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  • The Queen of the Damned

    by Anne Rice

    HorrorRecommended for Ages 21+
    Note: This is the third installment of The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Readers who have not read the other novels should begin with Interview with the Vampire. Reading this review may spoil plot …

  • Fall for a Fairytale

    by Isabelle Taylor

    RomanceRecommended for Ages 21+
    More fairytale than hard-core fantasy, the author concentrates this narrative on the attraction and relationship between the two main characters, Jayce and Clove. Both are likeable with no true rough…

  • The Magician’s Nephew

    by C. S. Lewis

    FantasyRecommended for Ages 9+
    The Magician's Nephew is the first story, chronologically, in C. S. Lewis's Narnia classic series of books, though it was the sixth in order of publication. The book follows the early history of Narni…

  • Stealing Saint Nick

    by M.T. Anderson

    Non-FictionRecommended for Ages 14+
    Stealing Saint Nick: A Legendary Corpse, A Notorious Theft, and the Stories that Shape the World by M.T. Anderson is young adult non-fiction that investigates reports about the original Saint Nick, ha…

  • Mere Christianity

    by C. S. Lewis

    ReligiousRecommended for Ages 16+
    Mere Christianity is one of the classics of modern Christian theology. In it, C. S. Lewis lays out clearly what beliefs are central to Christianity as a whole. Rather than detailing the many different…

  • Blightfall

    by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson

    Science FictionRecommended for Ages 12+
    Brandon Sanderson is collaborating on his new young adult Skyward series, Riftwake, with Janci Patterson. Previously, they partnered on some Skyward novellas so she is well-versed in the world, charac…

  • Silent Strike

    by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Action/Adventure
    Traci Hunter Abramson has done it again with her third Luke Steele Novel, Silent Strike. At first, the reader is just following along with the main characters as they go about their business.  Hints a…

  • Into the Fire

    by Irene Hannon

    Action/AdventureRecommended for Ages 18+
    Irene Hannon’s Undaunted Courage series starts off with Into the Fire. In many ways, this is a classic "tough woman thinks she can do it on her own had to admit she might need some help" type story. I…

  • A Chance for Kallie Mae

    by Ann H. Gabhart

    Historical FictionRecommended for Ages 18+
    A Chance for Kallie Mae by Ann H. Gabhart is a piece of historical fiction focusing on the people of eastern Kentucky. The story follows Kallie Mae, a young adult who has shouldered many burdens in he…

  • The Silver Chair

    by C. S. Lewis

    FantasyRecommended for Ages 9+
    (Note: This book is an immediate sequel to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and while it can stand on its own as a complete story, it will be enjoyed more richly if the reader is familiar with characte…
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