Fiction
Chasing the White Lion – James Hannibal
This book has a lot going on in it. That’s my one-sentence review. Is that good? Is that bad? Eh. Think of the Fast and Furious movies, or, at least, the later ones. Their pacing […]
Genre: Christian
Fiction
The Jerusalem Assassin (Marcus Ryker #3) – Joel Rosenberg
Joel Rosenberg has reached the point in his career where there has to be a specific disclaimer that his novels are not the result of inside information. They aren’t prophecies. They aren’t predictions. But they […]
Fiction
The Damascus Countdown – Joel Rosenberg
I ended my review of The Tehran Initiative by saying that I hoped Rosenberg redeemed what I felt like was a very weak second installment in the third and final book. And then…I never read […]
Fiction
The Happy Camper – Melody Carlson
Ah, wouldn’t it be great to just pick up and leave a drab, disappointing life and drive off to a new beginning complete with loving family and a potentially hot romance? That’s what protagonist Dillon […]
Fiction
The End of the Magi – Patrick Carr
The Magi have been shrouded in legend since their singular, enigmatic appearance in the Gospels. By AD 500, the early church fathers had reworked them as kings. Later reformers, such as John Calvin, pushed back […]
Fiction
Indivisible – Travis Thrasher
Novelizations are never easy. As an author, you’re expected to take a screenplay—and perhaps, but not always, watch the film—and do some imaginary acting and flesh out the characters, their internal monologues, and do the […]
Fiction
God’s Not Dead 2 – Travis Thrasher
Not even the writing talents of Travis Thrasher can redeem this fiery dumpster heap of a film/plot. Following the success of God’s Not Dead—a mediocre Christian-feel-good story about a college student whose faith is challenged […]
Fiction
Star of Persia: Esther’s Story | Jill Eileen Smith
Writing Biblical fiction is no easy task, particularly when the chosen protagonist is also the protagonist of an entire book of the Bible. With ten novels of lesser-known biblical women in the rearview mirror, Jill […]
Fiction
If for Any Reason – Courtney Walsh
This is such a beautiful story. I wanted to cry through parts of it, I was that emotionally caught up in the story, and found so much I could relate to with Emily. I loved […]
Fiction
The Land Beneath Us – Sarah Sundin
The Land Beneath Us is the third book in Sarah Sundin’s Sunrise at Normandy series. It is the continuing story of the three Paxton brothers, Wyatt, Adler, and Clayton. This book gives us Clay’s story. […]