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Voyage of the Dawn Treader

“Adventures are never fun while you're having them.” Author: C.S. Lewis Lucy and Edmund are stuck with their cousin, Eustace, enduring his haughtiness, when suddenly they are all three sucked into a beautiful picture of a daring ship. They are back again, at last, in their beloved Narnia, and this time the adventure will take them across oceans to the very edge of the world where Aslan’s land is said to begin. The ship, the aptly named Dawn Treader, is captained by King Caspian who, along with his crew and Reepicheep (the brave mouse), are looking for seven lords banished by [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-14T17:08:28-07:00June 14th, 2026|Tags: book review, C.S. Lewis, Christian, Christian fiction, classic, fiction, Narnia, read, reading, ya|

Robinson Crusoe

The Novel That Created The Castaway Story Author: Daniel Defoe The story of Robinson Crusoe is a cultural icon; many of us haven’t read the full book before, but we all know the premise: a young sailor survives a shipwreck only to be cast onto a desert island. Here, he is stranded and forced to live by his wits and wiles. This becomes more complicated when he discovers that his new island home is also the special feast location for several tribes of cannibals who row across the waters to host their deadly banquets. I read Robinson Crusoe (proper title The [...]

Frances Carden2026-06-06T14:36:06-07:00June 6th, 2026|Tags: book review, cast away, classic, fiction, read, reading, Robinson Crusoe, survival story|

Big Little Lies

“When someone you loved was depending on your lie, it was perfectly easy.” Author: Liane Moriarty In Big Little Lies three women are drawn together by the school their children attend. On the surface, each woman has a good life, but under their carefully curated images are broken marriages, past traumas, doubts about themselves and their children, domestic violence, and so much more. Eventually, all the secrets burst out at the school’s trivia night, leaving one person dead and the police suspecting murder. Liane Moriarty has a magical way of taking the everyday and looking beneath the surface to unveil human [...]

Frances Carden2026-04-19T15:12:45-07:00April 19th, 2026|Tags: big little lies, bookreview, fiction, Liane Moriarty, read, reading|