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Review: Calligraphy Guild by R.M. Archer
Warning: So, in light of the catastrophe that is my latest review, I have decided to restructure my reviews again to make my views...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 16, 20225 min read


The Get to Know Me Tag
I already love this tag. It is so fun and unique, and the questions are all fantastic! You get a little bit of everything - from personal...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 13, 20226 min read


Review: Love in Disguise by Penny Zeller
Stars: 3.5 Synopsis: When Emilie Crawford Wheeler loses her brand-new hat thanks to a stranger bumping into her, her life takes an...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 11, 20225 min read


The Bookworm's Tag #4
Man, I cannot believe I have done four of these tags! WOW! Thanks to Lillian Keith for tagging me for this one! Her questions are so fun,...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 8, 20225 min read


Author Interview: M.C. Kennedy
A Wolf's Rose, M.C. Kennedy's Christian YA fantasy novel, is officially out in the world! In honor of its release, I've joined M.C.'s...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 7, 20228 min read


Welcome to June! (May Wrapup + June Goals)
WHERE IN THE WORLD DID MAY GO? HOW IS IT THE DREADED JUNE ALREADY?!?!?! I have a bone to pick with you, Father Time. As much as I’d like...
Grace A. Johnson
Jun 4, 20225 min read


Review: Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. White
*Warnings* #1 This is a long review, so pull up a chair and grab a bowl of popcorn. You’ll be here awhile. #2 When I read a review, I...
Grace A. Johnson
May 30, 20226 min read


Featured Story: Walk the Garden by Louise Taylor
This lovely story (the last of the Tell Me You Love Me runners-up that I'll be able to share) is such a beautiful mix between...
Grace A. Johnson
May 25, 202219 min read


Review: Boulevard of Confusion by Sandra Merville Hart
Stars: 3 Synopsis: When Beatrice Swanson’s wealthy father tasks her with delivering a gift of gold to the Confederacy on her next trip to...
Grace A. Johnson
May 23, 20228 min read


GIVEAWAY!!!
Yep. You read that right! I've joined a group giveaway with eleven AH-MAY-ZING authors like Kristina Hall, Vanessa Hall, Judith McNees,...
Grace A. Johnson
May 20, 20222 min read


What's Your WIP Tag
I absolutely LOVE this tag...even though I’m at the point where Bound and Determined is a wee bit beyond the work-in-progress stage and...
Grace A. Johnson
May 16, 202212 min read


Giveaways, Polls, and More!
Have I got news for you! Let's see...there's a giveaway of over 40 books (Held Captive included, of course), a story idea poll (because...
Grace A. Johnson
May 11, 20223 min read


Coming Soon: A Wolf's Rose by M.C. Kennedy
I am SUPER excited to share with y'all an upcoming release by M.C. Kennedy, a young, up-and-coming Christian fantasy author! Her novel, A...
Grace A. Johnson
May 9, 20222 min read


Review: To Bring You Back by Emily Conrad
Stars: 4 Synopsis: Gannon Vaughn, the lead singer of rock band Awestruck who’s beloved the world over, was just rolled into town...the...
Grace A. Johnson
May 8, 20228 min read


Book Review: Deceived by Madisyn Carlin
Stars: 3.5 Synopsis: When Therese Westa is tasked with killing Holder Lygor, one of King Eligor’s bodyguards, she expects the job to be...
Grace A. Johnson
May 6, 20225 min read


Welcome to May! (April Wrapup + May Goals)
*emerges from her hovel of loose papers and red ink* Y’ALL. IT’S MAY. How are y’all handling this sudden passage of time? Y’all hanging...
Grace A. Johnson
May 5, 20223 min read


Author Interview: Madisyn Carlin
Madisyn Carlin is back, y'all, and this time she's joining us here on Of Blades and Thorns for an AH-MAY-ZING and so uplifting...
Grace A. Johnson
May 4, 20229 min read


Review: All That It Takes by Nicole Deese
Stars: 4.5 Synopsis: Val Locklier has finally made the move...literally. From Alaska to Spokane, Washington along with her ten-year-old...
Grace A. Johnson
May 3, 20225 min read


New Release: Deceived by Madisyn Carlin
I dunno about y'all, but I am STOKED for Madisyn Carlin's debut novel, Deceived, which is a new adult Christian allegorical fantasy!...
Grace A. Johnson
May 2, 20227 min read


I Hate Devotionals...But I Wrote One Anyway
Hate is a very strong word, I know. I’d have much rather used a different term, but “I Do Not Necessarily Enjoy Reading Devotionals...But...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 27, 20225 min read


Review: The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella
*Warnings* #1 This is a long review, so pull up a chair and grab a bowl of popcorn. You’ll be here awhile. #2 When I read a review, I...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 27, 20227 min read


Featured Story: The Time Thief by Abigail Ellison
Y'all. This story...it broke me. It is so tender and sweet and beautiful...and that ending. *sobs* It's just perfect. I love the concept....
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 26, 202219 min read


Review: The Bounty Hunter's Bride by Janis Jakes
Stars: 4 Synopsis: Luke Lancaster has been a successful bounty hunter across the state of Texas...until he encounters his next bounty, a...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 25, 20226 min read


Review: Refuge from the Storm by Kristina Hall
Stars: 3.5 Synopsis: Even though Tony Dorence has returned home from prison, alive only by the grace of God, he, his sister, and his...
Grace A. Johnson
Apr 22, 20223 min read



