Fiction
Domestic Enemies – Kent Wyatt
This is going to be a weird review, because I want to talk about the implications of Domestic Enemies more than I do the actual plot. Why? Because the actual plot isn’t that noteworthy. It’s […]
Articles by Josh Olds
Fiction
The Cave Chamber (A Soul’s Warfare #2) – Rosemary Althoff
It’s not often that I review a book that has been out for some time and it has zero Amazon reviews, zero Goodreads reviews, zero reviews anywhere on the internet that I can find. The […]
Fiction
The World Before the Flood – John Thomas
Time traveling back to Bible times isn’t new in Christian fiction, but it’s rarely done well. Indeed, the only positive example I can think of comes from Madeline L’Engle’s Time Quartet novel, Many Waters. Incidentally, […]
Non-Fiction
Jesus Listens – Sarah Young
It’s been 18 years since Sarah Young published Jesus Calling, the bestselling devotional that broke barriers with its simplicity, authenticity, and comforting message. It was a message that was both general enough to apply to […]
Non-Fiction
The Six Seasons of Calling – Brian Sanders
Life has seasons. That’s something I’ve been reflecting on recently as I’ve gone through a sort of extended period of transition, following God and figuring out what the next steps in life are. Sometimes I […]
Non-Fiction
The 5 Apology Languages – Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas
Imagine a scene with two children and one child does something to the other that’s intentionally or unintentionally mean or rude. Cuts in line. Takes their toy. Shoves them. You get the idea. We’ve all […]
Fiction
The Medical Examiner (Women’s Murder Club #16.5) – Maxine Paetro and James Patterson
All thriller. No filler. James Patterson is known for his utilitarian writing style and blazingly fast plots. Many of his books have multiple plots all threaded together, and, at least in the case of the […]
Fiction
The Trial (Women’s Murder Club #15.5) – Maxine Paetro and James Patterson
All thriller. No filler. James Patterson is known for his utilitarian writing style and blazingly fast plots. Many of his books have multiple plots all threaded together, and, at least in the case of the […]
Fiction
15th Affair (Women’s Murder Club #15) – Maxine Paetro and James Patterson
Always be careful what you wish for. If you’ve read the reviews I’ve done for the last few books in this series, you’ll have noticed that I continually hit upon two themes: 1) Lindsay’s family […]
Fiction
14th Deadly Sin (Women’s Murder Club #14) – Maxine Paetro and James Patterson
It’s Claire Washburn’s birthday and there’s been another murder. As Lindsay and the rest of the cop crew head off to investigate, Claire remarks that this is the third birthday in a row where there’s […]