My Review of Apprentice Apprentice by Kristen Young is a Christian science fiction novel set in a dystopian world ruled by “love,” where love is white walls, brainwashing, and strict adherence to the collective’s rules. Apprentice is the first in a new series titled Collective Underground. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. The Handmaiden’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The Giver by… Read More
My Review Certain Threat by Kimberly Rose Johnson is a fast-paced suspense novel with a twist-ending. I love twist endings, but I think I’ve mentioned that before. Be aware that this is the third in the series and I have not read the previous two. However, enough information was woven in through the content that I didn’t really need to…. Read More
My Review Brought to Book by Barbara Cornthwaite is a Christian cozy mystery with a bookstore, literature references, and murder (of course). There are plenty of literature references, which should make any bibliophile happy. For those who aren’t, the author has included bits and pieces of the referenced works. The mystery itself – who killed Frank, the bookstore owner –… Read More
My Review Forsaken Island by Sharon Hinck is a Christian romantic fantasy set on a world of water, where each island is a world unto its own. Or is it? As I got further and further into the book, I kept thinking that I’d read this before. Not this book, per se, but another like it. And then it hit… Read More
Hello, my fellow BookDragons! Writing a good magic system is tough. I mean, have you ever tried to write a story and stopped in the middle because the world didn’t seem complete or the magic/technology system wasn’t fitting into it? Or you accidentally wrote an OP character and needed to fix it to get that manuscript back on track? Possibly… Read More
My Review The Crushing Depths by Dani Pettrey, the second in the Coastal Guardians series, is a romantic suspense novel with several plots, both romantic and investigative, that all mostly converge at the end. Her faith-filled novel was an enjoyable read, from beginning to end. It was a fast-paced story from the first chapter. The plot twist near the end… Read More
