When you ask me for my top 10 favorite books (because there’s never just one), Harold Keith’s 1957 novel Rifles for Watie is on this list. It has been for years, assisted by the project I did on it for my Adolescent Literature class in college. (Best class ever.) Besides the descriptive prose and the … Continue reading Book Review: Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
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Book Review: The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Little Bit of Background The first time I read the Little House on the Prairie books, I was Laura’s age, in elementary school. I remember liking the stories as pleasant, if a little boring at times, though I thought the last book (The First Four Years) was weird because the guy was now called … Continue reading Book Review: The Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Book Review: A Study of Shattered Spells by Josiah DeGraaf
A Study of Shattered Spells by Josiah DeGraaf is not just another magic-school book. Because . . . . . . Chintor Academy is not just another magic school. It has problems. Deep problems. All across the student body and even the faculty. It’s supposed to be the most prestigious academy in the kingdom to … Continue reading Book Review: A Study of Shattered Spells by Josiah DeGraaf
Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
If I asked you to name a classic work of literature, I’m sure one of the first to come to your mind would be A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Everyone knows about this book, and chances are everyone—or almost everyone—has read at least an excerpt of it somewhere along their lifetime. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Book Review: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Book Review: The Westmark Trilogy by Lloyd Alexander
While perhaps best known for his award-winning YA fantasy series, The Chronicles of Prydain, American author Lloyd Alexander wrote many other books, among them an obscure but no less enthralling series called The Westmark Trilogy. (I know my set doesn't match---yet) The first book, Westmark, introduces us to a young man named Theo in a … Continue reading Book Review: The Westmark Trilogy by Lloyd Alexander
Book Review: Caligo by J. J. Fischer
J. J. Fischer's newest book, Caligo, released this month, and I could not be more excited to share this review with you. (If you haven't read The Nightingale Trilogy, read with caution, because I couldn't avoid some vague spoilers of the last book.) Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a series like The Nightingale Trilogy: … Continue reading Book Review: Caligo by J. J. Fischer
Book Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
When it comes to my favorite classics, Ben-Hur may have more depth, but The Scarlet Pimpernel has more intrigue. Published in novel form in 1905 by Baroness Emmuska Orczy, after two years of success as a play, The Scarlet Pimpernel tells the story of what happens when “the cleverest woman in Europe” marries “the biggest … Continue reading Book Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
Book Review: Embergold by Rachelle Nelson
If you take a handful of Beauty and the Beast and mix it with a scoop of How to Train Your Dragon, and throw in a few sparks from something like Rumpelstiltskin, you’ll have an idea of why I enjoyed Embergold by Rachelle Nelson so much. (Beauty and the Beast is probably my favorite fairytale, … Continue reading Book Review: Embergold by Rachelle Nelson
Book Review: A Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
I knew I wanted to read this book even before I read it. A preliminary scan of just a few random pages was enough to get me excited—yes, excited—to sit down and officially start this gem. And I wasn’t disappointed. Within the first few chapters, I realized what a precious resource this book is for … Continue reading Book Review: A Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
Book Review: Something Else by Cher Gatto (Something I Am Not, #2)
Something Else: The Background When I heard about Something Else before its release last month, I didn’t know what to expect. After all, it was the original story, Something I Am Not, that had me sobbing on my bedroom floor after midnight. (No wonder it won the 2020 Christian Indie Award for Best YA and … Continue reading Book Review: Something Else by Cher Gatto (Something I Am Not, #2)
Melissa J. Troutman 