Today, my friends, I have a unique tale of spiritual warfare for you -- Chuck Black's Cloak of the Light. Drew is caught in a world of light - just inches away from the dark What if...there was a world beyond our vision, a world just fingertips beyond our reach? What if...our world wasn’t beyond... Continue Reading →
Yes, it's a Newberry award winner. But it's a good one. This thrilling Newbery Medal-winning novel about the Revolutionary War is a classic of children's historical fiction. Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, an apprentice silversmith with a bright future ahead of him, injures his hand in a tragic accident, forcing him to look for other work. In... Continue Reading →
I gotta be honest -- the cover for this one creeped me out. That's why it took me so long to pick up the book -- until about fourteen or fifteen years old. People do, after all, judge books by their covers. Keep that in mind if you do plan on self-publishing. But I digress.... Continue Reading →
I've mentioned already how I like fairy-tale retellings. And while Alice in Wonderland isn't strictly a fairytale, it's become a bit like one in our culture. I read the story when I was young, and so was familiar with it enough to enjoy fun twists on it -- such as some of the later Beaumont... Continue Reading →
This book was a lovely combination of some of my favorite things: pirates, humor, a distinct narrator, and Hoid. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universe―a standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride.The only life Tress has known on her island home in an... Continue Reading →
I discovered Angie Sage's series when I was around twelve or thirteen and I was hooked immediately. The first thing that struck me about this series was the writing style. From the beginning we have a distinct voice and a distinct world, charming and dangerous and affably realistic all at the same time. This isn't... Continue Reading →
Alright, folks, I have a very special book for you today: Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw. This book was long, but very good, and plenty detailed. I have the feeling that the rest of the upcoming stories will make this into a truly powerful series, as Dawn of Wonder lays the groundwork for a... Continue Reading →
Today I have a classic for you. A good classic. Now, when I recommend this to people, usually the first objection I hear was that the show traumatized them. But this is nothing like the show. Perfect for fans of The Wind in the Willows, Redwall, the Mistmantle Chronicles, or The Green Ember, Watership Down... Continue Reading →
Storybound by Marissa Burt was a childhood favorite of mine, and I still enjoy coming back to it and reminiscing. It's simple and fun, and a creative twist on the fairytales every child grew up with. Like the rest of Marissa Burt's work, it is unconsciously Christian and features some touching allegories that I still... Continue Reading →
Alright, folks, today I have one of my favorite fairytale retellings -- Beaumont and Beasley by Kyle Robert Shultz. As a lover of fantastical creatures and legends, I'm a bit of a sucker for the genre, but this one was unlike anything I had ever read before. It was hilarious. It had me laughing out... Continue Reading →
