Rather than having deeper introspection so that I could understand what she was feeling, I instead felt like I was being beat over the head with her “voices.

What I did not expect, was for it to be a complete rip-off of The Hunger Games,The Selection, Divergent and Red Queen. This timely book, which is packed with fascinating insights into different cultures and beliefs, seeks to redress that balance. She was not escaping from Clanfintan but fleeing from an escalating battle between the people of Partholon and an evil force, unlike anything seen by humankind. I realize that literary criticism may not be the appropriate lens through which to view faith-based writing, but there you have it, that's the tool I can't help using. Stealing a car and running from the cops because you think they’re going to take you back to an abusive situation, when your only previous experience with cops was them saving you from a abusive situation?In all honesty, I primarily picked it up based on the recommendation of a family member who is a huge fan of this author, but if this is a prime example of her storytelling, I think it may not be for me. Crerar, who, like a contemporary Virgil, introduces us to sublime and terrifying entities, guiding us all the way through the complex and fascinating meanings of femininity and faith. Luckily the invading Fomorians are not also immune to the disease, and soon their numbers drop and weakened.

Unfortunately, it’s not as many books as I read the previous year and I really want to try to read 70-80 books in 2024. While I am often an advocate for artistic licence, I do not find it agreeable to take liberties with what God it saying/thinking/doing. I know that some of it is being driven by their respective pasts that are full of abuse and tragedy, but again, I’ve experienced my fair share of trauma and I don’t think I’ve ever made decisions that are quite as out there as some of the ones they made. She carries you through the life of Mary Madison with such feeling as it is converyed to a young mother struggling to find her way though a similar lifestyle until she finds her way with the love of the Lord. The debut novel Divine is a parable of our times pointing up the modern contrast between Western liberal democracy and China’s authoritarianism.Radicalised by witnessing the world beyond the Havens, ravaged by the war waged by her own people, Electa devotes herself to the Spartacan cause. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details.