Faith Kindred

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Has anyone read the Michael Vey Series? Five of the seven books are published and I’ve really enjoyed them so far. I love the characters, though the author has been reusing the basic plots a little bit…hopefully he branches out in the next book. 🙂

@Sarah Hoven
I’ve read both those series! They are pretty cool. 🙂 Michael… *cries* The scarecrow will never be forgotten. And I liked Bernie Greene too, actually. Even though he barely showed up, the situation he was in… XD poor guy. I think David is my favorite, though.

@Hannah Lowe
I’ve read the red reck mysteries. 5 stars for all those…[Read more]

It’s certainly very gripping. I’ve never really read much dark fiction simply because I haven’t ever found any near to hand. Other than Sherlock Holmes, which—forgive me— I don’t like. This story gave me a very intense feeling like something constricting around my heart— an icy fist, if you will permit me to use a stereotyped expression.…[Read more]

@Daniel
Okay, I get it. 🙂 I stick by my former points, but understand your and Kerry’s position a little better now.
Still, I’d rather not stick my finger in that pie. 😛

@Daniel
It is, but I don’t think everyone is going to have that thought upon reading “Amish vampire kittens in space”. That would be awesome if they did though… 😛

… And yes, I’ll admit that that Amish vampire kitten thing made me laugh. But, really, how many people would look at that and think “spiritually enriching”? XD

Well, if by some amazing chance you could take a vampire story and make it this really convicting, godly story… Congratulations. But it just seems like the way of getting the message across would be a little too confusing. No matter how great one book is, the association zombies and vampires have with evil thingamajigers in general seriously…[Read more]

We can argue all day about whether vampires and zombies are okay to use or not and all those technicalities. but as Christians, shouldn’t there be other, better things we could be writing about?

Well written, definitely. I agree that it’s dark. Mostly the details John was going into, but I suppose it might have been necessary to show how he’s changed and all. That little bit at the end was my favorite part, though it loosed a cage of plot bunnies in my imagination. 😛
Good job on writing it! I’d just say don’t…. really read this to…[Read more]

I love it! The personalities are vivid and it was at once dramatic and not at all cheesy. While the last line was a good way to end it, it was kind of confusing. How does a guy get impaled, verified dead and displayed at a viewing, and then turn up alive?

Exactly. Both of you guys. 🙂 I really like it as an element when well used, but sometimes it’s just like “Oh my goodness… again?”

In response to your random thing: YES THE TINTIN MOVIE. <3

Yes! Sounds like what I’m looking for! Thank you! I’ll look into it.

You’ve read a series ten times! … and I thought I had good time management skills. There are only a few (1 or 2) single books that I have read more than once (aka twice). Pray, how do you do it?

By the way, if you ever happen to catch anyone lying down on a cough, ask them how the do it. I would like to know. Its rather impressive.

Well, when you put it that way…

SKIMMING TOLKIEN’S WORK! OH HORRORS! So much of the beauty is in the details. But I do see what you mean. I guess I like Tolkien because he is un-apologetically unique, and there is something about his description that just speaks to me on a deeper level than Dickens’s and Lewis’s ‘See that? See that thing. Let me tell you something funny about…[Read more]

Two of my favorite authors when it comes to description are Tolkien and Dickens. They are also two of my top favorite authors period, but hey. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I like them.
Dickens does a lot of characterization of the objects he is describing, as in the time (in A Christmas Carol, I think?) when he likened onions in a market window…[Read more]

Knocking out characters can be convenient option in a book…too convenient sometimes (especially when you’re headbutting a man in a helmet and knock him out while remaining perfectly fine). I think, when used in a book, it needs to be realistic…how hard does someone really have to get hit to get knocked out? (does anyone know here?) And…[Read more]