My mom read this to me when I was probably a pre-teen. As I recall, we didn't finish the series, though I think we read perhaps four or five of them. They came back to my attention recently as I listened to a YouTube series on the Book of Revelation by Chuck Missler, and he mentioned that he knew ...
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This is one of those rare books where the sequel is better than the first! I almost didn't decide to read on in this trilogy, because my favorite character in "The Girl of Fire and Thorns" died about 75% of the way through. I didn't know if I cared enough about the rest of the characters ...
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Sigh. This is one of those feel-good, curl up with a good mug of tea or hot chocolate on a cold and rainy day kinds of books. I didn't know it would be that for awhile though... I was cringing at times, fearing that I was in for a tragedy, or a bittersweet story at best. But Barbara Davis didn't let ...
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It's rare that I enjoy a fantasy this much! The storyline is fascinating--the fantasy elements are very religious, and tangentially related to recognizable Christian themes, but it's set in a different universe. The fantasy revolves around the Godstone, a stone that God places in the navel of His ...
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There is something magical about the combination of Stephanie Garber's narrative style, and Rebecca Soler's voice. The world created by the combination of the two is delightful, almost regardless of the actual story. I'm glad, though, that this story is set in the same world as Caraval--in fact, ...
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