by Susan Barnes | 11 Sep 2023 | Book Reviews
Meredith Resce always writes a good story. This one is a Christian romance with an interfering mother, Luella Linley, and a daughter, Megan, with a sleazy boss. Luella is a historical romance author who decides the best way to deal with Megan’s sleazy boss is for...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Aug 2023 | Book Reviews
New Christians are often told to read the Bible, pray and fellowship with other Christians to grow in their relationship with God. Often it’s implied that these are the only valid ways to encourage spiritual growth. Sacred Pathways seeks to offer nine other ways to...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Jul 2023 | Book Reviews
Three months after his father’s death, Jack is still very angry. Everything in his life reminds him of his Dad which triggers his anger. Jack craves the unfamiliar and begins skipping school. He spends time with a gang of delinquents who are vandals and minor thieves....
by Susan Barnes | 10 Jul 2023 | Book Reviews
I enjoy Hugh Mackay’s non-fiction books and although I don’t agree with everything he writes, he certainly makes the reader think. Mackay wrote much of The Kindness Revolution based on his observations of people’s responses during the Covid pandemic. It was published...
by Susan Barnes | 23 Jun 2023 | Book Reviews
Max is dismayed when he learns his school is participating in the Duke of Wellington challenge which involves three nights of camping. The principal expects his attendance. Fortunately, his three friends Joe, Lucy and Charlie (a nickname for Charlotte) are also...
by Susan Barnes | 16 Jun 2023 | Book Reviews
Exposing the Spiritual Roots of Autoimmune Diseases was written by Dr Henry Wright but brought to publication by his wife, Donna Wright following Henry’s death. Together Henry and Donna have taught and prayed for healing for many during their ministry with significant...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Jun 2023 | Book Reviews
One hot summer, Dan has to endure the holidays alone with his mother in Somerset. His mother is an archaeologist and much to her delight, a 1000-year-old gravestone and some bones are found in the process of draining the local dam. Dan’s mother meets Cat, a local...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Jun 2023 | Book Reviews
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin is an engaging story with a dual storyline. Two women are connected by the role newspapers play in the dispersing of information during World War II. Ava is seconded from her job at the Library of Congress, in Washington to Lisbon,...
