reading

Most Owned Authors

Posted by

0

These are my most owned authors! I filmed it out of order, then rearranged the clips to be in order of least to most books, so it might look a little weird. That’s how I do it! No apologies. haha!

Books for MKs is a charity organization that donates books to missionary kids on the foreign mission field all over the world.

Donate now at http://www.gofundme.com/booksformks to help these children get reading material, since in many countries they don’t have access to an English library.

Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, and COMMENT!

GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/thekai05
WordPress: https://booksformks.wordpress.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/booksformks
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thekai05/

Review: Henry VI, Part 1

Posted by

0

Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Tis much when sceptres are in children’s hands; but more when envy breeds unkind division: there comes the ruin, there begins confusion.”

That quote sums up most of the plot! Henry VI is too young to rule on his own, and his advisers and lords ruin everything by bickering and fighting amongst themselves, leaving England’s armies vulnerable to the French. Continue reading →

Review: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Posted by

0

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is a thrilling and exhilarating story of Israel and Rome in the time of Christ. Betrayal, love, suspense, revenge, friendship, disaster, salvation, murder, war, spies, and of course, the famous chariot race- this book has everything! Continue reading →

Book Review: Dreamtreaders & Search for the Shadow Key

Posted by

0

Dreamtreaders Dreamtreaders by Wayne Thomas Batson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Love this book so much! From the first word, we are plunged straight into the action. This author really knows how to write fight scenes! The plot kept me guessing, and I loved discovering the Dream kingdoms. The world-building is just amazing! So imaginative and different from anything I’ve ever read. Continue reading →

Book Review: Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope

Posted by

0

Doctor Thorne
Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book even more than the previous Barchester books, because there’s more action and more dialogue. I love the country setting, and how the small doings of ordinary people become quite important.
The scope of this novel is wide in that it concerns people of all walks of life, and how they interact and influence one another. But the scope is also small in that it tells of the little day-to-day concerns of plain people. That is the genius of Trollope! Continue reading →

Review: Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden

Posted by

1

Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I loved finding out more about this author’s life! What an interesting character she had! I love that she had such an independent spirit in a time when women didn’t enjoy much freedom. “I do what I want” seems to have been her motto.
She wrote about 60 novels and over a hundred short stories, but most of them are out of print these days. I love her books, and I’m always searching for those obscure out-of-print editions. Continue reading →

Review: The Trespassers

Posted by

2

The Trespassers
The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I love this author’s writing style! Every book of hers that I’ve read has been delightful but also… different, weird, indescribable. This one is a sweet story about two siblings who find a playroom in an old mansion, and then things take a dark turn. Continue reading →