This is technically a re-read for me. Technically, because I literally never tracked it or reviewed it all those years ago. It’s Jaime Jo Wright’s first book, and it’s all the reasons I fell in love with her writing. I love suspense, I love dual timeline, Jaime Jo does everything I love with ...
Fiction / Christian / Historical
BOOK REVIEW: The Crooked Path by Irma Joubert
The drawbacks I had with Child of the River were much less prevalent in The Crooked Path. I think partly as Child was audio book and this was eBook, but also I think this one was less political, and I was somewhat already introduced to some of the non-American names and places prior, so it clicked ...
BOOK REVIEW: Child of the River by Irma Joubert
I think, for me, something got lost in translation with this book. First, the book was translated to English, then I picked up the audio version, and here I am feeling like I missed something big and broad. But I did get the smaller and important . . . I think. Set in South ...
BOOK REVIEW: Where We Belong by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Let’s talk for a minute about Kim Vogel Sawyer. It’s been a hot minute (just over 7 years!) since I read one of her books, and I have absolutely missed them. Yes, she writes historical fiction, which is a huge green check for me. She writes strongly from a Christian perspective in ...
BOOK REVIEW: In the Shadow of Jezebel by Mesu Andrews
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 ...