M. W. Merritt, Book Reviewer

M. W. Merritt is Maine-based writer and editor, community organizer, and classics scholar.

Book Review

Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies

by M. W. Merritt

A gifted girl takes to the skies, leaving her sister behind, in the richly imagined fantasy novel "Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies". In Z. Bennett Lorimer’s series-opening fantasy novel "Ardent Wings on Jealous Skies", two sisters with... Read More

Book Review

Tree of Knowledge

by M. W. Merritt

Set in the first century and marked by palpable tension, the Christian novel "Tree of Knowledge" covers the Roman Empire’s encroachment on the Middle East. BC Crothers’s Christian novel "Tree of Knowledge" centers a first-century... Read More

Book Review

A Perilous Time

by M. W. Merritt

Written in the face of divine judgment and grief, "A Perilous Time" is a searching religious text. N. E. Kurz’s religious self-help book "A Perilous Time" is about dealing with grief, social upheaval, and violence by understanding the... Read More

Book Review

Stand Your Ground

by M. W. Merritt

"Stand Your Ground" is a memoir about personal struggles within the criminal justice system, leading to a call for reform. Barry D. Todd’s earnest memoir "Stand Your Ground" is about navigating the flawed criminal justice system in the... Read More

Book Review

Grave Flowers

by M. W. Merritt

Inspired by Tudor history, Autumn Krause’s "Grave Flowers" is an intriguing fantasy novel full of conflict and love. Madalina is princess of Radix, a staid kingdom known for its grave flowers, deadly magical plants. Her twin sister,... Read More

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