Happy New Year from jenniferhallmark.com. I’m so glad you’ve taken the time to stop by and visit. What will you find this year on the website and the blog?
Old and new. Yes, we will still share our reviews of Books From Off the Beaten Track. What kind of books?
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Space Opera
- Supernatural
- Horror
- Magic Realism
- Slipstream
- Steampunk
- Dystopian
- Utopian
- Mysteries (not cozy)
- Classic Speculative (think Jules Verne, Ray Bradbury, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien)
The team and I love wild, weird, wonderful books and want to share our thoughts. Who makes up this team?
Cammi Woodall: Cammi’s our resident reader of horror and fantasy. Stephen King holds a warm (or should I say icy) place in her heart and she shares books you’ll want to read with your back against a wall and the lights on.
A.S. Hardin: A.S. loves fantasy, science fiction, D&D, and stories with ships. She shares both classic and new stories. You’ll love checking out the novels that touch her heart.
Melissa Troutman: Melissa loves fantasy and magic. She reviews many Christian fantasies and loves stories with strong characters. Her tagline is Fantasy Lands/ Real Journeys.
K.A. Ramstad: K.A. reviews children’s books and delights in finding books that any child would enjoy. She loves books with animals and shares her home with a Corgi and a Cockapoo.
Arthur: Arthur loves science fiction, classic mostly but also shares some newer stories. He’s also written and published several books of his own.
Jennifer Hallmark: I love to read and review middle-grade and YA books, especially supernatural, fantasy, and my favorite–time travel. I can’t wait to find new books this year!
So, join us every Friday as we dive into the wonder of reading: the weird, the unusual, and sometimes the bizarre. You’ll be glad you did. Leave us a comment after each post and tell us what you think.
Enough of the old.
What’s new in 2025? A Smidgeon of Hope. Every Tuesday I’ll share a short thought concerning hope. On January 7th, I’ll start with a testimony and the weeks after will be shorter thoughts on how each of us needs a little hope to keep moving forward. Who knows? They might even turn into podcast episodes. After a long year of sickness in 2024, I’m taking it slow and listening closely to God.
Please join us on Tuesdays and Fridays this year for fun, books, and optimism. Couldn’t we all use a little more of that?
