Book Review: Critical Condition by Richard L. Mabry

I just love a good mystery!  This book, Critical Condition written by Richard Mabry, was a wonderful book to curl up on the couch with to relax and unwind from the day.  This author has written at least six other novels, and I would like to make the time to read those sometime soon, too!

In Critical Condition, the author introduces the main character, Shannon Frazier, who is a doctor that finds herself caught in the nightmare of a murder on her front lawn.  To add to the situation Shannon already finds herself in, she has to help her sister, Megan, who shows up at her doorstep needing a place to stay....yet again!  Shannon's boyfriend wants to become engaged, but he can't get past a wall that she keeps up between them when the topic of marriage comes up. 

Later on in the book, Shannon discovers that her dad has been diagnosed with leukemia.  Under all of these stress factors, who does Shannon turn to for help?  You'll have to pick up the book and find that out for yourself!  :)

I enjoyed reading this book, and I especially loved that fact that the author made it a Christian-based work of fiction.  Good, clean mysteries are so hard to come by in the world that we live in today.  I really appreciate that people take the time to write books that keep God at the center!  I plan to share this book with my mom and sisters before donating it to our church library. 

I was given a complimentary copy of this book by BookLook to read and review.  All opinions expressed are my own. 

Book Review: The Berenstain Bears "Keep the Faith" by Mike Berenstain



 

What child doesn't like a good book about the Berenstain Bears?!  This is another wonderful children's book about the Berenstain Bears that teaches children about why we believe in God and what faith means.  The Berenstain Bears "Keep the Faith" is written by Mike Berenstain. In this book, the bear cubs are playing with a friend and discover that he doesn't believe in God, just in science --- because those things can been seen, tested, and proven.

Brother and Sister bear go home and talk with their parents about why they believe in God, and Mama and Papa bear take them to see Preacher Brown at the Chapel in the Woods.  Preacher Brown welcomes their questions and explains to the bear cubs the meaning of faith with an illustration about Daniel in the lion's den.  The cubs leave knowing that their faith in God is very important to them!

I love reading the Berenstain Bear books with my children, and this one was even better because it spoke about our mighty God!  I used this book with my Sunday School class, and they loved it, too!  I plan to keep it in our classroom for all of the boys and girls to enjoy. 

Thank you to BookLook and Zonderkidz for a complimentary copy of this book to read and review!  All opinions expressed here are my own.  I recommend this book to you to read with your children or grandchildren, too!