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Review: Tattooed by Jesus by Bonnie Kae Lentz with Patti Lacy and Angie Reedy

By Kasey | June 20, 2015 - 8:13 am |September 9, 2015 Book Review and Content, Memoir, Nonfiction, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Tattooed by Jesus by Bonnie Kae Lentz
with Patti Lacy and Angie Reedy
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Looking back at her life, Bonnie recognizes a hunger for spiritual things. Throughout the course of her mixed up life, she searches for something deeper in relationships with men, experimentation with drugs, and the darker spirit world of the occult. She and her husband Tom journey across the US looking for stability, peace, and hope. Ultimately it is an encounter with Jesus that changes Bonnie’s life forever.

The dark parts of Bonnie’s journey get pretty dark. She’s witnessed some brutal things and though the narrative is gentle, reading the memories evokes deep feeling. Yet it’s a story that so many who … Continue reading →

Review: Secrets of the Realm by Bev Stout

By Kasey | October 28, 2013 - 7:00 am |January 15, 2017 Book Review and Content, Clean Fiction, Historical, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Secrets of the Realm
Bev Stout
Published by Bev Stout
Published on April 28, 2013

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After her uncle’s death, Annie’s aunt blames and severely punishes her. Determined that life as a street urchin will be far better than survival beneath her cruel aunt, Annie runs away. She leaps at a chance to serve as a cabin boy aboard the Realm. If she is to last the voyage, Annie will have to conceal her gender and perform as well as any seasoned sailor. Some among the crew members are deeply superstitious and would not take kindly to a woman on board their vessel, not to mention the … Continue reading →