Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo WrightStand-alone NovelPublisher: Bethany House Publishers, November 21, 2017 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I enjoy a well-written dual-timeline story. About a year ago, Mae Clair introduced me to Jaime Jo Wright’s books, and I was hooked. The House on Foster Hill is her debut novel. Two years after... Continue Reading →
Divine: a Novel by Karen KingsburySeries: A StandalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (February 22, 2011) Review by Gwen M. Plano Divine: A Novel (A Clean, Contemporary Christian Fiction Story of Life, Loss, Love, Faith, and the Miracle of Resurrection) by Karen Kingsbury is a gut-wrenching story of the kidnapping of a child who is then chained to a bed... Continue Reading →
The Offer by D L WoodSeries: The Deadly Series Collection Book TwoPublisher: Silverglass Press, August 5, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Chef Addie Nichols is living her dream—owning a fledgling upscale restaurant in Greenwich Village. But the dream doesn’t come without challenges—six months into opening the restaurant, her finances are dwindling. When a woman named... Continue Reading →
The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods FisherSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Revel (February 2, 2021) Review by Mae Clair I have a fondness for stories set in Appalachia. The setting is always so rich and the characters wonderfully authentic. In this case, the year—1911—adds to the vibrancy of the novel. I was unfamiliar with Cora Wilson Stewart prior to... 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 Ornament Keeper by Eva Marie EversonSeries: Stand Alone NovellaPublisher: Iron Stream Fiction on September 24, 2018 Review by Kelly Goshorn I've had this little gem on my shelf for a couple of years now and each Christmas I got caught up in the season's new releases and sadly chose to postpone the read for... 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 →
Chasing Whispers by Jennifer YoungbloodSeries: The Honeysuckle Island Series Book 1Publisher: Arbor House Books; April 28, 2021 REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Jennifer Youngblood’s Chasing Whispers combines suspense with romance in this Christian-themed novel. Situated on the fictional Honeysuckle Island, readers are quickly drawn into a baffling mystery involving those associated with the Oliver Hotel.... 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 →
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