When Tricia told me her book was a YA Christian fantasy with similar themes to Jaye L. Knight’s Ilyon Chronicles, I told her I wanted to review it. Even though the Ilyon Chronicles were not as good in my mind as … Continue reading →
Galthain’s Bones (Exile Book 1) I didn’t know this was a prequel or I would have probably rejected it. However, like Krystine’s Legends of Astarkand this book grew on me and I really enjoyed it. This is nearly the beginning of the … Continue reading →
New author, for me anyway, who writes a fine tale: The Jammer and the Blade The question is who is he or she? I don’t have a clue beyond writerly cleverness—piff. To quote, “DJ Edwardson lives on the blank pages at … Continue reading →
The new wave of powerful Christian fiction is really exciting. I can’t talk about how it’s manifesting in romance or mystery because I don’t read those genre. I would love it if those of you involved in those genre add … Continue reading →
This is the second book in a planned five-book series called The Ilyon Chronicles. I really dislike waiting for series to be complete. But… It’s as good as I hoped! Here’s the blurb from the Amazon page: “Following the harrowing events that brought them … Continue reading →
Jaye has a new book coming out soon: The King’s Scrolls will be released next week. As I prepared to review the new book, I reread book #1 in the Ilyon Chronicles. I liked it better the second time If you recall … Continue reading →
There is a long, but interesting, post about long tail theory in Publishing Perspectives this morning. The theory is 10 years old, according to the article. If you do not know, the basic idea is that long keywords of three … Continue reading →
I’m sad. I’ve read all the books I was anticipating. I saved Paryn’s Gold to the last, and it was worth it. This is yet another great book on Chadash. But now I’ve got nothing on my iPad which I … Continue reading →
Westbow’s description: After the death of her father, Marisa seeks comfort in the woods of Gold Hill. When a mysterious lightning storm suddenly strikes, Marisa is hurled into the ancient alternate dimension of Carnelia where she meets Darian Fiore. With no … Continue reading →
Here we have a potentially very good book which has seemingly been ruined by the editing policies of a large traditional publisher. I have no idea if Zondervan did it, or Lorie, but regardless, it was done. It is very … Continue reading →
