Christy Award
A New Song – Jan Karon
Review of A New Song by Jan Karon While A New Song by Jan Karon won the inaugural award for contemporary Christian fiction, that award might as well be for the first five of Jan […]
Genre: Fiction
Fiction
The Raven Scholar – Antonia Hodgson
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson offers a fresh, entirely new, and extraordinary fantasy world for readers to explore. Entertaining and witty, the novel is filled with imperfect characters, unexpected twists, and meticulously calculated scenes. […]
Fiction
The Ashfire King – Chelsea Abdullah
The Stardust Thief was one of my favorite books back when I read it in 2023. Two years later, I finally got to return to the world I loved so much, and Chelsea Abdullah did […]
Fiction
The Lie That Binds Them – Matthew Ward
The Lie That Binds Them by Matthew Ward wraps up his “Soulfire Saga” trilogy with a perfectly tied, shiny new bow. Not a squished one from the bottom of that cellophane bag you purchased from […]
Children's Books
Hallelujah: A Biblical Hebrew Primer – Danielle Hitchen and Jessica Blanchard
The Baby Believer board book series introduces little children to core Christian concepts in enraging, age-appropriate ways. This installment teaches Hebrew words from Scripture, and the book also follows the arc of redemptive history from […]
Fiction
Break My Fall – Lynn H. Blackburn
Break My Fall by Lynn H. Blackburn continues the author’s “Gossamer Falls” series, thrusting readers into a small community that is once again fraught with danger. Grayson Ward has closed off his heart to a […]
Children's Books
Nisha’s Just-Right Christmas Tree – Susan Lynn Meyer, Jaya Mehta, and Parvati Pillai
December is awash with holidays, cultural and religious, new and ancient. What happens when those traditions intersect? Nisha’s Just-Right Christmas Tree offers an alternative to the “culture wars” and instead teaches us a lesson in […]
Fiction
The Beijing Betrayal – Joel C. Rosenberg
Let me preference this with how my heart cried when I read the words “final installment” in The Beijing Betrayal’s synopsis. As an avid reader of Brad Thor and Vince Flynn, the character of Marcus […]
Fiction
Every Deadly Suspicion – Janice Cantore
I have come to expect Janice Cantore books to be either a hit or a miss. Sometimes I love her novels; others, not so much. Unfortunately, Every Deadly Suspicion by Janice Cantore falls in the […]
Fiction
Famous Last Words – Gillian McAllister
Hold on to your hats, and make sure your shoes are secure. Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister will knock your socks off. Camilla’s life is forever changed when her husband, Luke, goes missing on […]