"Waiting On" Wednesday: Blue Skies Tomorrow by Sarah Sundin

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at breakingthespine.blogspot.com, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Blue Skies Tomorrow: A Novel

 by Sarah Sundin

Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer work, the sparks of their romance set a fire that flings them both into peril. After Ray leaves to fly a combat mission at the peak of the air war over Europe, Helen takes a job in a dangerous munitions yard and confronts an even graver menace in her own home. Will they find the courage to face their challenges? And can their young love survive until blue skies return?

Filled with daring and romance, Blue Skies Tomorrow will capture readers' hearts.


Number of Pages: 432
Vendor: Revell
Publication Date: August 1, 2011
ISBN: 0800734238
ISBN-13: 9780800734237

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Follow Me Back Tuesday (July 19)

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Should Be Required Reading For Teens

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. Each week, a different topic is selected and then you create your own top ten list! 

This week's topic is: Books That Should Be Required Reading For Teens.

Here's my list:

1. Christy Miller series 

by 

Robin Jones Gunn

2. Sierra Jensen series

by 

Robin Jones Gunn

3. Praying for your Future Husband

 by 

Robin Jones Gunn & Tricia Goyer 

4. Apples of Gold: A Parable of Purity

by 

Lisa Samson

5. Before You Meet Prince Charming: A Guide to Radiant Purity

by 

Sarah Mally

6. When Dreams Come True: Discover a Love Worth Waiting For 

by

 Eric & Leslie Ludy

7. When God Writes Your Love Story (Expanded Edition)

by

 Eric & Leslie Ludy

8. I Kissed Dating Goodbye 

by 

Joshua Harris

9. The Circle series

by 

Ted Dekker

10. Pride & Prejudice 

by 

Jane Austen 

Teaser Tuesday (July 19)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

MY TEASERS:

He made a quick move toward her, but Charlotte was faster, ducking under his arm before he could catch her. "Do control yourself," she told told him, her back to the door. (page 56)

The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck

by Kathleen Y'Barbo

What Would Mr. Darcy Do? by Abigail Reynolds

There's only one gentleman to turn to when a lady is in desperate need of answers...

With scandal descending on the Bennet family (again!), Elizabeth absolutely refuses to drag Mr. Darcy's name into this shocking situation. But how on earth is she going to get her family out of trouble this time without his involvement? Hiding things from Mr. Darcy is getting more and more impossible, especially since he's started letting his feelings show...

I Give This Book

My Thoughts:

The story begins directly after Elizabeth receives the news that Lydia has run off with Mr. Wickham. Almost immediately there are subtle changes in the story and towards the end there are drastic changes.

Every time when Darcy and Elizabeth are left alone in this book, they end up in each other's arms. Here is an example of this:

Darcy & Elizabeth and Bingley & Jane are taking a walk. When Darcy & Elizabeth get too far ahead of them, to the point where the couples lose sight of each other, they go into the forest and begin to passionately kiss. They only stop when they are discovered by Bingley & Jane.

I don't like reading about Darcy & Elizabeth like that and personally didn't feel that this is how they would act prior to being married. Especially Darcy, because of his high sense of morality and he would know how scandalous that kind of behavior would be. I also would think Darcy would want to avoid any similarities to Wickham - not behave just like him.

Overall, 'What Would Mr. Darcy Do?' is enjoyable and kept me entertained almost throughout the whole book. Were it not for Darcy & Elizabeth's behavior throughout this book, I would have given it a five-star rating, but because of that, I don't think this is a book that I will read again. I would recommend this book for those who can't get enough Pride & Prejudice retelling/sequels/spin-offs - I am sure they will enjoy this book.

Monday Mingle (July 18)

Monday Mingle is a fun blog hop hosted by Tough Cookie Mommy. This blog hop is great to find other blogs and to get followers. Thank you for visiting, please leave a comment and I'll be sure to stop by your blog.