Fiction
Court of Swans – Melanie Dickerson
“Where there is wealth and power, there is also someone who is willing to do anything to take it.” In medieval England, there was very little middle class. You were either poor or rich and […]
Genre: Fiction
Fiction
All Through the Night – Tara Johnson
All Through the Night is a Civil War novel following characters that one would not commonly expect to be hero and heroine. Tara Johnson’s writing style is absolutely enthralling and the backdrop of battles, wounded, […]
Fiction
All That We Carried – Erin Bartels
It’s been ten years since Melanie and Olivia have had any meaningful sisterly interactions. It’s also been ten years since their parents were killed in crash that sent their car over a mountain. These two […]
Fiction
The Shepherd’s Wife – Angela Hunt
I’m pretty sure I begin every review of Biblical fiction with this phrase: Biblical fiction is hard to write. If you stray too far from what’s known of the biblical story, readers will shout at […]
Fiction
Daylight (Atlee Pine #3) – David Baldacci
David Baldacci has kind of a thing for developing dual plots. One plot will start and end during the book; the other is an overarching plotline that is slowly resolved throughout the series. The Atlee […]
Fiction
Whose Waves These Are – Amanda Dykes
Every once in a while, you come across a debut novel that is so enchanting, you wonder how it possibly could have been the author’s first. Whose Waves These Are is such a novel. From […]
Fiction
Shine the Light – April McGowan
Shine the Light is the book equivalent of a Hallmark movie. I really don’t need to say much more than this. There’s over-the-top all-too-easily resolved drama. There’s cheesy and easy romance. There’s several stock characters […]
Fiction
Hearts Set Free – Jess Lederman
Hearts Set Free is a novel that’s difficult to categorize. Part allegory (or at least so heavy-handed in its messaging that I’m going to call it allegory) and part historical fiction, the novel follows three […]
Fiction
Burden of Proof – Davis Bunn
The title is Burden of Proof. The cover shows a man in a suit walking down stairs while talking on a cell phone. The novel’s summary says something like “Ethan must face his past and […]
Fiction
In Search of the Beloved – Marian Rizzo
In Search of the Beloved is written by Marian Rizzo, a Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist. Unfortunately, Rizzo can’t seem to shake her journalist roots, resulting in a book that is written as a series of […]