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
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Book Review: Memoria by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #3)
If you like fantasy (dystopian or medieval or both), action and adventure, clean romance, and deep themes, The Nightingale Trilogy by J. J. Fischer belongs on your bookshelf. After Calor and Lumen, the trilogy finishes with Memoria, a novel with a beautiful cover and a powerful story. From the back cover: In the deeply divided … Continue reading Book Review: Memoria by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #3)
Book Review: Regency and Regicide by J. J. Fischer
Every writer dreams of visiting her story. But what do you do when the hero is more like a villain, the villain is more like a hero, and your side characters come to life with stories of their own? Oh, and you don’t know the world, and the person you have a crush on is … Continue reading Book Review: Regency and Regicide by J. J. Fischer
Book Review: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
The question I asked when I first finished Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was, Where has this book been all my life? I can’t believe it took me until my late twenties to read this famous literary classic by Lew Wallace. My earliest exposure to the story was in elementary school when my homeschooling … Continue reading Book Review: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace
Book Review: Carver of Souls by J. J. Fischer (Soul Mark Duology #2)
Happy Book Birthday, J. J Fischer! Pirates of the Caribbean meets Francine River’s Redeeming Love in Carver of Souls, the second installment of J. J. Fischer’s Soul Mark Duology that releases TODAY. (See my review of the first book, The Soul Mark.) THIS BOOK picks up right where the first one left off, continuing the … Continue reading Book Review: Carver of Souls by J. J. Fischer (Soul Mark Duology #2)
Book Review: Lumen by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #2)
More gifts, more magic, more friends, more enemies, more adventures, more emotions, more themes, more stakes---more everything! Hang on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen, because once you open the cover of Lumen, this second installment of J. J. Fischer’s The Nightingale Trilogy will suck you into a maelstrom as wild, powerful, and beautiful as … Continue reading Book Review: Lumen by J. J. Fischer (The Nightingale Trilogy #2)
Book Review: The Soul Mark by J. J. Fischer (Soul Mark Duology #1)
I can't wait to tell you about J. J. Fischer's newest book, just released in May! If you’re a fan of Pirates of the Caribbean, Laura Frantz, or C. S. Lewis (or all three), The Soul Mark is right up your alley with its Colonial-era swashbuckling, sweet (and clean) romance, and rich, Christian allegory. I … Continue reading Book Review: The Soul Mark by J. J. Fischer (Soul Mark Duology #1)
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: The Darcentaria Duology by J. J. Fischer
A young woman fleeing the horrors of World War II is astonished to find an undiscovered medieval world when her plane crashes in the Bermuda Triangle. Forced to join forces with a gifted but troubled warrior-prince to survive, El’s knowledge might just be the key to winning their civil war… but how can she share … Continue reading Book Review: The Darcentaria Duology by J. J. Fischer
Book Review: Methuselah Project S.O.S. by Rick Barry
Now a captain in the Air Force, Roger Greene loves spending his days in the cockpit while helping with a top-secret military project. So when the CIA asks him to leave this perfect life for a temporary government mission against the Heritage Organization, he turns the offer down—until he hears a name from his past. … Continue reading Book Review: Methuselah Project S.O.S. by Rick Barry
Melissa J. Troutman 