Book Reviews

Also known as Cowgirl Critiques

How I Rate: (This rating was borrowed from Katie McCurdy’s blog)

5 Stars – A wonderful book! I couldn’t put it down! I highly recommend!

4 Stars – A great book with an interesting plot that kept me turning the pages

3 Stars – A nice one-time read and/or Nice story, though I had a few personal problems with it

2 Stars - I forced myself to keep reading to the end and/or I had too many personal problems with it

1 Star - I couldn’t finish/recommend this book because of my own personal convictions.

"I cannot live without books." ~Thomas Jefferson

Below are the books I have read and reviewed for this blog. Click on the links to follow them to my reviews or discuss them.

2012

A list of all my 2012 Reads

2012 Reading Challenge

Sherihasread 12 books toward her goal of 100 books.

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2011

A list of all my 2011 Reads

2009

A list of all my 2009 Reads

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The Guardian Duke: A Forgotten Castles Novel

The Love & Respect Experience: A Husband-Friendly Devotional That Wives Truly Love

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Cowgirl Critique: Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato

Normally I would write a quick synopsis of the book, instead here is a small snippet from the first chapter that grabbed my attention: He looked at the stone. It was his finest, saved for an occasion such as this. He set it in his sling. Lorena had gifted him with the sling and taught … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: Tandem by Tracey Bateman

Christians. Vampires. Blood. Murder. Justice. Suspense. I wasn’t sure it could be done. Tracey Bateman proves it can. I’ll be honest when I first picked up this book to read it, I had no idea that it contained vampires. The cover intrigued me and I thought I was sitting down to a good mystery. Well, … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: The Popular Handbook on the Rapture

This book was a little out of my normal scope of books I read. However, my Sunday School class has been going through the book of Revelation and I wanted to read more about it. Wow, what a wealth of information by several men of God who have devoted their lives to researching and studying … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: The 13th Tribe by Robert Liparulo

May I first start this review off by asking, “How in the world does he come up with this stuff?” To be able to take bits and pieces of history and weave them into a tale bigger than a single genre is absolutely amazing talent. Robert Liparulo does it again. If you have read and … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: Sixty Acres and a Bride by Regina Jennings

Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes! I started this book by Regina Jennings and could not put it down. After the death of her husband, Rosa Garner leaves everything she knows and loves in her home country of Mexico to go with her mother-in-law to the Texas family ranch. They arrive in Texas to find … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: The Healer’s Apprentice

Okay, I’m getting to old for this stuff. I was up until 3am reading this book! I just couldn’t put it down. Now, I have to admit that I’m a sucker for a good fairy tale and an even bigger sucker for a love story. This book had it all. A parallel story to Sleeping … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: Sew Kawaii!

22 Simple Sewing Projects for Cool Kids of All Ages What a fun book! With 22 different patterns to choose from, there is definitely something for everyone. I love to make things and especially to make things for kids. This book has six different chapters with multiple projects in each. They are: Key Chains Storage … Continue reading →

Cowgirl Critique: Lovely Knits for Little Girls

20 Just-Right Patterns, Just for Girls! When given the opportunity to review this book, I jumped at the chance with exuberance. Being an avid knitter myself, I have noticed that after the age of two or three, there really isn’t much out there as far as cute patterns for my kindergartener. This book has everything … Continue reading →