New Blog Tour Challenge

I have worked out the details of the New Blog Tour Challenge. I have 21 books in my New Blog Tour Challenge. I have allotted a total of 281 days to read and review all 21 books, this translates to approximately 12.4 days to read each book. The Challenge will begin on June 25, 2011, and run through March 31, 2012. I have set up a reading schedule and blog tour dates for each book. The book titles, authors, and schedule follow:


1. The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall
Reading Dates: June 25-July 6, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: July 6/7, 2011

2. A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling
Reading Dates: July 8-19, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: July 19/20, 2011

3. The Rose Legacy by Kristen Heitzmann
Reading Dates: July 21-Aug 1, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Aug 1/2, 2011

4. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Reading Dates: Aug 3-14, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Aug 14/15, 2011

5. Talk of the Town by Lisa Wingate
Reading Dates: Aug 16-27, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Aug 27/28, 2011

6. Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate
Reading Dates: Aug 29-Sep 9, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Sep 9/10, 2011

7. Never Say Never by Lisa Wingate
Reading Dates: Sep 11-22, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Sep 22/23, 2011

8. Beguiled by Deeanne Gist and J. Mark Bertrand
Reading Dates: Sep 24-Oct 5, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Oct 5/6, 2011

9. Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson
Reading Dates: Oct 7-18, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Oct 18/19, 2011

10. The Lord's Prayer by R. T. Kendall
Reading Dates: Oct 20-Nov 4, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Nov 4/5, 2011

11. No More Christian Nice Girl by Paul Coughlin & Jennifer D. Degler, PhD
Reading Dates: Nov 6-17, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Nov 17/18, 2011

12. Love is a Flame Compiled by James Stuart Bell
Reading Dates: Nov 19-30, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Nov 30/Dec 1, 2011

13. Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites...and Other Lies You've Been Told by Bradley R. E. Wright, PhD
Reading Dates: Dec 2-13, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Dec 13/14, 2011

14. The Vigilante's Bride by Yvonne Harris
Reading Dates: Dec 15-26, 2011
Blog Tour Dates: Dec 26/27, 2011

15. From A Distance by Tamera Alexander
Reading Dates: Dec 28, 2011-Jan 8, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Jan 8/9, 2012

16. Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander
Reading Dates: Jan 10-21, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Jan 21/22, 2012

17. Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander
Reading Dates: Jan 23-Feb 3, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Feb 3/4, 2012

18. A Rush of Wings by Kristen Heitzmann
Reading Dates: Feb 5-16, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Feb 16/17, 2012

19. Hatteras Girl by Alice J. Wisler
Reading Dates: Feb 18-29, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Feb 29/Mar 1, 2012

20. The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
Reading Dates: Mar 2-13, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Mar 13/14, 2012

21. To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer
Reading Dates: Mar 15-26, 2012
Blog Tour Dates: Mar 26/27, 2012

Bonus Days: Mar 28-31, 2012

If you would like to follow along and read with me, please do.  Also, I would certainly appreciate your comments on the titles after I have finished reading a title and posted a review of it.  This New Challenge is a personal one that I am setting out before myself so that I might finish reviewing the books that I am currently obliged to review, and I thought it might be kind of fun!!  The dates are a guide - if I finish a book early I will start on the next book early and if I finish a book late I'll start the next book late.  I don't want the New Challenge to be so rigid that I fail as soon as I start.  Also, I may add other books in along the way (if I commit to more).  Anyway, please check back over the next nine months and see how the New Challenge is going.  Thank you for your continued interest and support.  Also, I want to note that my baby is due on November 8, 2011, with a c-section scheduled for November 1st.  That right there may put an end to the New Blog Tour Challenge.  Please follow me on this interesting journey to new books!

The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen

I really enjoyed The Apothecary's Daughter.  A very interesting and enjoyable read.  The story of Lillian (Lilly) Haswell, daughter of apothecary Charles Haswell, is well-written with details and depth by Julie Klassen's hand.  I found Lilly's story full of fascinating details about apothecaries in the 1800s, as well as details about England at the time the story takes place.  Lilly is the daughter of an apothecary, a man with great knowledge and understanding of ailments and their treatment.  She has an amazing memory for details of the past and knowledge of herbs, mixtures, treatments, etc. herself.  However, Lilly longs for something more from her life than what she has in Bedsley Priors.  She wants to travel, to see the world, to go beyond her little village and experience more of life.  The opportunity arises for her to go to London and spend time in the care of her aunt and uncle of wealth.  There, Lilly learns the finer points of being a young lady of proper upbringing, but she also misses the life she came from.  Throughout the story many young men vie for Lilly's affection, and she goes through many trials.  Lilly is a woman with many good qualities and a knowledge that during her time in London she has wandered from her life of prayer.  She rediscovers the importance of this, I think, upon her return to Bedsley Priors.  This story is full of rich characters, a twist or two, and many interesting historical pieces.  I found it to be a fairly quick read and an enjoyable story that I would certainly recommend to others.  If you enjoy a good historical novel, check out The Apothecary's Daughter!  Enjoy!