The water is calm, the camp is quiet, the dark is almost upon us
And we find ourselves here ...
In the stillness
In the silence
In the midst of the Creator's handiwork
In the final breath of the day
…
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Jul 9 2024
Jan 23 2024
Book Review - The Warsaw Sisters, by Amanda Barratt
"How's the book you're reading?"
"Absolutely devastating. But really beautiful, too."
Today, I'm honoured to review
The Warsaw Sisters,
by Amanda Barratt.
Here's the publisher's blurb:
On a golden August morning in 1939, sisters Antonina and Helena Dąbrowska send…
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Jan 23 2024
Book Review - The Lost Boys of Barlow Theater by Jaime Jo Wright
Since I started reviewing books, I've become a super-fan of a few select authors, and Jaime Jo Wright is definitely one of them!
Thankfully, she's uber-prolific!
Jaime Jo is a Christian writer with a deep love of ghost stories, gothic…
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Dec 29 2023
Book Review - The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Power
At the start of 2023, I set a reading goal of 50 books over 12 months - the same goal I set for 2022. I find this is the right number of books for me. It means I need to…Read more
Nov 13 2023
Kindred Spirits - Guest Blogger!
I'm excited to be a guest blogger on the Inscribe Christian Writers Fellowship blog!
You can read my piece - Kindred Spirits - HERE
Nov 13 2023
Book Review - The Secrets Beneath, by Kimberley Woodhouse
Ever think you'd find Christian Historical Fiction
that explores the world of 1800's Palaeontology?
Well, here we go!
This week, I read Kimberley Woodhouse's new novel
The Secrets Beneath.
It's the start of a new series exploring women in…
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Sep 22 2023
Book Review: The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom
A few years, I finally read The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. It was one of those books I knew by reputation, but had never read for myself. After the opening chapter, I could already tell why this story… Read more
Sep 19 2023
Book Review: This Is Where It Ends, by Cindy K. Sproles
So, this is going to be a challenging review to write.
This Is Where It Ends is Southern fiction - a genre that intrigues me, given our own Nashville years, but a genre I really haven't gotten into yet. I…
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Jul 27 2023
Book Review: The Long March Home, by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee
I've read a lot of great WWII books in recent years. It can be hard to find a fresh take on the subject, but the subtitle of The Long March Home caught my attention: The Long March Home:
A World… Read more
Jun 14 2023
Book Review: The Vanishing at Castle Moreau, by Jaime Jo Wright
The first time I read a Jaime Jo Wright novel, I was gobsmacked.
Who knew you could write Spooky Gothic Christian Fiction,
and that it would actually be good???
Who knew you could write Spooky Gothic Christian Fiction,
and that it would actually be good???
Since then, I've loved and reviewed:
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May 11 2023
Introducing: Dr Dad! - My Convocation Oration
Gerald and I are unable to attend in person,
but I was very kindly…
May 3 2023
Book Review: The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy
Friends, let's run away and join the circus!
I've already loved two Kimberly Duffy creations:
and
I'm excited anytime she releases a new book,
but when I discovered her new book takes us…