Author: Kristen Mei Chase
Genre: Fiction
Rating: ★★★★★
This novel is about Grace and her mama Loralynn, whose great dream is to travel to Graceland.
When Grace needs a welcome escape from her life, she reluctantly agrees to take her mother on the trip. I’m up to chapter 8, and I have cried and laughed right along with these two.
@thatkristenagain, what an amazing journey. Thank you for writing this book.
Author: Various; Anthology Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters is a delightful collection built on a clever, readerly question: what if Austen’s overlooked secondary women were given the fuller lives they deserved? The pieces feel like affectionate “afterstories,” imagining futures, choices, and small rebellions for characters who were often constrained…
Author: Lea Geller Genre: Women’s Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Lea Geller’s The Truth and Other Hidden Things follows Bells Walker, a forty-something mother who suddenly finds herself in that strange middle season of life—her children growing independent, her role shifting, and her sense of being seen slowly fading. When an unexpected pregnancy collides with a husband who doesn’t…
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Author: Stephanie Spellers Genre: Religion; Christian Studies Rating: ★★★★☆ Church Tomorrow? by Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers (released in early December 2025) is a clear-eyed, research-forward look at what many churches keep whispering about and avoiding: the rise of the “Nones” and “Dones,” and the spiritual landscape Millennials and Gen Z are actually inhabiting. Spellers frames the…
Author: Dr. Jen Gunter Genre: Nonfiction; Women’s Health Rating: ★★★★★ Dr. Jen Gunter’s The Menopause Manifesto is a comprehensive guide to understanding menopause through the lens of science, medicine, and women’s lived experience. Drawing on extensive research and clinical knowledge, Gunter walks readers through the biological realities of menopause—what actually happens in the body, the symptoms women may…
Author: Jacqulyne Horbrook Genre: Business; Christian Marketing Rating: ★★★★☆ Jacqulyne Horbrook’s How to Become a Christian Influencer is a solid starting point for believers who want to use social media with intention—less “build a platform,” more “show up with values.” It lays down a practical foundation for how to think about content, consistency, and communicating faith…
