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1088 reviews

The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book One: Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space Between Our Beliefs and Experience of God by Steve Cuss

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

One Final Turn by Ashley Weaver

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club by Lynn Cahoon

3.0

How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away by Emily P. Freeman

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Dire King by William Ritter

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith by Sarah Bessey

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Sarah Bessey never disappoints. This book is like a warm cup of tea that surprises you with spice. Sarah holds space for hard stories, doubt, faith questions, walking away. And she offers a gentle invitation to think again, to find beauty, to hold on. I don't know how she does it - wading all the way into really hard topics like grief and inclusion/exclusion and the collective rage over, you know, ALL THE THINGS in Christianity, all with such grace and truth. I suspect it's because she really does love Jesus and trust God'sgoodness and believe it's the Spirit's job (not hers as an author) to change and transform us into whatever God wants us to be.

I loved this book, and plan to buy the study guide (I never do that as I'm snobby about questions and reflection prompts, but I need to process some things this book stirred up for me and I trust SB.) The audiobook is excellent except there are SO MANY passages I wanted to underline. I might need a paper or kindle copy also. Sigh.