FriesenPress Book Reviews: Fall 2022 Highlights
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Every day a new FriesenPress book greets the world, and every day a new positive review praises those books for their artistic merit, high quality, and professionalism. Those catchy blurbs from respected reviewers not only entice readers to learn more, but each serves as important recognition of our authors’ amazing books and a welcome confidence booster to the newly-published.
This fall has been filled with a fantastic variety of new high quality books from captivating adventure memoirs to surreal romance novels, and so much more. Here are 10 titles that recently earned critical acclaim for our latest edition of the FriesenPress Book Review Highlights!
THE FIRST TRAITOR | R.S. TWELLS
“The First Traitor is an exciting, heartfelt young adult spy saga. In R. S. Twells’s action-packed novel, a teenage agent wrestles with the ghosts of his past while trying to decipher who, and what, is worth fighting for.”
Read the review | Rebecca’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
PATH OF THE RAVEN | DEVON MANNING
“Devon Manning’s ace sword and sorcery fantasy novel The Path of the Raven follows three motley heroes as they grow to trust their found family. Fans of Dungeons and Dragons campaigns and other world-building enterprises will be inspired by this winning fantasy novel.”
Read the review | Devon’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
GO WITH ME ON THIS | TROY “STEVENS” SCHAAB
“Troy Schaab’s adventurous memoir Go with Me on This is about how the once unlucky radio school graduate became the owner of his own radio company…romping memoir of a Canadian farm boy who forged an extraordinary career in radio.”
Read the review | Troy’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
BEATING THE IMPOSSIBLE | DON SCHWARTZ
“Canadian snowboarding pioneer Don Schwartz’s inspirational memoir Beating the Impossible is about overcoming severe injuries to be crowned a champion in multiple arenas. An intimate look inside the mind of an athlete, Beating the Impossible is an extraordinary memoir about survival.”
Read the review | Don’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
THE RED MARK ON GOD’S FOREHEAD | DARRYL WEINBERG
“An impressive book that ties together Hebrew and Christian scriptures to show a strong need for reforming the church. Darryl Weinberg’s absorbing religious book The Red Mark on God’s Forehead makes a strong case for reuniting Jesus with his essential Jewish roots.”
Read the review | Darryl’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
MYSTIC CROW | MARIKE HARRIS
“In this mystery, Canadian detectives investigate the murder of a charismatic woman beloved by people and animals. An engaging, contemplative whodunit that advocates for animal intelligence and human compassion.”
Read the review | Follow Marike on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
A WORLD DIVIDED | EMILY STONE & DIANA BLOOM
“A romance novel set in a fantastical land, A World Divided is an idyllic excursion into the ideals of equality and love. In Emily Stone and Diana Bloom’s romantic fantasy novel, two royals discover a magical connection between their kingdoms.”
Read the review | Emily and Diana’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
TIDES OF THE SOVEREIGN | KATE GATELEY
“In Kate Gateley’s exciting fantasy novel Tides of the Sovereign, a prophesied woman with ancestral magic contends with an ancient Roman sorcerer…reckons with an ancient prophecy, her magical awakening, and destined love.”
Read the review | Kate’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
THE CANADA PROJECT | CLAUDIA CATTANEO
“In Claudia Cattaneo’s heart-stopping thriller The Canada Project, the interests of the press, the oil industry, environmentalists, and Indigenous leaders conflict…a careful, persistent reporter uncovers dangerous extremism in the oil industry.”
Read the review | Claudia’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
L'ORTÉ POINT | J.A. GIBBENS
“In this mystery, a woman learns startling truths about her family. The author skillfully mixes the dark doings of her unsavory characters with more lighthearted scenes between Lucy and her loved ones. Almost all of the players feel realistic, with intricate and credible character arcs.”
Read the review | J.A.’s Website | Follow on social media | Buy on the FriesenPress Bookstore
