Welcome to my collection of book reviews. Here I share thoughtful reads that encourage faith, reflection, and creativity. From devotionals to inspiring stories, these are books that stayed with me long after the last page.
Author: Ashley Winstead Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Ashley Winstead’s The Future Saints is the kind of novel that makes you look up mid-chapter and mutter, “Wow… just wow.” It’s been one of my favorite reads in a long time—brilliant, immersive writing that gives this band (and especially its heroine, Hannah Cortland) the rawness and tenderness the…
Author: Ryan Lokkesmo Genre: Bible Study Rating: ★★★★☆ Ryan Lokkesmo’s Jesus Was Human Too is a quick, accessible read that doesn’t try to reinvent theology so much as refocus your attention on a central truth we often glide past: Messiah fully entered human life, with all its strain and vulnerability. There may be nothing radically…
Author: Our Daily Bread Genre: Christian Devotional Rating: ★★★★★ God Loves Her from Our Daily Bread carries the same trusted warmth and biblical focus readers expect from their daily devotionals, with reflections thoughtfully shaped for women of faith. The entries are concise but meaningful, making it easy to pause, pray, and reconnect with God in…
Author: Lisa M. HendryGenre : Christian DevotionalRating: ★★★★☆ Jesus Every Day is a thoughtfully designed 52-week devotional guide with an excellent layout, clear structure, and practical space for both reflection and prayer, making it easy to build a steady spiritual rhythm across the year. Its tone and theology are strongly Catholic, which will be a…
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…
Author: Abbi Waxman Genre: Mystery Rating: ★★★★★ Abbi Waxman’s One Death at a Time is proof that you don’t have to be a dedicated mystery reader to have a blast with a whodunit—especially when Waxman is the one writing it. I’m not typically a mystery person, but I’m absolutely an Abbi Waxman reader, and I’m so…
Author: Hon. David Friedman Genre: Current Events; Israel Rating: ★★★★☆ David Friedman’s One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is written with the clarity of someone who has sat close to the machinery of policy and believes the stakes are existential. He argues—succinctly and step-by-step—that the long-promised two-state framework has not…
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: Anne Quindlen Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Anna Quindlen’s More Than Enough (Random House, publishing February 24) is the kind of novel that quietly takes your hand and then, page by page, reminds you how fragile a life can be and how sturdy love can feel inside that fragility. Polly is the center of gravity here—smart,…
Author: Various Authors Genre: Anthology Rating: ★★★★☆ Encounters with Jane Austen: Celebrating 250 Years is a wonderfully diverse tribute—part essay collection, part poetry portfolio, part short-story gathering—assembled as a celebration of Austen’s enduring pull on readers and writers across generations. What I appreciated most is the range: scholars bring insight, popular authors bring warmth and immediacy,…
