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This is the wall that displays those rare books that imprison my thoughts.
In order to make it to this wall, a book must:
1. Lure my thoughts at all hours of the day.
2. Make me loath the need to sleep.
3. Have depth. (No shallow romances will ever be pinned here.) It must teach me something. Generally, that means history. But not always.
4. Make me mourn the loss of the characters after the last page is turned.
5. Stay alive in my mind for days after.
These five requirements are tougher and tougher for authors to meet these days. I get pickier by the month, so making it to my Wall of Fame is no small feat!
1. The Red Fury by Naomi Musch was even better than The Green Veil, which is the first in the series and made it to my Top Ten list of 2011. The Red Fury is already on my Top Ten of 2012! Naomi Musch is a master at planting nagging questions in the reader's mind--questions that must be answered. Now.
Which brother will she end up with? The drifter/gambler or the tender protector? You won't figure out the romance in the first chapter--or the 12th! The history of the great fires of the region (same fires that blazed through Chicago) was fascinating, captivating, and chilling. The Red Fury is an absolute, must-read!
In order to make it to this wall, a book must:
1. Lure my thoughts at all hours of the day.
2. Make me loath the need to sleep.
3. Have depth. (No shallow romances will ever be pinned here.) It must teach me something. Generally, that means history. But not always.
4. Make me mourn the loss of the characters after the last page is turned.
5. Stay alive in my mind for days after.
These five requirements are tougher and tougher for authors to meet these days. I get pickier by the month, so making it to my Wall of Fame is no small feat!
1. The Red Fury by Naomi Musch was even better than The Green Veil, which is the first in the series and made it to my Top Ten list of 2011. The Red Fury is already on my Top Ten of 2012! Naomi Musch is a master at planting nagging questions in the reader's mind--questions that must be answered. Now.Which brother will she end up with? The drifter/gambler or the tender protector? You won't figure out the romance in the first chapter--or the 12th! The history of the great fires of the region (same fires that blazed through Chicago) was fascinating, captivating, and chilling. The Red Fury is an absolute, must-read!
2. Valeria's Cross by Kathi Macias and Susan Wales
Valeria, the daughter of the great Roman emperor Diocletian, has tons of potential for a full and happy life. But being a Christian with a father who claims to be a god makes life rather tricky. From the luxurious Roman court to exile in Syria, Valeria pursues God’s will for her life, all the while grieving the love that was stolen from her at a young age.
There wasn’t a moment I didn’t root for Valeria to be happy, to have her Happily Ever After. Her life was certainly full—full of disappointment, fear, and the unexpected. But happy? Well, I supposed that depends on your definition of “happy.” Joy in Christ would be a more accurate term for what Valeria learned to possess, because worldly happiness tended to eluded her.
Set in mid-late 200AD and based on actual events and personages, Valeria’s Cross deserves the label "A Novel Every Christian Should Own."
3. Prophet by R.J. Larson
By the end of the first pages, I’d swallowed the author's hook and joyously succumbed to be reeled in, one blessed page at a time. Engaging and unique enough for the pickiest of readers (me!) yet straightforward and clean enough for the youngest (I plan to let me 10yo bookworm read it) Prophet is one of those books you’ll never forget.
It is Old Testament prophets meets Star Wars, minus the space elements. The author weaves stories of Old Testament prophets into an imaginary land and time in a way that breathes fresh air into the old Bible stories. The book makes you wonder about the prophets… What must it have been like to hear God speak during a time when visits from the Spirit were rare and fleeting? How terrifying must it have been to face kings influenced by Evil and bent on the prophet’s destruction? The author does a beautiful job of filling in her version of the answers. She left me quite satisfied, yet longing for more!
3. Prophet by R.J. Larson
It is Old Testament prophets meets Star Wars, minus the space elements. The author weaves stories of Old Testament prophets into an imaginary land and time in a way that breathes fresh air into the old Bible stories. The book makes you wonder about the prophets… What must it have been like to hear God speak during a time when visits from the Spirit were rare and fleeting? How terrifying must it have been to face kings influenced by Evil and bent on the prophet’s destruction? The author does a beautiful job of filling in her version of the answers. She left me quite satisfied, yet longing for more!
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