Book Reviews
Recruit of Talionis (YA dystopian)
Genre: YA dystopian I first read The Hunger Games when I was 15, and I remember absolutely loving it . . . and wishing desperately that Christian authors would write something like it. The thing about dystopian fiction is that it tends to be a little depressing, and I...
A Study of Shattered Spells (Fantasy/Dark Academia)
Genre: Christian fantasy Unfortunately, A Study of Shattered Spells isn’t yet released at the time of writing . . . and I don’t even have a release date to share with you! But I wanted to record my thoughts while the book is still fresh in my mind—and hopefully this...
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 beautiful writing, but Regency and...
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 soft spot for beautiful/poetic passages, and this book...
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 reread a particularly beautiful...
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 literary book by any means, but the...