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Five Fall Favorites || Day One || Adventure

10/4/2021

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Hello and welcome to the first day of Five Fall Favorites, hosted by Rebekah Morris ! (Be sure and visit their sites for more fun content and links to more posts!)

For those who are new to FFF, this is a week long fall celebration of books we love from different genres! Each day, each participant will have a different theme and one of them is a Book Room with a free story so make sure you check every post! My theme for the day is…

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Benches!
Let’s grab a shawl, a cup of our favorite warm drink (coffee for me!) and have a seat on the benches here along the wooded walk! And while we’re here, let’s chat about some lovely books with Adventurous story lines! Nothing like a good adventure to get the blood pumping on a brisk autumn day!
1| The Homelanders Series by Andrew Klavan
I must preface this recommendation with a little warning. This series is disturbing. It’s not for younger readers, I would say 16 at the youngest. It explores the possibility of a homegrown terrorist organization in the United States. It’s scary realistic and intense. There is some minor romance and minor descriptions of torture. Lots of intense action scenes and a medium about of violence.

That being said, this is an amazing series and I highly recommend mature readers give it a try. It’s frighteningly possible and eye opening about what men and women do for us everyday to keep us safe.
 
2| The Tides of War Series by C. Alexander London
Again, this is a very high action series that I personally recommend older readers looking over before handing to, say, a 12-year-old. It covers the now out of service Marine Mammal Program and the U.S. Navy SEALs in a way that is unique and gripping. I personally loved the idea of dolphins and sea lions helping our guys to keep us safe (though all of these stories are completely made up). My one complaint is that they are too heavy handed on the animal rights issues. I love animals, but I wouldn’t hesitate to utilize them to protect our men and women in uniform. I stand by our furry or finned service members *halo*

All in all, these is a fun series that gives you a peek into our Special Ops and little-known programs! I can’t wait to read them again!
 
3| The Adventures Down Under Series by Robert Elmer
These books are true gems! Although I censor them for inaccurate depictions of racism and the American South (y’all know how I feel, no need to rehash it *halo*), I highly recommend this series for ages 12+! Certain books in the series are totally fine for younger readers, but there is one scene in a later book that Moms/siblings might want to skip 😉 (email me for details.)

I love Australian animals and the idea of a country so unique from the other continents! So when I found this series set in the 1860-1870s, I knew I had to give it a try! I’m currently rereading the books and thoroughly enjoying them as much if not more than I did as a ten-year-old! Action packed, family oriented and Faith building adventures for the win! And I’ll just through this in there…the family is Irish!
 
4| If We Survive by Andrew Klavan
A missions trip gone way wrong. What would you do if a revolution broke out in the nation you intended to minister to? And they kill a member of your team? And you must depend on a practical stranger to protect you? Not my idea of a relaxing week of ministry! This story was hear-stopping and not one to read at night! The ending was worth it, but every chapter left me on the edge of my seat!

There was some mild romance, violence and discussions of pagan native religions. Also Catholicism, which was annoying and didn’t add to the story. I would recommend this for 16+. Well worth the read though!
 
5| The Unexpected Request by Rebekah A. Morris
Raise your hands if you like westerns! This story combines the elements of westerns, mountaineers and old-timely cities so well! The mystery of the story is well interweaved, and I couldn’t wait to see the resolution! Very well done!

My only content warning is that there is a mixed-race marriage in the story, which some find off-putting. They aren’t in the story very long, but long enough to mention, if that is something that you prefer to avoid in literature.

The Gospel is well presented and the sibling relationships and growth are amazing! Highly recommend for the whole family!
 
Don’t forget to stop by the Literary Lodge for more Fall Favorites!
 


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Hannah link
10/4/2021 14:05:26

I love the Unexpected Request! That was the first (but definitely not the last) book by Rebekah Morris that I read. If We Survive sounds like a really interesting book!

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:22:34

It was so good! I'm talking the school librarian I work for into getting some of her books, lol! It really is! Best for older readers, but still a great book!

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Grace Elizabeth
10/4/2021 14:36:07

I've seen some of Andrew Klavan's books recommended before, and now I feel like I need to check them out!

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:24:58

They aren't everyone's cup of tea, but once you get started it's hard to stop!

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Lilly
10/4/2021 15:19:27

Books 3 and 5 are great! I enjoyed both of them, and I'll have to check out the others.

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:25:54

Yes! I really enjoyed those!

