Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
As Sure as the Sea by Jamie OgleSeries: StandalonePublisher: Tyndale Fiction REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS It’s 310 AD, and Nikolas becomes the pastor of the church in Myra (a port city in what is now present-day Turkey). One of the church members is a young woman named Demi. She’s lost almost all of her family... Continue Reading →
My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Lost Love by Amanda BarrattSeries: Stand Alone NovelPublisher: Kregel Publications (June 9, 2019) My Dearest Dietrch first introduced me to Barratt's writing and I've been a huge fan ever since. The depth of research that Barratt undertook to write this novel is staggering. It takes a talented... Continue Reading →
Virginia by Shannon McNearSeries: book four in the Daughters of the Lost Colony seriesPublisher: Barbour Fiction (September 1, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Even though Virginia is book four in McNear’s Daughters of the Lost Colony series, it works perfectly well as a standalone. Virginia is a coming-of-age novel about Virginia Dare, the real-life first... Continue Reading →
Between the Lightning and the Thunder by B.F. RandallSeries: a standalonePublisher: Brookstone Publishing Group (January 10, 2023) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Between the Lightning and the Thunder is a Biblical fiction retelling of the events surrounding Jesus’ ministry and crucifixion. The point-of-view character is James, the brother of Jesus. Throughout the book, James is either... Continue Reading →
Beyond These War-Torn Lands by Cynthia RoemerSeries: Wounded Hearts, Book OnePublisher: Scrivenings Press (July 25, 2021) Review by Kelly Goshorn Beyond These War-Torn Lands centers around Southerner Caroline Dunbar, an aspiring nurse who stumbles across a wounded Union sergeant. Unable to ignore his plea for help, she chooses to hide him in an abandoned shed... Continue Reading →
Paint the Sunset by Dawn V. CahillSeries: Book 3 in the Golden State TrilogyPublisher: Spring Mountain Publishing (May 11, 2023) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Paint the Sunset is a contemporary Christian novel with a bit of a mystery and a lot of controversial topics. It’s book three in Cahill’s Golden State Trilogy, but it works... Continue Reading →
The Garden Girls by Jessica R. PatchSeries: FBI: Strange Crimes Unit book 3Publisher: Love Inspired Trade (April 23, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Tiberius Granger is an FBI agent in the Strange Crimes Unit. The Unit investigates crimes with a religious nature–think cults, abusive megalomaniac preachers, stuff like that. Despite knowing the Bible and other... Continue Reading →
When the Day Comes, by Gabrielle MeyerTimeless, Book 1Bethany House Publishers (May 3, 2022) Review by Kelly Goshorn It’s not often I can say that I’ve read a completely new-to-me author as well as genre. But Gabrielle Meyer’s When the Day Comes, is one such book. In this first installment in her Timeless series, Meyer... 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 →
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