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 …
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 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: 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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
(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…
Suitcase Sisters number three, Shortbread in the Highlands, is enjoyable and reads like a fictionalized travel blog. The author, Robin Jones Gunn, has set this expectation with her previous books and …
The Light of Stars by Jenelle Hovde is a standalone novel taking place in the early 1800s. According to the author’s website, this book is based on a true story. This takes the intrigue of the story u…
