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Of God and Men Cultivating the Divine/Human Relationship A.W. Tozer Unapologetically honest, yet lovingly exhorting the brethren. That's how I would describe Tozer's works. This book, as any other of Tozer's works, has spoken deeply to my soul. Tozer exposes religious ideas, practices, and mindsets that are so stuck in society and even the church. To have a genuine relationship with the Father, one must not need the help of aimless, hollow practices and mantras. In "Of God and Men" Tozer's goal is to connect Christ followers with the Truth. Tozer presents the contrasts between the "old man" and the "new man" to bring the hungry reader for spiritual revival and change to possess saving faith. 5 stars out of 5 I received a copy of this book from Moody Publishers in exchange for this review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. 

"The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill" Julie Klassen I really wanted to like this book, especially because I always enjoy all of Klassen's novels. I  was excited to get it in the mail, my excitement was quickly extinguished, however. This novel is different from other of Klassen's stories. The novel doesn't have a main protagonist but two. Thora a fifty-something widow, who I didn't like much, she seems bitter at times and treats Jane poorly sometimes who is her daughter in law. Jane seems a dull, sad and weak character in my own opinion. I have to note, that I wasn't able to finish the novel in its entirety, what I read (some 200 pages) was enough to draw my valid opinion. The plot moves very slowly and the novel is too long, I was just bored reading through it. I was not a big fan of multiple heroines, I like to stick to one protagonist, the story just seems to develop the character better that way. Having stated the bad, I would like to stay a few th...

The Mark of the King Jocelyn Green This is a book about a period in history that I knew nothing about but greatly enjoyed. As with historical fiction, I love learning about life in the different eras. Set during the establishment of New Orleans and before the French and Indian War, it was fun to see what life was like in Louisiana in the early 1700s. Jocelyn Green brings to life this time period very vividly, thank you for sharing your great talent with your readers! This novel is different from other novels. Most romance novels end with the match made and have all the nice, pretty romantic scenes, but the heroine of the story, Julianne, does not get to experience slowly falling in love with the hero. Julianne suffers much; a forced hasty marriage to a stranger, finding out that her brother has deserted and turned against France, burying her son, being humiliated for her past and the brand on her shoulder, no, this is definitely not your typical love story. But what ma...