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Lydia Coral W
10/4/2021 15:24:29

I want to read The Unexpected Request so much!!!!! :D
Favourite Action Novels? I've already put my all-time favourites on a couple of the other blogs, so here I'm just going to pick the best I've read this year...;) The Wild Man of the West by R.M. Ballantyne; Prester John by John Buchan; Deadlock, and the AKA Simon Lee series, both by P.D. Atkerson; The Treacherous Trail by C. R. Hedgcock. *knows there were more but can't think of any offhand* XD
Thanks for sharing these!! Looking forward to tomorrow's posts!! <3

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:27:10

You should! It's so good!

Those all sound interesting! I'll have to check them out!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the party!

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Chelsea Burden link
10/4/2021 15:59:58

I didn't know you were participating in FFF, Ry! So fun! I've never read any of these, but some of them sounded cool!

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:29:04

Yes! I am! I was supposed to last year but it fell through. So excited to participate this year!

Some of them are a bit more intense, but I really think you would enjoy Unexpected Request! Rebekah doesn't disappoint!

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Rebekah Morris link
10/4/2021 16:02:12

*relaxes on a bench to enjoy some good books and the lovely fall weather*
I've only read the last book. ;) But I think I have heard of a few of the others.

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:30:54

It was a lovely read ;) I'm not sure if Klavan would be a good fit for you (based off books you've liked/didn't like in the past) but I do think you would enjoy Robert Elmer!

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Katja Labonté
10/4/2021 16:32:02

OOO, great Recs, Ry!! I need to read these all!

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Ryana Lynn
1/10/2022 08:31:07

You most certainly do XD

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Kylie Hunt
10/4/2021 17:11:27

Thank you for sharing this great list of books!

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:31:48

Thank you! I'm glad you could stop by!

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Autumn link
10/4/2021 18:02:27

I'm curious to look into these!! One of my favorite action series is War of the Realms by Chuck Black. super epic! *wink*

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:32:50

Oh! I just saw his The Kingdom Series at my library and wanted to check them out!

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Abigail Kay Harris link
10/4/2021 18:12:08

The only one of these I've read is The Unexpected Request BUT I've had all of the others on my TBR pile!

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:33:56

Girl, you need these books in your life! You would love them! And I think your siblings would love the Adventures Down Under!

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CutePolarBear
10/4/2021 18:31:08

I read at least the first two books of the Adventure Down Under series, but I didn't remember that it was set in the 19th century! For whatever reason, I put them in the same category as a host of other contemporary middle-grade books. Maybe I should reread them ...

CutePolarBear

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:34:52

Yes! They just get better and better!

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HistoryGirl
10/4/2021 19:20:07

I am definitely putting some of these on my TBR list! Thank you for always warning of any content that might not be good for younger readers. It's a blessing to have reviews from a Godly standpoint!

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:36:00

Oh, my pleasure! I'm glad I can help!

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Rachel T Taylor
10/4/2021 21:10:15

If We Survive and The Unexpected Request are on my list of reads. And, since I haven't read a lot of Australian fiction, I'll add that to my list as well.

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:37:10

Oh good! They are excellent! EEKS! Yay! I love finding books set in other countries!

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H.S. Kylian
10/5/2021 01:25:31

I'm confused about your content warning for the last one. Do you mean that they're victims of racism and the racism is what's off-putting?

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:40:32

Neither actually ;) Some people prefer not to read books that include couples that are mixed raced. I have friends on both sides of that issue and I know some people like to avoid it in their reading. That's why I included that note. The books is totally clean, but that one detail may make some uncomfortable, so I included the warning. Hope that makes sense. Racism definitely isn't an issue here at all, no matter which way you view this issue ;)

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Kenzie O'Brennan
10/5/2021 12:38:53

I've read a book by Robert Elmer before, don't remember the name, *hides* but I've wanted to "The Adventures Down Under" series for so long!! They're Irish?! *heart eyes* (*is totally not biased. *halo*)

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:43:42

Oh! He's got a few other series! I want to read his WWII series! ADU is amazing! And yes! And it mentions some political tensions that cause them to end up in Australia in a round about way and its so cool XD (Totally not! *totally not flaunting my Scots-Irish heritage over here XD*)

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Rebekah Davis
10/9/2021 21:10:02

I totally want to read all of these.

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Ryana Lynn
1/10/2022 08:32:08

*High five*

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