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Nettle & Bone

A Dark, Magical Quest Author: T. Kingfisher Princess Marra is stuck in a convent when she becomes aware of a hideous secret; her elder sister, the one who hates her, is trapped in an abusive marriage. She was married for politics, to secure the peace and safety of the family’s tiny port-side kingdom. She has no chance of escape, except through death, and that will come soon enough if the evil prince continues to have his way unchecked. He’s killed wives before, after all, and children. Once Marra’s sister finally produces an heir that lives, her own life is forfeit. It’s [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-29T11:03:54-07:00October 29th, 2023|Tags: book review, fantasy, horror, read, reading|

Knowledge of the Holy, The

An Inspiring Devotional Author: A.W. Tozer As part of the C.S. Lewis Institute’s Fellowship program, the month of July was dedicated to understanding true conversion and what it is. Part of that is understanding God, the gift He gives us, and how we are to worship and magnify His name. Conversion is about turning: turning from the old, into a new way of life. As such, A.W. Tozer’s short but transcendent devotional, The Knowledge of the Holy, talks about why it is imperative to truly know God, as best we can, and how although there are things we will never understand, [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-28T19:39:32-07:00October 28th, 2023|Tags: book review, Christian, devotional, read, reading|

Heirlooms

Second Chances and Generational Healing Author: Sandra Byrd Whidbey Island, 1950s. Helen Devries is recently widowed. She grieves her Navy husband, who died in an unlikely training accident, and the fact that her deepest dream, to have his child, has now faded into an impossibility. Everyday, she goes to the Navy hospital, tends wounds, works with soldiers, and hides her grief, until one day she receives an unlikely phone call. Choi Eunhee is a widow in a strange country, discriminated against, alone, frightened. She reaches out to Helen and together the two women thwart expectation and find healing, peace, second chances, [...]

Frances Carden2023-10-27T10:36:23-07:00October 27th, 2023|Tags: book review, Christian fiction, fiction, read, reading|