The Glass Ocean
I really enjoyed this book. I like that they took a historical event— the sinking of the RMS Lusitania ship by a German U-boat in 1915— and created a story around it. It made me google a lot of things which…
Evangelical Feminism
This is a book that will no doubt result in polarizing reviews. People reading this book are most likely coming to it with their belief already established, and thus, will either like this book or reject it. However, I believe, wherever you fall on the issue, this is a highly valuable read. It is widely undisputed that…
Every Wicked Man
I have now read all the books in this series. And this was another winner. Steven James is an excellent writer who weaves a tangled web of mystery quite well, maintaining suspense, adding tasteful humor, giving his characters depth and intelligence, and challenging the reader in all sorts of moral or spiritual dilemmas.
Becoming a Woman Whose God is Enough
The truths you encounter in this book are ones you will need daily because as humans we are constantly battling our desire to be our own god, to do things our own way, to doubt God, to question his love and his purposes. Every single day we need to wake up saying…
Every Deadly Kiss
Another great Steven James book! In comparison to Every Crooked Path, this was not as heavy subject material-a big theme is the racial profiling, terrorism discussion.
Memory Man
In short: well-done suspenseful read! I didn’t read this book because I expected to be shocked by its ingenious and never-before-seen-characters-and-story as apparently some people did. Sure, the main character had the memory and deduction of Sherlock Holmes and the backstory of…
The Rooster Bar
Not my favorite John Grisham book. It was less a legal thriller and more like a drama/narrative/retelling of a story that wasn’t very compelling. It took me awhile to figure out where…
The Neon Lawyer
It was a typical legal thriller where the action happened in the courtroom. It wasn’t anything groundbreaking or amazing. It was well-written and I enjoyed…
To Save a Race
First of all, I know nothing of the steampunk genre so my review will be without regard to genre. In short, I liked the book, but I didn’t love it.
The Collectors
I liked this book but I think I just took too long to read it.
A Living Hope in Christ
This study forces you to wrestle with questions you’re unsure about and makes you realize how much you ‘skip over’ or assume you understand when you read Scripture. Jen will ask…
The 49th Mystic
The main biblical concepts found in the book include: perfect love casts out fear, having a right view of who God is, seeing events and people the way God sees them and not through our sinful earthly filter, & knowing suffering and our earthly bodies are temporary and we are made for more than this…
Little Broken Things
I had the mystery aspect of this book figured out fairly early on, but it didn't take away from the suspense or quality of the story. It was an interesting and unique plot, a page-turner. A couple times the…
A River in Darkness
I obviously knew of the corruption and the poor living conditions for the citizens there, and the psychotic leaders they have had. But this book filled in a lot of gaps and it's worse there than you could have imagined.
16 Words
This is a short, fast read that has far-reaching benefits. It's easy to read the Bible with no concept of how what you're reading fits into the Bible as a whole. This is a great guide to give you the framework you need to help read Scripture in light of three main pillars: Creation, Covenant, and Kingdom.
Before We Were Yours
As with that book, it made it more interesting yet horrifying that this fictional person’s story was a reality for someone else.
The Returning
The first two books had more plot movement and suspense. This last book seemed more 'fluffy' I guess. Less action more experiential.
The Calling
I am really enjoying the series! You know it’s a confident and good writer when they aren’t afraid to kill off their characters. Two observations on this book:
Chains
I finally read it and I'm glad I did! It was a great book! I've read a lot of WWII stories lately, so it was really fun to read something from New York during the Revolutionary War period.
Same Kind of Different As Me
Honest. That's how I would describe this book. I loved how transparent Ron and Denver were. They let you in on their thoughts. Thoughts I think we all have at some point or another but don't want anyone to know about.