Rating: 4.5 Stars Published: May 2, 2023 Pages: 724 Genre: Historical Fiction I saw a review of this book by one of my favorite bookish people on Instagram and being a historical fiction fan, I put it on my TBR for this year. This is my first interaction with the author’s work and I went … Continue reading Book Review: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Rating: 4 stars Published: December 12, 2012 Pages: 418 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Reading this book was a landmark event because it meant I would have read all Kerry Fisher’s books (except her one nonfiction book). I therefore was excited getting into this book as I always do with this author. In this story, best friends, … Continue reading Book Review: The Island Escape by Kerry Fisher
Rating: 5 stars Published: January 1, 1986 Pages: 376 Genre: Christian Fiction I have known about this author for many years now but being a certified scaredy-cat who is paranoid about reading/watching thrillers and horror books/movies, I decided a long time ago that his books were not for me. However, this year which is my … Continue reading Book Review: This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Rating: 3 stars Published: January 18, 2024 Pages: 384 Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance I was gifted this book early this year and before then I had never heard of this author. However, as someone who is usually open to discovering new authors, I was pleased to go into reading this book without any expectations. This story … Continue reading Book Review: The Wedding of the Year by Jill Mansell
Rating: 4 stars Published: November 30, 2023 Pages: 309 Genre: Contemporary Romance 'Tearless' is a coming-of-age story that follows Lami, a 24-year-old Nigerian girl who is on a path to self-discovery by digging into her past to make sense of who she really is and who she wants to become in the future. Lami is … Continue reading Book Review: Tearless by Ayo Deforge
Rating: 4 Stars Published: June 6, 2017 Pages: 384 Genre: Biblical/Historical Fiction 'Bread of Angels' is another biblical fictional story that follows Lydia who appeared in Acts 16 as a seller of purple. Lydia is mainly known for welcoming the early Apostles into her home and the first to receive and accept the good news … Continue reading Book Review: Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar
Rating: 3.5 Stars Published: November 1, 2022 Pages: 396 Genre: Biblical/Historical Fiction This was another insightful story set in biblical times when Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon and Daniel, the prophet was one of his trusted advisors. It follows Keren, the daughter of one of the many Jewish captives in Babylon who due to … Continue reading Book Review: The Hidden Prince by Tessa Afshar
This book is the first in a three-book series and I was excited to go into reading it because the author is one of my favorite Nigerian romance fiction authors. The story follows Nkem and Tunde who got divorced due to Tunde's infidelity but after Tunde has a stint with death, both parties begin to … Continue reading Book Review: Before the Storm by Amaka Azie
This author has been on my radar for quite a long time now and I am happy I finally got around to reading this book. 'In the Field of Grace' is the retelling of the biblical story in the book of Ruth. While this is a well-known story to most Christians and non-Christians alike, it … Continue reading Book Review: In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar
This is my first book by the author, and I decided to read this book because I have always been curious about the woman Jesus met at the well. I wanted to see how her character would be depicted in a fictional story and also how that would tie into the overall message of salvation … Continue reading Book Review: The Well (The Living Water Series #1) by Stephanie Landsem