Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
The Seven-Day Resurrection by Chevron RossSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Chevron Ross (January 18, 2022) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Len Holder is 78 years old. A few years ago, his mother passed at age 96. So how can she be standing, alive and well, in his living room? I did not expect a ghost, zombie, or any... Continue Reading →
Leaning on Air by Cheryl Grey BostromSeries: A Standalone but includes characters from Bostrom’s Sugar BirdsPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (May 7, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Two science nerds marry, and one of them is autistic with an aversion to being touched. What could possibly go wrong? Celia is an ornithologist and an agnostic. Burnaby... Continue Reading →
A Bird Alone by Ericka ClaySeries: A StandalonePublisher: Believable Books (January 8, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS A Bird Alone tells the story of Marge, a widow, and her young daughter, Whitney. They live in Arkansas during the 1980s, and they bump heads. Over the 23-year span of the story, their lives are tangled up... Continue Reading →
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara BrunsvoldSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Revell (January 16, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS First, let’s tackle that awesome title. Nikki is a twenty-something high school teacher. It’s summer, and she finds a handwritten recipe book in her late grandparents’ farmhouse. Is it her grandmother’s book? A great aunt’s, or maybe... Continue Reading →
The Samaritan’s Patient by Chevron RossSeries: A StandalonePublisher: AIA Publishing (January 25, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Chevron Ross is a brave Christian fiction author who deals with disturbing, contemporary issues even while fostering themes of atonement and forgiveness. Seventeen-year-old Paige creates a website to help young people who have suicidal feelings. But social media... Continue Reading →
Rain by Dana McNeelySeries: Book 1 of Whispers in the WindPublisher: Mountain Brook Ink on March 5, 2021 REVIEW BY VERA DAY I’ve always been scared of Biblical fiction. All those thee’s and thou’s make it too much work to read the story. (Silly me, Biblical fiction doesn’t mean stories written in King James English.)... Continue Reading →
Appalachian Song by Michelle ShockleeSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers on October 3, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY It’s 1943, and five spinster sisters live together in a cabin in the Tennessee Appalachian Mountains. They have no electricity, no plumbing, and no phone. Songbird is a pregnant teenager who crosses paths with the sisters. Reese... Continue Reading →
On Moonberry Lake by Holly VarniSeries: Moonberry Lake series, book 1Publisher: Revell on September 26, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Cora Matthews returns to her childhood hometown, Moonberry Lake, for the first time since she left at the age of seven. She never understood why there was a big upheaval in the family and why her... Continue Reading →
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly IrvinSeries: a standalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson on December 5, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY This inspiring novel is based on Irvin’s real life experience with stage four ovarian cancer. In the Author’s Notes, she says, “I remember in intimate detail what it felt like to wait in a... Continue Reading →
