Book Review: Ruth written by Kjersti Hoff Baez, illustrated by Al Bohl Ruth was born in the land of Moab, but married a Judahite named Mahlon who had come to live there with his family. The marriage was childless but happy, and Ruth became especially attached to her mother-in-law Naomi, who’d become widowed some years… Continue reading Book Review: Ruth
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Book Review: Chronicles of Aragore Book 1: Naming
Book Review: Chronicles of Aragore Book 1: Naming by Tyler A. Mann The troll caravan guard that we meet at the beginning of the story has no name. The family he was born into did not have a tradition of naming children, and the circus that enslaved him only called him “the troll.” But his… Continue reading Book Review: Chronicles of Aragore Book 1: Naming
Book Review: Diadem from the Stars
Book Review: Diadem from the Stars by Jo Clayton Aleytys (“Leyta” to her friends) isn’t like the other girls in her clan. No one else has that bright red hair. Although she is the daughter of Azdar, the clan head, he barely acknowledges Aleytys exists, and his first wife Qumri is physically and emotionally abusive… Continue reading Book Review: Diadem from the Stars