Love the Dauntless Path series by Intisar Khanani! I just did an arc read and review of the conclusion, A Darkness at the Door. It is a great read which tackles difficult and even controversial concepts. A solid Christian worldview would be important for a teen to be able to read “Darkness” and not be swayed into thinking that ethics should be swayed by situations. Khanani does not necessarily promote situational ethics; the protagonist agonizes over certain decisions, but she does excuse it a bit too easily for me given the YA market the books are targeting. I love how The Theft of Sunlight and A Darkness as the Door…

Really Charming Note To Self by Anna Bell is the most charming contemporary novel that will swell your heart and make you smile. The premise is a wonderful idea – a thirty five year old character receives emails from her seventeen year old self. They are encouraging her to grab life and step out of […]

With Forgiveness And Love Morning By Morning by Jennifer Rodewald is a charming contemporary Christian novel. It is the eighth book in the Murphy Brothers series but can be read as a stand-alone. The book deals with the themes of loss, adjustment and new beginnings. We see two broken families, grieving what has gone before […]

Rooted The Sycamore Stand Off by Stacey Weeks is a contemporary Christian novel with a strong godly message. The story surrounds an ancient sycamore which is well-rooted and has withstood all that the elements have thrown it over the years. We can see parallels in our lives. We need to be deeply rooted in God […]

‘Real’ Life Not Sugar Coated These Streets by Luan Goldie is a fascinating look at contemporary life in east London. The reader is introduced to two families – a single mum with two teens and an elderly father nearby, and a single dad separated from his six year old daughter. All the characters are unique, […]

No Winners, Only Losers In War Letters To Doberitz by Derek R Payne is a powerful tale about the experiences of the author’s grandparents and great grandparents during World War I. The author has captured life at home, on the battlefields and in Doberitz, a prisoner of war camp. He vividly paints the scenes using […]

A Slice Of History More Precious Than Gold by Renee Yancy is a marvellous historical novel that surrounds the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. The novel is mainly set in New York City. It is a city of two halves – the haves and the have-nots. There are residents over-flowing with wealth and there are […]