You have wonderful book suggestions!

❤ The Giver. It was my favorite thing to teach when I taught 7th grade.

@ReadBrucey

3 күн бұрын

She left it to your interpretation. It is a loose series. She added the rest of the book years later. They sort of circle back.

Yes… love when calls the heart book, that series was always my favorite by Janette Oke

@capturedbyannamarie

12 сағат бұрын

Mine too! Such a beautiful story. ❤

Ha ha😊 I loved your little baby shared her opinions as well. So Cute! I read “ the lady and the lionheart” , and starfish bay series from Irene Hannon. I heard other people recommend “ an uncommon courtship” , I would love to start a new book series, looking forward to read those.

I've been meaning to get to The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse forever. Maybe this will be good motivation to finally pick it up! I also enjoyed Wormwood Abbey and am looking forward to continuing the series 😍

I completely agree with you about Janette Oke. I was so surprised when I started reading the books and realized they were so different (and so much better!) than the Hallmark movies.

@capturedbyannamarie

12 сағат бұрын

I read them In high school before the shows came out, and was sorely disappointed with the shows. They ruined them.

I'm wanting to read Wormwood Abbey! I also got it when Lindsey said it was free. 😂😂 Thanks, Lindsey!😂

I LOVED Wormwood Abbey!!!

@carmenjanae

Күн бұрын

@@booksandbreggs it was so much fun 😆

My baby likes to watch me talk about my books, too. 😂😂

You trying to calm down while taking a sip of coffee, had me rolling! 😂 I’ve only seen the When Calls the Heart series, now I’m going to have to read the books! Thanks for ranting about it! 🤣💕

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@robinkirk1821 🤭🤣 my sister who hadn’t read the books yet LOVES the show and Jack and I’m just like. No. 👏🏼 Wynn is far superior. 🤣 And the whole story line? It’s not even remotely close to the series. It’s much more real life, in the North with the natives, and all the hardships they face up there. Not an idyllic happy little town 🤣

I need to continue and read An Uncommon Courtship! I love Marriage of Convenience

@carmenjanae

4 күн бұрын

@@BookLoverAmanda I think you’d like this one ☺️

The Warsaw sisters was really good!! It sort of reminded me of the nightengale.

@carmenjanae

5 күн бұрын

@@Readingindarknesss yes, I agree!

Ooh that Cathy Gohlke book sounds so good. I’ve read one of hers and definitely want to read more of hers.

@carmenjanae

4 күн бұрын

@@thebookaddict1244 which one did you read? Trying to decide which one to go with next ☺️

@thebookaddict1244

4 күн бұрын

@@carmenjanae I read Saving Amelie… really good!

@carmenjanae

4 күн бұрын

@@thebookaddict1244 oh yes, that is one I looked at!

I loved the Giver when I first read it in 8th grade. So many connections I made then. I think the series finished it, but I never read it. Also, The When Calls the Heart series is the best Janette Oke series.

@carmenjanae

12 сағат бұрын

@@capturedbyannamarie I agree that it is the best of her series 🙌🏼☺️

@capturedbyannamarie

11 сағат бұрын

@@carmenjanae some thoughts on the Warsaw sisters faith in the book issue. I feel like some of the issue is the authors. They might not be saved themselves, and so they don’t know how to write a character with morals. I think that is definitely the case.

One of my friends is reading The Inheritance Games and has been enjoying but I haven't read it myself yet! Glad you enjoyed it for the most part

@carmenjanae

7 күн бұрын

@@thewritingsongbird5108 I always struggle with rating books because I give ratings based on my enjoyment. But it could possibly be dropped a little because of content - the language as I mentioned but also one of the brothers gets drunk, the mom of the sons has had the sons with 4 different men, and just other various things that aren’t necessarily part of the story but mentioned. 🙃 so it’s a little hard. But these are all things one would expect to find in a secular book so that’s why I didn’t really drop the rating. . .

@thewritingsongbird5108

7 күн бұрын

@@carmenjanae ooh yeah I get that. its hard to find secular books without that

I hope I can read this book without reading the others but I got an Uncommon Courtship from Libby, it sounds really good

@carmenjanae

2 сағат бұрын

@@BookedandBlessed24 I think you can read it without reading the others first … it does mention the sisters and their spouses a few times but that would be the only “spoiler” to know who they end up with but you can pretty much figure that out on the back of the books anyway. 😆

I read the first Inheritance Games book but haven’t read more. I also really liked it, with reservations for the same reasons you mentioned. Plus there’s a lesbian relationship just beginning in the first book, that is then a much more major part in the second. 😕 -Lucy

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@cleangenescrew9408 hmmm I wondered about that. I didn’t mention it because it wasn’t a main point of the story … maybe I will just look up spoilers and not continue the story 😕

There are apparently 3 more books in the Giver series. That might explain the abrupt ending. I only read the first book, so I don't know.

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@faribareads right! I had just gathered from the interview that she doesn’t really go into detail much about what happened with some characters but I may have misunderstood. I should just read them and see for myself 🤣 but I don’t have much motivation 🤭

What other Cathy gohlke have you read?? I read the medallion and saving Amelie!8

I was the opposite, sort of. I wanted a girl, got a boy, and he's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me. 😂

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@MorgansEndlessBookshelf love that 😆

The show is actually based on another book series. The return to the Canadian west series. They just called it when calls the heart. But Elizabeth and jack’s story starts with when courage calls. The Elizabeth you’re reading about is the aunt of the Elizabeth thatcher in the show. She’s Beth in the books too not Elizabeth. I guess to avoid confusion. But yeah. If you read those, you’ll see early seasons of the show. The show does go off the rails in later seasons though. I haven’t even watched this latest one because I can’t stand Nathan!

@carmenjanae

5 күн бұрын

@@Readingindarknesss ah that makes SO much sense!!

@carmenjanae

5 күн бұрын

@@Readingindarknesss I never got to the Return to the Canadian West … that’s why I never made the connection. 🤣 and I’m with you. I preferred Jack to Nathan for sure. . . 🤣

Did I miss it? Did you say you and your little sister’s favorite book by Janette Oke? Care to share? I have that series so now I have to read the first one. I quit watching the series because it jumped around so much. 🤨 Great video!

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@amyodell7157 no I don’t think I actually said it. But it’s Gown of Spanish Lace. A stand alone ☺️

@amyodell7157

6 күн бұрын

@@carmenjanae Oh good! I have that one. Well, actually, I tried to buy all of hers when in my binge shopping moment (ahem year) on ThriftBooks. Did you know husbands get mad 🚨when you spend in the triple digits on books each month? 🫣

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@amyodell7157 🤭🤣

@amyodell7157

6 күн бұрын

@@carmenjanae I’m sorry if that sounded like bragging. But we didn’t have money to spend on books when we first got married. But now I do only because God has blessed us. 🙌🏻 I’m reading Brandilyn Collins Violet Dawn suspense novel. She’s an OG writer. Have a blessed day!

@carmenjanae

6 күн бұрын

@@amyodell7157 I didn’t take it that way ☺️