by Jennifer Hallmark | Dec 1, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction
During the month of December, I’ll be sharing some of my most-liked Christmas books. For my favorite classic, I introduce an all-time beloved Christmas book and movie, A Christmas Carol. I’ve always been a big fan of Dickens’ works and, to me, this...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Nov 3, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction
Artists in Crime is one of Ngaio Marshs’ thirty novels with Inspector Roderick Alleyn set in England in the 1930’s. I love this one because it introduces Agatha Troy, an artist and teacher, who Inspector Alleyn falls in love with. I love a little romance...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 27, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
The Mermaid’s Sister is a different type book than I usually read but when I heard it won Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel for YA fiction and the Realm award for best Speculative fiction, I had to check it out. The book did not disappoint. It combines...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 13, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction
The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson is an extremely well-written book of fairy-tale romance. It is rich in historical detail and makes it easy to imagine being right in the story. It’s listed as YA but I’d recommend it to anyone who likes...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Oct 6, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction
Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard is a beautifully written allegory about a young woman named Much-Afraid and the Good Shepherd. This book speaks to me each time I read it, which has easily been a half-dozen times. I so relate to Much-Afraid and her...
by Jennifer Hallmark | Sep 29, 2017 | Favorite Friday Fiction
The Books of Things to Come (A Hand of Adonai novel) by Aaron Gansky is another great fantasy book, the first in the series. It combines medieval-type fantasy with technology and even has a comic book/video game feel at times. It is different with a lot of twists and...
