I haven't read much this month, so here's a review from the archives. Makes me want to read this book again! Mortis offers only two choices to its students: life or death. About to graduate this school of assassins, Jane wants life. But not the life of Mortis. When the time comes for her to … Continue reading Book Review: Mortis by Hannah Cobb
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Book Review: The Gift of Pain by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
Originally published in 1993 and republished in 1997, The Gift of Pain: Why We Hurt and What We Can Do About It by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey was on my to-read list for a few years before something last year (I think it was a blog post I read) highlighted it on my … Continue reading Book Review: The Gift of Pain by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey
Book Review: The Genesis Tree by Heather L.L. FitzGerald (The Tethered World Chronicles #3)
Heather FitzGerald has demonstrated herself to be a bold writer in the realm of Christian fantasy, and in this final installment of her Tethered World trilogy, The Genesis Tree, she writes her boldest story yet. (See my reviews of book #1, The Tethered World, and book #2, The Flaming Sword.) The beginning could have been … Continue reading Book Review: The Genesis Tree by Heather L.L. FitzGerald (The Tethered World Chronicles #3)
Book Review: Song of Songs for Singles by Tim and Angela Little
Let’s be real: Song of Songs is one of the hardest books of the Bible to read. If you’re like me, it’s the one book you skip in your read-through-the-Bible plan because you don’t know what to do with it, it makes you uncomfortable, or both. Not anymore. Song of Songs for Singles (and Married … Continue reading Book Review: Song of Songs for Singles by Tim and Angela Little
Book Review: Calor by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #1)
Happy book birthday, J. J. Fischer! Today is the release of her third book and the first installment of The Nightingale Trilogy, Calor. I absolutely loved reading this book and can't wait to share this review! Fairytale retellings are cool and all, but nothing is cooler (literally) than a fairytale retelling mashed with Greek myth … Continue reading Book Review: Calor by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #1)
Book Review: Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the daily papers. The case that catches Captain Jim's attention is being called … Continue reading Book Review: Murder in Old Bombay by Nev March
Book Review: Something I Am Not by Cher Gatto
A father who never loved him … A woman who stole his worth … And a brother he couldn't protect. Where does someone run in the face of his deepest shame?Billy McQueen works hard to keep his life together ... and concealed. At seventeen, he dreams of an escape from the barroom, his father's manipulation, and the advances of his father's … Continue reading Book Review: Something I Am Not by Cher Gatto
Book Review: The Student and the Slave by Annie Douglass Lima (Krillonian Chronicles #3)
Follow the links to refresh on Book 1: The Collar and the Cavvarach and Book 2: The Gladiator and the Guard. Is this what freedom is supposed to be like? Desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, Bensin searches fruitlessly for work like all the other former slaves in Tarnestra. He needs the … Continue reading Book Review: The Student and the Slave by Annie Douglass Lima (Krillonian Chronicles #3)
Book Review: The Gladiator and the Guard by Annie Douglass Lima (Krillonian Chronicles #2)
And I thought book one (The Collar and the Cavvarach) was good! Book two (The Gladiator and the Guard) blew my socks off. Ripped my heart out. Gave me the wildest ride I’ve been on in a long time. And I loved it. Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is just one victory away … Continue reading Book Review: The Gladiator and the Guard by Annie Douglass Lima (Krillonian Chronicles #2)
Book Review: The Collar and the Cavvarach by Annie Douglass Lima (Krillonian Chronicles #1)
Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is desperate to see his little sister freed. But only victory in the Krillonian Empire's most prestigious tournament will allow him to secretly arrange for Ellie's escape. Dangerous people are closing in on her, however, and Bensin is running out of time. With his one hope fading quickly … Continue reading Book Review: The Collar and the Cavvarach by Annie Douglass Lima (Krillonian Chronicles #1)
Melissa J. Troutman 