Short Story: Mermaid So this is what drowning feels like. The delicate membranes of my gills strain to pull in water, but all they meet is air—hot and dry in the summer sun. My vision is always poor above water, but it’s blurring worse than usual right now....
Regency and Regicide by J. J. Fischer Genre: Christian fantasy Overall rating: 5/5 Literary Value: 5/5 I absolutely loved Fischer’s writing in this book! I fell in love with her Nightingale Trilogy (I’ve also reviewed Calor and Caligo) months ago, partly because of...
The Unraveling of Emlyn DuLaine by Lindsay A. Franklin Genre: Christian YA fantasy Overall rating: 4/5 Literary Value: 4/5 You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m pretty picky about writing style, especially in fantasy! This book is well-written, I just have a...
Embergold by Rachelle Nelson Genre: Christian fantasy (young adult, I think, but adults would enjoy it too) Overall rating: 4.5/5 Literary Value: 4.5/5 The writing in Embergold served the story well, but my favorite books are the ones where I occasionally stop to...
Dragon’s Blood by Leah E. Welker Genre: young adult high fantasy (with a portal and some romance, so… I’m not actually sure which subgenre it belongs in! But it’s definitely young adult fantasy) Overall rating: 4/5 Literary Value: 4.5/5 Dragon’s Blood isn’t a...
