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Five Fall Favorites || Day Three || Go-To Favorites

10/6/2021

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Hello and welcome to the third day of Five Fall Favorites, hosted by Rebekah Morris! (Be sure and visit her site 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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Bushels!

There’s just something about bushels of apples and Indian corn that screams fall to me. It makes me think of thanksgiving and walks in the woods or our tilled under garden space back home. It also really makes me want to visit Lancaster, Penn. For whatever reason.

As we munch on our favorite apple goodies and mugs of yummy chili beans, let’s discuss some awesome go-to favorite books of mine!

 
1| O To Be Like Thee by Kassie Angle
I read this book for the first time in 2019. It is one of my all-time favorite books and I will be surprised if that ever changes. I love the Army and when I just need me a good dose of military, this is the book I grab. It makes me laugh, it makes me ugly cry and reminds me of just how expensive freedom is, not just in the loss of a life, but in the pain those left behind have to live with for the rest of their lives. If you have a problem with the military, do yourself a favor and don’t tell me *halo* It’s one of the few things that I will “fight” people on.

(Others are that Jesus is the Only Way to Heaven, the sanctity of life, America’s Godly Heritage, and that the War Between the States was NOT over slavery. I always try to disagree with kindness, but these topics do tend to prove a struggle for me. 😊)
 
2| Dawn of a Life by Rachel McBride (now Davis!)
I love me a good western/homesteader story and this book scratches that itch for me every time! I’m also a huge fan of details when it comes to characters and their families and backstories. So yeah, this is a favorite! Follow the Goodton and Sampson families as they marry, have children, raise them in rural Indiana and face the joys and sorrows of life together. This book spans about 20 years and it will always be a book that I remember with fondness!
 
3| The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott by Perry E. Kirkpatrick
Sometimes you need a little adventure and comedy in your life! Ever since I first got these books, I’ve read them twice a year! When I was sick with the virus that shall not be named + a double ear infection, I binged the first six books in three days! If you love coffee, sibling-like banter, mystery and spies with villains that keep you on your toes, you need some Emily and Brent in your life!
 
4| Iron Scouts of the Confederacy by Lee McGiffin
This is the first year in a long time that I haven’t read this book… and sadly I think this one book I left back home… Might need to fix that! This book reads like a novel but is the true story of the Fane brothers and their service first as Mosby’s Rangers and then Iron Scouts! This book is full of history on the War Between the States and for once doesn’t muddle the story with inaccurate opinions! *halo* Highly recommend!
 
5| Manhunt: the 12-Day Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
I admit it. I have a slight fascination with the Lincoln assassination. I apologize, lol! I’m by no means happy that Lincoln was killed. As some have said, there are other’s who’s death would have saddened me more, but murder is never right. Lincoln had much to answer to God for that I won’t get into here, but vengeance is God’s and He will repay it in His time.

That being said, this book is fascinating (Note! This is not a children’s book. 18+)! There are so many people and events involved in the assassination and subsequent chase, it’s simply mind blowing! And there are so many unanswered questions surrounding evidence that leads one to wonder if there wasn’t even more going on in the background… Looking at you, Edwin Stanton. Rather interesting that it was only his political opponents that were targeted and not him, which if the stories about Booth’s motive are true, it would have made more sense for Stanton to be on the hit list. But that’s just my theory, haha!

I could go on and on about this book, so I’ll stop there. If you would be interested in future posts about some Assassination facts or my personal theory behind some of the unanswered questions, drop me a note in the comments!
 
Don’t forget to stop by the Literary Lodge for more Fall Favorites Fun!

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What are your Go-To reads?? Are you adding any of these to your TBR list? Share them below!

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28 Comments
Katja Labonté
10/6/2021 09:01:23

You know I’ve read OTBLT & Emily Abbott but I gotta try the others...

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Ryana Lynn
10/6/2021 09:07:43

You should! The last one can be intense, just a heads up, but it is worth the read!

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HistoryGirl
10/6/2021 09:33:57

Thanks for the list of books! Several are going on my 'to read' list!

