me personally, but one I think will really be helpful for a lot of people still.

This was a random library grab, and a quick read one evening while babysitting. I wasn't a huge fan and felt like there wasn't a whole lot of meat or action in the storyline, but the characters were semi-interesting and I appreciated the food references throughout. Just pretty meh about this one.

I had heard Casper on a podcast recently, so when this one showed up at work, I grabbed it and read through it over a few lunch breaks. It's a sweet story perfect for moms (which I am not, haha!) and those who have a heart for adoption (or who have adopted) -- it's touching, endearing, and amusing.

This was a really different kind of story from Backman, I felt like. I have loved everything I have read from him, so I was excited to get this one from the library! I loved that the story centered around hockey (my favorite sport!) and one small town, and the plot had me hooked from the very beginning. I didn't put this one down (literally read it in one sitting) and was so captivated by the plot and the characters the whole time. Really loved this one. Again, be warned that there is a sexual assault scene, if that's a trigger for you!

So, when my blogger friends came to town, we went to my favorite local bookstore. I saw this one on the shelf and even though I didn't like the Quindlen book I Read last month, this tiny book (like 40 pages) seemed like a relevant and interesting topic, so I read through it while standing there! It took like 5 minutes, haha! It's a great little book, but not one I'd need to own or anything. It felt almost like a speech or talk transcribed into a book, which was fun, and there were really great old pictures throughout as well!

I'm a big, big Flannery fan, and have read a bio of her before, but was excited to read through this one since it was more focused on her spiritual life. I didn't find that I learned anything new about her, though, so it fell a little flat simply because I have already read so much about her. If you're looking for a place to start to learn about her, this really is a great and thorough book about her life, faith, and writing!

I picked this little book up at the Parnassus bookstore in Nashville (because of course, the store was named after this book!) and it was such a delightful story that was perfect to read on the plane ride home -- it was a little quirky, a little unexpected, a little dramatic, and just such a great read.

This was a sweet and charming story that was super endearing and really fun to read, especially as a fan of books (and book reviews, since they're sprinkled throughout this one) -- I highly recommend grabbing this one from the librsry for a fun little summer read!

I (admittedly) skimmed through this one during my lunch break one day since we were talking about this topic and interviewing Kristin for our podcast at work -- it's one of the newer styles of book that has MANY pictures and reads almost like a combination of a scrapbook, a coffee table book, a blog post, and a lot of Instagram captions? It was a quick and uplifting book that didn't blow me away, but I did like that it prompted such a fun conversation about hospitality versus entertaining If those are topics that interest you, it's a great, fun, light read!

I don't think I've ever read something from Nouwen that I haven't loved. This was an extremely timely read for me, and very rich while still being easy to read and soak up. I love the focus on progression and growth in this one-- it feels very much like a helpful roadmap to healthier and more abundant living in Christ. Loved this one.