by Josiah DeGraaf | Dec 9, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Writing
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. According to Writer’s Digest, K.M. Weiland runs one of the top one hundred writing sites, and she spends a lot of time on her blog giving advice to writers. Since I’ve followed her blog...by Josiah DeGraaf | Dec 2, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Fiction
[Spoiler Warning: Since this book is a classic and a couple centuries old, the ending will be discussed in this review.] After two long years, Hester Prynne’s husband returns to America to find his wife charged with adultery for having a child while he was...by kingdompen | Nov 25, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Writing
What can Christians glean from the genres of myth and fantasy? How do specific fantasy novels showcase certain worldviews? Where does the fantasy genre come from historically? And how should Christians view the use of magic in stories? These are some of the many...by Christine Eaton | Nov 18, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Fiction
“On a dark night in a dense forest, while the great wide wonder of the stormy sea threatened to burst through the trees and swallow her up, a girl lost her hat.” With this sentence, The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic opens. Jennifer Trafton uses this...by Josiah DeGraaf | Oct 24, 2016 | Book Recommendations, Fiction
“In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek...