by Vella Karman | Jan 21, 2026 | Book Reviews, BOOKS
I’m a little obsessed with time travel novels. A Wrinkle In Time? Yes. When You Reach Me? YES. Call It Consequences?? Yes please. My new fav… Call It Consequences is a lovely novel: beautiful prose, thrilling premise, it’s YA, it’s...
by Vella Karman | Dec 4, 2025 | Book Reviews, Light over darkness
A year ago, a publishing company asked me to work on a special project. Shannon Dunn-Downing, the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in snowboarding, had written her memoir. And they wanted me to edit it. I was floored. Why it touched me… I write these...
by webservant | Jul 16, 2025 | Book Reviews, Soli Deo Gloria, Starlit Stories
We’re halfway through the year–which means if you made a New Year’s Resolutions to read 25 books in 20025, you might be looking for a few new favorites. Here’s a list of seven books that have grown my relationship with Jesus. Some books are...
by Vella Karman | Jun 18, 2025 | Author News, Book Reviews
I love comfort reads. For most of my life, I’ve been an escape reader. Whenever I’ve felt too anxious or stressed or overwhelmed, I’ve lost myself in a book. And we’re talking LOSING myself in a book. I’d pick up a book, planning to read...
by Vella Karman | Mar 5, 2025 | Author News, Belonging, Book Reviews
My friend stole my birthday. I met Noah about a year and a half ago now. We’re in an apprenticeship program together. We’re the kind of friends and classmates that don’t say much, but know we care about each other. We’re kinda like siblings. You see,...
by Vella Karman | May 22, 2024 | Book Reviews, Starlit Stories
I used to post monthly clean book reviews. I wrote a post on how I write book reviews as a Christ-follower and I spent hours and hours trying to do that well. Then I felt God calling me to write about another topic: belonging. You can come to my website for blog posts...
