- Action-packed, heroic, and morally groundedAuthor(s): Bryan DavisStar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5
This is another good book and a very enjoyable read! I must say, I’m perhaps even more hooked on this series now than when I first started it. The story is pretty action-packed. You know that saying about real-life events where all you can say is “You can’t make this stuff up!”? Well, that’s exactly how this series …
Read More - Moral Struggles, Survival, and the Rescue of the OppressedAuthor(s): Bryan DavisStar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5
This story takes place in space and weaves an intriguing narrative around the main character, Megan, who is branded a pirate. She fights for survival and strives to do what is right, especially after learning about child trafficking and making it her mission to free the enslaved children. Although still a child …
Read More - Reread and picked up on new detailsAuthor(s): J.R.R. TolkienStar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5
It has been over a decade since I last read The Lord of the Rings, so I decided to pick it up again. It is amazing how many details stand out upon rereading, even though I am already very familiar with the story. I chose to revisit this book as a way to relax—what could be better than a great novel? This story is …
Read More - An intensely packed novel contrasting Christianity, Humanism, and the AntichristAuthor(s): Robert Hugh BensonStar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5
Lord of the World was written by Robert Hugh Benson, a Catholic priest, and published in 1907. Benson himself was a convert to the Catholic faith. He wrote this novel about a dystopian society centered around an anti-Christ figure, Julian Felsenburgh. This is a very packed and well-written novel! It shows one way that …
Read More - A thriller novel about a priest’s moral struggles in a time of persecutionAuthor(s): Graham GreeneStar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5
This book was fascinating and mysterious, and it kept me wondering what would happen next. It is a fictional novel about a priest in Mexico during a time of anti-Catholicism when Catholicism was outlawed. This priest had been on the run for years, and the police had been unable to catch him. We start in the story by …
Read More - An unsung heroismAuthor(s): Christopher PaoliniStar Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5
I really enjoyed reading Murtagh as a follow-up story in the Inheritance Cycle. It is essentially a standalone story narrated from the perspective of Murtagh and Thorn, his dragon. We really get into their characters and experience what they both are going through. Murtagh had a difficult life growing up in …
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