book review || the great divide by Davis Bunn and GIVEAWAY results

Some friends gave this book to my sister, Kristen, for her birthday last year (2016) and I just got around to reading it myself.
Like any other Davis Bunn book, I loved it!! He never disappoints me.

The Great DivideBy: Davis Bunn
448 Pages
4 Stars

When attorney Marcus Glenwood resigns from a prestigious corporate law firm to retreat to a small town in North Carolina and rebuild his life after a devastating personal tragedy, he suddenly finds himself in the biggest and most emotionally difficult case of his career.
Fragile and spiritually wounded, Glenwood is introduced to Alma and Austin Hall, whose daughter Gloria has disappeared in China while investigating the slave-like practices of New Horizons, the world's largest manufacturer of sports shoes and athletic gear. Persuaded by Alma's pleading, and their obvious distress, Marcus accepts the case.
No one, including Marcus himself, can believe how quickly his investigation untangles a web of deceit that stretches from Washington , D.C., to Europe and Asia and back to his own North Carolina backyard. With the power to obstruct, manipulate, intimidate, injure, and eliminate, the giant multinational sports company New Horizons has never lost a case. But they underestimate Marcus Glenwood.
Step by cautious step Glenwood moves forward to uncover the horrifying truth about New Horizons, Gloria Hall, and ultimately himself.

This book caught me in the beginning. The story line was amazing and  loved the characters, the courtroom scenes (they were awesome) and how descriptive everything was!
The only thing I would say negative about it was that it got to be a little long, but I still really enjoyed it!!

Before I say who won, I would like to thank everybody for participating!! I had 16 people who entered, and I wish everybody could win, but unfortunately, that cannot be. So without further ado, here are the results.
Drum roll please... *drum roll*

 

Emerald 

CONGRATULATIONS, EMERALD!!! *throws confetti and gives you heaping bowl of ice cream*
I will contact you as soon as I can for your information!!

 

Yes. You read that right. This is a gift for YOU!!

Bri (from Forget Not His Benefits) has offered all of you girls 50% off of hairpins on her etsy page!! All you do is enter this code: SUNSHINE50PERCENT for 50% off of your hair pin purchase!! It starts August 11th and ends August 18th. So you girls get on over there and order yourself some hair pins!!!

 

have you ever read books by Davis Bunn? ('cause you should). what are some books that you've read recently? your favorite author? did you enter the giveaway? should I do another giveaway in the future? are you going to go buy yourself some hair pins? which ones are you going to buy?

june in review || hello july

June is over, y'all. It flew by. But it was a great month and I hope July is as good!

 



As you know from a previous post, I played piano with my bestie at her graduation. I was so nervous, but it went very well. I'm so happy for you, Abigail, for graduating!!! :D

I spent three whole days with Abigail and her family! I had so much fun with them! :D

I lost a piano student (Chloe) and gained a piano student

I read three whole books and half of two other books, plus I listened to an audio book!

I finished 11th grade! Hallelujah!! :D I'm officially a senior!



We celebrated Emma's second birthday, Kristen's twenty third birthday, and Ben's fourteenth birthday

(sorry it's so dark)

We went to George Washington's Birthplace at Kristen's birthday request

I won a giveaway from The Zephyr blog

I got 40 followers! Thank y'all so much!

 



seeing my bestie and her family

fresh eggs



listening to our neighbors cows

the ability to play the piano



my siblings

air conditioning

my Daddy

(sorry the picture is so dark :( )

getting a new piano student

hot and spicy chicken wings! :D



Daddy helping me with my DMV sessions

Burger King cherry icee's



 



 



 


take a picture I'm actually proud of

Get to 20 hours total in my driving time

go fishing and catch a fish (out of all the years I've lived on the lake, I've only caught one fish :( )

pass out 20 gospel tracts

go for a bike ride

 

Happy Thirty-third Anniversary to the best parents in the world! I love y'all so much!

 



 

 

 

how was your june?
favorite thing about the month?
what are some goals you have for july?

book review || tortured for his faith

I read this book about a year ago and I loved it! Haralan Popov's faith is incredible. He is tortured so much and still he remains faithful to the Lord.



Tortured For His Faith
By: Haralan Popov
146 Pages
5 Stars



Tortured for His Faith: An Epic of Christian Courage and Heroism in Our Day. Haralan Popov was the pastor of one of the largest churches in Bulgaria. The Communist government imprisoned him for 15 years.



I really loved this book. Like I said earlier, Haralan Povov's faith is incredible. He amazes me. He loved the Lord so much that he was willing to go through years of torture for Him.
I recommend that every single Christian read this.
You can purchase the book here.

Also, Happy Birthday to Kris, Ben and Emma! Kristen and Ben's birthday is on Wednesday. They share a birthday and are nine years apart. Kristen will be twenty three and Benjamin will be fourteen
Emma's birthday was last week and she turned two.
I love all of y'all so much!

have you ever read Tortured For His Faith?
how did you like it?
do you enjoy reading real life stories?