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 ...
Fiction / Christian / Romance / General
BOOK REVIEW: A Brewed Awakening by Pepper Basham
Pepper Basham made me forget that I prefer a healing sunburn (oh, the itch!) over a romance formula. I used to read a lot of romance before my heart became cold and black, but somehow this is my first Pepper Basham novel. I have no idea how that happened, and I’m sticking to that ...
BOOK REVIEW: On Magnolia Lane by Denise Hunter
I stayed up entirely too late to finish up Magnolia Lane or ‘Love by Deception’. I mean, I knew that Pastor Jack and Daisy were going to get their happily ever after, but I didn’t realize the way it was going to play out. Yes, Pastor Jack chose deception to get close to Daisy, to let her ...
BOOK REVIEW: Honeysuckle Dreams by Denise Hunter
I knew, coming out of Blue Ridge Sunrise, that Hope and Brady belonged together. Getting them to understand that might be a problem, but it was literally written into their friendship. I’ve also come to realize that human nature irritates me. All (most) of us have an inner dialogue ...
BOOK REVIEW: Blue Ridge Sunrise by Denise Hunter
If you saw my review for Sweetbriar Cottage, you may remember (or not, let’s be real) this line: Few Christian authors tackle the dark topics, and most with varying degrees of success. What I loved in Sweetbriar didn’t quite translate as well for me in Blue Ridge. Denise Hunter did a great job ...