The Short Game | Movie Review + Gift Card Giveaway! In Theaters August 29th!

About the movie:

Jeremy Avery is vying for a college golf scholarship awarded to the winner of the State Championship, but his preparation and game are affected by family pressures and having to take care of his younger autistic brother, Ethan. These challenges, along with the pressure of carrying his team to State against an opponent who will do anything to win, leads Jeremy on a journey of discovery both internal and of his brother’s savant-like gifts, that if embraced can create an unstoppable pair. On the brink of his greatest victory, Jeremy is forced to make a life-altering decision, finally realizing his own personal dreams or standing by his brother. 

Movie Trailer:

https://youtu.be/r8BiMoNHDhc?si=a65qcL_gBputQ8Qq

• In Theaters August 29th, 2025 | Find tickets: https://www.shortgamemovie.com/tickets

 

Website: https://www.shortgamemovie.com/

My rating:
4 stars

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My thoughts:

The Short Game was a really good movie with a great and moving storyline. I'm not someone who knows much about golf, but I found the movie to be interesting and actually enjoyed the golf aspect. 

The characters were great. I was surprised by a certain turn of events in the movie, but that made it an even more engaging watch. 

All in all, The Short Game was a good movie and I loved that it was not predictable. It held my attention, was moving, and also had moments that made me laugh. 

Thank you to Momentum for including me in this promotion. I was able to watch an early screening of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.

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Review: The Collector of Burned Books by Roseanna M. White

About the book:

In this gripping World War II historical about the power of words, two people form an unlikely friendship amid the Nazi occupation in Paris and fight to preserve the truth that enemies of freedom long to destroy.

Paris, 1940. Ever since the Nazi Party began burning books, German writers exiled for their opinions or heritage have been taking up residence in Paris. There they opened a library meant to celebrate the freedom of ideas and gathered every book on the banned list . . . and even incognito versions of the forbidden books that were smuggled back into Germany.

For the last six years, Corinne Bastien has been reading those books and making that library a second home. But when the German army takes possession of Paris, she loses access to the library and all the secrets she’d hidden there. Secrets the Allies will need if they have any hope of liberating the city she calls home.

Christian Bauer may be German, but he never wanted anything to do with the Nazi Party―he is a professor, one who’s done his best to protect his family as well as the books that were a threat to Nazi ideals. But when Goebbels sends him to Paris to handle the “relocation” of France’s libraries, he’s forced into an army uniform and given a rank he doesn’t want. In Paris, he tries to protect whoever and whatever he can from the madness of the Party and preserve the ideas that Germans will need again when that madness is over, and maybe find a lost piece of his heart.

The Collector of Burned Books

 Hardcover | 979-8-4005-0173-9 | $32.99

Softcover | 979-8-4005-0174-6 | $18.99

July 2025

Tyndale.com

My rating:
5 stars

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My thoughts:

The Collector of Burned Books was an amazing read! The story was a little confusing at first (as I was trying to figure out who was who), but it didn't take long for me to get hooked and emotionally invested in the characters.

The story was written so well and I can't believe how emotional I got reading certain scenes. It was just SO good and the characters felt like real people. I absolutely loved reading this book and it was such a good read. 

All in all, I loved The Collector of Burned Books and recommend it if you enjoy historical romances. It has danger, deep characters, and a sweet romance story. There were a couple things that bugged me, but nothing major. A great read!

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