Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
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 →
Love Amid the Ashes by Mesu AndrewsSeries: Book 1 of Treasures of His LovePublisher: Revell (March 1, 2011) REVIEW BY MAE CLAIR I love just about anything Mesu Andrew writes but was hesitant to read this because she uses Job as a central character. I had already read the following three books in the series,... Continue Reading →
CARBON-14 The Shroud of Turin by R.A. Williams Series: Book 1 of 4 in the Amari Johnston Novels Publisher: Fall Haven Press on September 18, 2017 REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO This is the second book I’ve read by R.A. Williams, and I wasn’t disappointed. CARBON-14: The Shroud of Turin is a fast-paced Christian suspense... Continue Reading →
Treacherous Waters by Dan WalshSeries: Joe Boyd Suspense Book FourPublisher: Bainbridge Press; October 28, 2022 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Lieutenant Joe Boyd with the Culpepper Georgia Police Department and his partner, Hank Jensen have been assigned to review the city’s unsolved cold cases. Having solved several, the two of them are reviewing the files to... Continue Reading →
In Feast or Famine by Mesu AndrewsSeries: Book 2 of The Egyptian ChroniclesPublisher: WaterBrook (May 9, 2023) REVIEW BY MAE CLAIR I preordered this book the moment it became available and couldn’t wait to dive into the pages. The story of Joseph ranks as my personal favorite in the Old Testament, yet surprisingly, not many... Continue Reading →
This is Where It Ends by Cindy K. SprolesSeries: a standalonePublisher: Revell on June 27, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY It’s the early 1900s. Minerva Jenkins lives alone on a mountain in Kentucky. She’s ninety-four years old, and she’s been widowed for three decades. Her husband made her promise to keep his secret. She buried... Continue Reading →
The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green Series: On Central Park Book One Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; March 14, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL This historical fiction novel is set in New York City in late 1925. Dr. Lauren Westlake has always been fascinated by Egyptology and longed to accompany her father on one of his... Continue Reading →
The Last Sin Eater by Francine RiversSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers; Media tie-in edition (May 13, 2013) REVIEW BY MAE CLAIR This is a thoroughly immersive story set in the Appalachia of the 1850s. From the spot-on dialect to amazingly vivid descriptions of mist-shrouded mountains, valleys, and the thorny ties that bind a small... Continue Reading →
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