Happy Spring! It is a season of awakening spectacular renewal! The birds return making their nests, flowers burst forth blooms of brilliant hues and the landscape is alive with growth and change. I can’t help but feel the transformation and beauty that surrounds me. I feel renewed after my immersion into winter’s powerful storms that left a healing or insight behind. Each season brings about its own transformation that I gladly welcome.
Books do the same thing for me. They each have their own voice and story to tell like the seasons. I’m very thankful for all the stories I have been lucky enough to read over the years. In the past couple of years, I have been devoting more time to reading indie authors. It has been a creative and honest world I’ve found. Some books I’ve read have deeply touched me either with: insight, style, a journey, laughter, tears, or a visit to a new world. Here is my first, but not last, list of adult or YA indie books that left me a better person in one form or another–and a better writer after reading them. I’ll be doing a list for each new season this year!
Books That Changed Me—Spring Edition:
by Gwendolyn M. Plano
This is a book I need to go back and re-read. I’ll never think of angels in the same way–and now I can feel the comfort of their wings, too.
Here’s my 5-star review:
For such a difficult subject to write about (and read) I found myself inspired by the time I finished Letting Go Into Perfect Love, Discovering the Extraordinary After Abuse. Ms. Plano takes her readers through her pain and disappointments in life. The abuse she suffered at the hands of the person who should have held her up in love, could have made her cold or give up. She did neither of those things. Instead, her faith and hope only increased. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has been a victim of abuse or anyone who needs to be uplifted by strength, hope and faith.
by Jan Sikes
I loved the entire series, but this book holds a special place in my heart. It showed me that love can overcome anything.
Here’s my 5-star review:
I have been looking forward to reading the second book of this series. The fictionalized true-story continues for Luke and Darlina after he goes to prison–for a crime he didn’t commit. The couple decides Darlina should go on with her life, while Luke deals with prison in his usual rebellious fashion. They go through changes and grow–which keeps you turning the page long into the night to see what happens next. The process of how Luke and Darlina handle this situation is captivating to read. I not only found the physical changes in their lives compelling, but the spiritual process amazing. It’s a book that shows us to never give up and how to make the best of a bad situation while at the same time it’s about a love that can overcome anything. It is beautifully written and I’ll be continuing this journey in the next book. I highly recommend this if you are a fan of love –or like reading about change and the strength of what the human spirit can overcome.
I was drawn into a new world that I didn’t want to leave. I found the perfect blend of everything I love in this YA fantasy series!
Here’s my 5-star review:
I admit to having read (and loved) the second book of the Diasodz series “The Enlightened One”—first. My plan was to read the first book before continuing with book three. Part of me wondered if doing so would rehash everything I knew, but I found that wasn’t an issue. I was quickly lost in “The One Discovered”. The depth and creativity to which Ms. Calleiro takes her story and characters pulled me in as I learned more about my favorites like: Sophia, Ar’ch, and Angel! Watching Sophia discover things aren’t what they seem, and the developing love triangle was fascinating. I don’t want to give too much away in this amazing YA story, but if you love a skillfully blended mix of romance, adventure, fantasy, magic and other worldly beings– along with a mix of new age and earth lore–you will love this. I eagerly dove into book 3 “The One Betrayed” and cannot wait to see where Ms. Calleiro takes us next. I highly recommend this book!
Embrace your inner child with a awesome indie book! D.L. Finn
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