Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
The Choices She Made by Felicia FergusonSeries: A standalonePublisher: End Game Press (October 18, 2022) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS The Choices She Made is a dual-timeline, coming-of-age/women’s-fiction novel. In 1997, a teenager named Madeline is assaulted and becomes pregnant. The rest of the book follows the results of the choices she makes, some good, some... Continue Reading →
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 →
FEAR HAS A NAME by Creston MapesSeries: Book 1 of 3: The Crittendon Files Publisher: Rooftop Press, February 4, 2019Review by Gwen M. Plano In this fast-moving psychological thriller, readers are brought into the mind of a mentally ill man, Grander Meade. Raised by fanatical parents, Grander lacks the normal interpersonal skills of most of the population. He... 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 →
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 →
Frozen Footprints by Therese HeckenkampSeries: Book 1 of 3Publisher: Ivory Tower Press on November 14, 2015 REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Charlene and Maxwell Perigard are eighteen-year-old twins. Their parents are deceased and the two live with their very wealthy, oil baron grandfather. The story begins with the disappearance of Max. This isn’t the first... Continue Reading →
I Never Knew You by Patrick HigginsSeries: A standalonePublisher: Indie Release (September 3, 2020) Review by Mae Clair This is one of the harder reviews I’ve had to write. My thoughts and feelings are all over the place about this book. Even as I type, I’m not sure what my rating will be by the... Continue Reading →
