Book Review
The Divine Proverb of Streusel
by Karen Rigby
A heartbroken woman who’s estranged from her father confronts her relationship fears while exploring German cooking in Sara Brunsvold’s homespun Christian novel "The Divine Proverb of Streusel". Though her boyfriend, Isaac, is eager...
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Sophia and Cassius
by Karen Rigby
Yearning spans centuries in Anna Canić’s bold feminist novel "Sophia and Cassius", about a Lilith-inspired woman who is reborn to love a warrior. Sophia was created together with the first man and later hated by Eve. In this...
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Why the Sparrow Cries
by Karen Rigby
In Hope Bolinger’s captivating time travel novel "Why the Sparrow Cries", an American teenager meets a Palikarian from the Dark Ages, prompting a culture clash, a mystery, and ethical dilemmas. Harper is troubled and wary when it comes...
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How We Named the Stars
by Karen Rigby
A first-generation Mexican-American college student is altered by love in Andrés N. Ordorica’s elegiac romance novel "How We Named the Stars". Daniel’s freshman year at an elite Ithaca university was marked by tumult—including the...
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Meant for Me
by Karen Rigby
A Beverly Hills event planner navigates her grief in Tay Marley’s romance novel "Meant for Me", about an impromptu trip that sparks healing. Addie was raised by her half-sister Margo; rending flashbacks reveal both Margo’s...
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Of Love and Treason
by Karen Rigby
Love blooms between a renegade Christian and a jailer’s daughter, but is threatened by controversies, in Jamie Ogle’s invigorating romance novel "Of Love and Treason". In third-century Rome, Iris was blinded in an accident. She longs...
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Jane's Cure
by Karen Rigby
Disagreements regarding women’s autonomy lead a midwife toward danger in the hopeful historical novel Jane’s Cure. A Canadian midwife’s controversial help with terminating pregnancies inspires D. K. Kennedy’s fascinating...
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Walk the Web Lightly
by Karen Rigby
A girl born into matriarchal magical power tries to forge her own way in the shimmering coming-of-age novel "Walk the Web Lightly". In Mary Pascual’s inventive fantasy novel "Walk the Web Lightly", a talented girl is torn between her...