I've been Janabel much longer than Mesu Andrews has been publishing Biblical fiction. A decades old running joke between Kristin and I about being a Jezebel hussy over a story that wasn't even real but developed over time. Janabel. It's literally my name in her phone. I can't see, read, or hear ...
BOOK REVIEW: Camp Club Girls: Alexis by Erica Rodgers
I don't know what it is about the girls running around all willy nilly, sometimes in what I would think would be dangerous places for young folks to be running around, but I find myself literally reading every story through that lense. Like where are these parents?!? I saw a lot less of that in ...
BOOK REVIEW: A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Here we go with another installment for The Book Girls' Guide In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) Reading Challenge: 2026 Edition. Yes it was a February pick. Yes it's March. Just know these will always be a month behind, probably. As I go through the list of books each month I make my own list, ...
BOOK REVIEW: Love in a Broken Vessel by Mesu Andrews
Let's be real for a minute. The story of Gomer and Hosea is not one you learn about in Sunday School, at least I didn't. You may hear about the prophet Hosea in youth group but you aren't going to study the story about a prostitute. That would be a fun one to explain to parents. But here's the ...