✵ Book Review│Dust by Kara Swanson

☐ Debut novel ☐ Duology ☐ Portal fantasy ☐ Fairy tale ☐ Peter Pan retelling ☐ Characters with secrets ☐ Phenomenal cover ☐ Modern setting ☐ Dual POV ☐ Clean romance ☐ Morally gray characters ☐ Christian author and publisher ☐ Emphasis on mental health ☐ Themes on light and darkness Rating ★★★★★ About the...

✵ Book Spotlight│Laertes by Carly Stevens

Set in 1920s Europe, this poignant dark academia novel sheds new light on Shakespeare’s masterpiece, finally allowing Laertes to tell his side of the story. Laertes Belleforest lives two lives: a wild, passionate one with his best friends studying Classics in Paris, and a stifling existence in the Danish court where the mercurial prince Hamlet...

✵ Waves Crashing Just Like Me by Kelsey Gallant

☐ Two points-of-view ☐ Summer read ☐ Beach setting ☐ Christian author ☐ Clean romance ☐ Love triangle ☐ Depression and autism awareness ☐ Hidden gem ☐ Highly recommended for fans of Sara Ella's Coral About the Book Fifteen-year-old Mariana Kaywood is ecstatic about spending the summer on the beach. She’ll get to spend all...

✵ Poetry│Trees

the trees are calling. come, they say. come and rest just a moment. can you not spare just a moment? for we have seen the years go by. and in the end what remains are the simple times. like wind in the leaves. and light in the shadows. and joy in your heart. Originally from...

✵ The Bethany Tales by Bryan Canter

About the Book Stories Behind the Stories. Peer into the lives of four people from the village of Bethany—a harlot, a mistress, a beggar, and a leper—as their worlds interweave and collide. Throughout similar circumstances, they each have unique and personal encounters with Jesus. Along the way, they learn what it means to experience authentic...

✵ Quotes│Once I Knew by Victoria Lynn

Here are a few of my favorite quotes from Victoria Lynn's new book, Once I Knew! It released on June 22. I have yet to write a review because I have some conflicting thoughts about it, but I did mark plenty of good quotes and thought I would share! [O]ffering a prayer was never an...

✵ Cover Reveal│Crown of Dust by C.F.E. Black

This is Book 2 in the Scepter and Crown series! If you're planning on reading the first book, Blade of Ash, but haven't yet, you might want to avoid reading the synopsis for this one due to spoilers. I had the chance to help beta read Shield of Shadow, which is the companion prequel novella...

✵ Spell the Month in Books│May

This is my first blog post ever, and I'm nervous about publishing it! I honestly feel like I don't know what I'm doing (this took an unbelievably long time to figure out!), so please be patient with me! Note that I first saw this challenge from Katja @ Little Blossoms for Jesus and that the...