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:31:39

YAY!

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Hannah Foster link
10/6/2021 10:07:40

The Emily Abbott series! <3 Okay, so I have only read the first one, but I really want to get the wholes series in physical copy so I can just sit down and read them all without waiting. ;)

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:37:40

YES! I finally have them all and I am obsessed with them all lined up on my Indie shelf <3

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Chelsea link
10/6/2021 10:20:42

Haven't read any of these! Though I have heard of a couple of them ;)

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:38:22

Ooh! Looks like you need to pick up a few! ;)

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Lilly link
10/6/2021 10:44:12

I've read books 1 and 3. Book two looks super interesting, especially since I'm from Indiana. I just found a copy online at a decent price, too, so I think I'll have to check it out!

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:40:23

Oh yay! It can be hard to find! I'm trying to get a new copy from the author because mine is literally in pieces I read it so much XD

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Ally
10/6/2021 11:02:33

Thanks for the recommendations! :D

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:47:13

Of Course!

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Lydia Coral W
10/6/2021 11:09:38

*screams* YESSSSS to the Emily Abbots!!! I'm actually doing a reread of those right now :D *shrieks* I love Iron Scouts as well!! And I really want to read O To Be Like Thee... I've never heard of Dawn of a Life but it looks so good!!!! Definitely adding to TBR... :)

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:49:38

I so want to but I have so many new books I need to read! *gasps* I adore that book so much!! You so need to read it... it's a heart-breaker... Dawn of a Life <3 Another reread that needs to happen soon...

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Rebekah Morris link
10/6/2021 11:21:37

Oh, I should look into The Dawn of a Life. Don't think I've ever heard of it before.
And of course I've read and and loved Emily Abbot and Iron Scouts. :D
Thanks for sharing!

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:51:51

Fun fact, she was my first writer buddy! She inspired me to actually give it a try and may be the reason I am obsessed with having way too many characters XD but then again, her books were longer XP

Of course!!! I'm so happy to meet another Iron Scouts fan <3

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Kenzie O'Brennan
10/6/2021 12:20:30

OTBLT AND EMILY ABBOTT!!!!!!! XD Love these two so much! Your other recs sound so interesting! Especially Manhunt...XD XP

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:54:45

YESSSSSSS!!! XD Me too! Oh I'm glad! I've read Manhunt 3-5 times? I can't remember XD

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Rachel T Taylor
10/6/2021 13:50:43

It's always fun to find out what other people are interested in. I think I'll look into the Iron Scouts.

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:55:51

Yes! I enjoy that too! And please do! It's such a good book!

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Grace Elizabeth
10/6/2021 18:00:30

I love the Emily Abbot books!!! I think I binge-read them in 2 and half days:)

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:58:09

They are so good! My siblings love them too and I have all my friends hooked now XD

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Autumn
10/6/2021 21:01:19

EMILY AND BRENT!!! YES!!! Love those books sooo much!!

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Ryana Lynn
10/7/2021 10:58:57

They are some of my all time favorites XD

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Sophia Ellen
10/7/2021 21:01:46

*screams* O TO BE LIKE THEE!!!!! I love that one!! And all of Kassie's books!! I'm pretty sure I've heard of all these except for number 2. I've read the first book of the Emily Abott series and enjoyed that one too, and have thought about getting Iron Scouts of the Confederacy for my brother. Number 5 sounds interesting, but also a little scary too...
I had more exclamation marks, but it told me I had too many.... lol

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Ryana Lynn
10/8/2021 10:51:15

Haha! I love my exclamation points!!!!! XD

I love OTBLT too! It's so special! Emily Abbott is awesome and so is Iron Scouts so both are good investments *halo* And yeah, book 5 is both so... XD

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Rebekah Davis
10/9/2021 21:20:23

O To Be Like Thee is definitely a favorite book of mine too.
I think that I have read Manhunt but I am not sure.
I will also definitely fight people over the same things.

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Ryana Lynn
1/10/2022 08:38:40

Yes! It's so good <3

I think you might have? I loaned it to Jonathan I think...

*high five*

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