The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

First Line Friday – The Story Raider (Lindsay A. Franklin)

Happy Friday, book lovers, and welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books. I thoroughly enjoyed Lindsay A. Franklin’s YA Fantasy novel The Story Peddler by when it released last year, so I’ve been looking forward to The Story Raider for a while now. This week, it’s finally reached the top of my TBR! And I’ve given you two sentences today…

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The Truth About Romantic Comedies (Sean C. McMurray) – Review

Sixteen-year-old Timothy Gephart’s life is a chronicle of loser-hood. Trapped by the decaying walls of his family’s trailer and saddled with the responsibility of caring for a grandmother stricken with a wicked combination of Alzheimer’s and cancer, Timothy isn’t exactly thriving in the teenage chapter of his life. To make matters worse, his girlfriend inexplicably dumps him through a text message.

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Within These Lines (Stephanie Morrill) – Review

When Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamasaki are torn apart by the events following the attack on Pearl Harbor, they must fight if they want any hope of returning to one another before World War II steals their future together. Within These Lines is one unflinching, haunting, historical novel you don’t want to miss.

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First Line Friday – Within These Lines (Stephanie Morrill)

Welcome to First Line Friday hosted by Hoarding Books! If you love World War II fiction, you’ll want to check out the book I’m featuring today. I’ve had my eye on it since I found out it was releasing, and I’m finally going to start reading it today! It’s Stephanie Morrill’s Within These Lines…

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Emerald Illusion (J. Rodes) – Review

Title: Emerald Illusion
Author: J. Rodes
Genre: Fantasy, Allegory, YA
Publisher: Rooted Publishing
Release date:  25 October 2018
Pages: 316

Abrielle used to dream of a different life. Adventure. Romance. Hope.

Not of Kansas.

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Cover Reveal – Romanov (Nadine Brandes)

There’s something about history and mystery that just goes together, isn’t there? (Beyond the rhyming, that is!) And one of the most enduring mysteries in modern history has been the speculation over whether Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, may have somehow survived the execution that killed her family. In 2019, Nadine Brandes will be releasing a YA historical fantasy retelling of Anastasia’s story, and you’re about to get the exciting cover reveal right here! But first, a little bit about the story:

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