I’m keenly interested in the trends of the Christian speculative fiction market, and over the last few years, I’ve noticed a slow, steady growth in…
Category: CSFF Blog Tour
Darkness Follows, Day 1: Horror as a Love Story?
June 20, 2011As I’ve stated elsewhere, I’m not a horror reader and looking over the description of Darkness Follows convinced me it was not my sort of…
The Ale Boy’s Feast Day 3: Spiritual Elements
May 18, 2011Some tour members questioned whether Overstreet wove Christian themes into his work or only presented generic values that any individual could appreciate regardless of faith….
The Ale Boy’s Feast Day 1: A Review
May 16, 2011Story Overview (back cover copy) The king is missing. His people are trapped as the woods turn deadly. Underground, the boy called Rescue has found…
Is the horror genre incompatible with the Christian faith? Many would say so. But a closer inspection of the arguments reveals flaws. What are those…
I have a confession. For the first time since participating in the CSFF blog tour, I haven’t read the featured book–the reason being genre. Don’t…
The God Hater, Day 3: A Look At Allegory
February 23, 2011One sentiment I’ve seen expressed at several tour stops is that the allegorical elements of The God Hater will give new understanding of familiar truths….
Welcome to February’s blog tour! This month, we’re featuring The God Hater by Bill Myers. To be honest, based upon the story concept alone, I…
Being the lovely, gracious woman she is, Donita agreed to write a guest post for my blog. In her post, she reveals how her reading…
Just for fun, I thought I’d create a few polls today about one of the best features of Donita’s world–her unique races (and characters). If…