Making Piece by Beth Howard

Beth Howard shares her grief over the death of her husband Marcus, and how pie helps her come to peace with it.   She tells her story in an honest and candid manner.  Those who have suffered a loss as she has will no doubt identify with her pain, but will also experience hope of healing. 

Because she has lived an interesting and varied life, her book is easy to read.  Despite the difficult topic, she keeps the reader captivated.  Her writing style reminded me a bit of Ann LaMott—full of personality.  After completing the book I felt as if I knew Beth.  Read this book if you are dealing with grief in your own life or simply to appreciate another person’s life story.  Serve yourself a warm wedge of pie and dig in!  I am grateful to the publisher for the copy of the book and this is my honest opinion. 

Digital Winter by Mark Hitchcock and Alton Gansky

Jeremy Matisse, a colonel in USCYBERCOM, stationed in Fort Meade, must figure out what has caused the massive power outages that return the United States and most of the world to the 1800’s. Civilization grinds to a halt and yet no one seems able to determine what has happened. Will his life and the lives of the rest of the people on earth return to normal? What has caused these blackouts?

This book is a new take on end time events. The book’s premise seemed entirely too credible to me. It brought the prophesied events from the book of Revelation to a realistic conclusion. Having read all of the Left Behind series, I found this book to be interesting as well as different. It would appeal to those enjoying end time fiction, but shows how the technology we so depend upon could end up being a curse rather than a blessing. I enjoyed this book as I have Alton Gansky’s other books and would recommend it. I appreciate receiving a free copy from the publisher through netgalley.