"The Mountain Between Us" Book Review

The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was intrigued by this book because of the upcoming movie adaptation and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Basic premise: Ashley and Ben are two people who are rushing to get home (for their own separate reasons) and decide to take a charter plane to beat the incoming storm. Alas, due to unavoidable circumstances, the plane crashes and they are stranded in the snowy mountains. Facing injuries, hunger and forces of nature, these two form a relationship while trying to survive.

I want to break this story down into two pieces because readers of either of these two genres may find this book interesting:

-Romance: I didn't know that this book is marketed as Christian fiction. In fact, I wouldn't have even known unless I looked up the tags on Goodreads. With that being said, this is a story of how two people build a relationship... there are tons of instances of raw emotion and honest conversations, which if you think about it, are the basis for any relationship. It's also not a magical "oops, let's make them fall in love since they're the only two people in this plane crash", but rather a slow build on admiration of certain character traits that progress throughout the novel.

-Survival: I love a good survival story. And based on movie previews, I can already tell you that there will be changes to how much the characters were injured in the plane crash. Our character, Ben, happens to be a doctor coming back from a conference before taking the charter plane, and and explains in great detail how he attempts to take care of certain injuries, as well as measures he takes to ensure their survival. There are great details that help make this survival story believable, as well as practical.

Overall, it was a quick read and enjoyable break from the typical romantic fiction that sets readers' fantasies to unbelievable and potentially unachievable heights. Try it, you may like it!


I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest opinion in this review.

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"The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits, and Foraged Materials" Book Review

The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits, and Foraged Materials by Ariella Chezar
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I remember taking a flower arranging class during my undergrad and it being loads of fun, so I was excited to receive this book to review. Bottom line, this book is gorgeous (!!) with pages of pictures of various flower arrangements and color schemes that had my yearning to go out to the market to buy flowers to decorate my house with (which I am unashamed that I actually did a few times).

I accepted it long ago that I didn't need a loved one to buy me flowers... I just needed this book instead! One of the best things to do when receiving a instructional book to review is to actually complete one or two of the recipes that the book suggests and afterwards, flower arranging may become a new stress relieving hobby. Not only did I learn color schemes and which flowers suited for the best moods, but also seasons that flowers grew, the math that goes into planning an arrangement (and not just the budget, there's symmetry to be had when it comes to roses!) and how to manipulate flowers, fruit and even birds nests into works of art.

For anyone who likes to dabble in home decorating or entertaining, or enjoys home and garden nonfiction :)"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

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