Book Review: Books 22-26

 

Book 22

Gone to Green

By Judy Christie

As I've mentioned many times I LOVE FREE books!  This entire series I downloaded from Inspirerdreads.com over the course of several months all for FREE!  Honestly though, having now read the whole series, it would be worth paying for. When I realized I had all of the books in the series I decided to make it my goal to read the series during spring break. I started on Friday, after school let out last week, and finished the last book this past Saturday.

 

The series focuses on the life of Lois Barker, a successful journalist in Dayton, Ohio who is approaching her late 30s. She's beginning to wonder if she is headed in the right direction.  When a promotion at work opens up, due to the untimely death of her mentor Ed, she decides maybe it is time to move on in her job.  Ed must have thought so too, as he leaves her a newspaper in Green, Louisiana in his will.  She loved Ed, and all he taught her, and while it was his dream to own and run this small town newspaper, she isn't sure it is really what she should be doing.  To honor his memory she decides to move to Green for a year and give it a try.  Her plan is at the end of the year she will sell the newspaper and be able to go back to her successful journalism career.

 

There is only one problem with her plan.  Green, Louisiana is not what she expected it to be.  Soon she finds herself drawn to the people and their issues.  This independent woman can't just let things go when she realizes there is more to the situation then meets the eye and through the newspaper she begins to see the town differently.  Will she really sell at the end of the year? Will she throw away the friendships she has made?



 

   Book 23 Goodness Gracious Green

Lois has found that leaving Green, at least right now is not an option.  She has uncovered serious allegations and must fight to keep the paper and herself alive during the aftermath.  When fires begin to surround her, she finds herself turning to her new friends, and her recovered faith to pull her through. She also finds herself falling in love, which she never planned on happening.  Will all of these changes keep her in Green, or will she be swept away, back to Dayton where life was simpler?

 

Book 24 The Glory of Green

 

From the cover alone, it's obvious that someone is getting married.  Most people dream of their weddings starting out wonderfully, and would never in their wildest dreams imagine them to start off the way Lois' does.  Now that another major storm has entered her life, she is forced with deciding how she will survive it.  Leaning on friends and now family to make it through helps.  Will the town survive as well?  Lois' strong personality and independent nature helps her to keep going.  The town turns to her to help them decide which way to go.  Loss surrounds them, but with faith and love they too can rebuild.

 

 

Book 25

Rally Round Green

What is a town without a school?  Why is the Mayor's ex husband in town?  All of these questions, and more must be answered by journalist/newspaper owner Lois Barker Craig as she lives through the next issue in Green.  She is in it for the long haul, but will the battle be worth it? Can she help Molly and Katy, 2 of her young journalists survive the storms of growing up, on top of the storms the city keeps facing.  What is next?  There always seems to be one more problem then she can handle.  Will this battle finally push her over the edge?

  





The only problem with reviewing books is trying not to give too much away!  Book 26, the final book in the series was also filled with new found problems.  Problems that small towns across America face all the time, how to survive.  Lois is fighting not only for her small town now, but also for her newspaper and her family.  Who will come out on top?  Guess to really find out all the answers you'll have to read the whole series!  

 

 

I would give the entire series 5 stars! Happy Reading

 

Up Next...Finishing Crazy Love by Frances Chan, and then I'm not sure yet where my Kindle will take me!