About

Welcome to Christian Shelves!

It's pretty self-explanatory, but the blog is named for bookshelves... containing Christian books. I know shelves aren't inherently Christian, but treat it as symbolism or a metaphor 😄

If you're new to this blog, here are some posts that you may be interested in reading.

Faith

As a Christian, I adhere to most Statements or Confessions of Faith that are made by Protestant churches and organizations. The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada provides an all-encompassing Statement of Faith for its affiliates that I have utilized.

Reviews

I currently review books through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer Program, NetGalley, and directly through authors and select publishers and publicists. If there is a way for Christian books to be sent to Canada, I am all ears! I also beta read books for authors I already have a relationship with, though if time opens up for me down the road, I am willing to expand what I presently do.

Just for fun, here are some other badges I've received:

For authors who would like to share more about their books with me, you can do so through this Book Review Requests form. Thank you!

Disclosure

Please note that I participate in the Amazon Associates program and as such, may earn from qualifying purchases based on the links I share. In receiving complimentary ARCs, I provide voluntary reviews that reflect my own opinion.

Contact

If you'd like to get in touch, you can email christianshelves [at] gmail [dot] com.

Thank you for stopping by—have a blessed day!

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More than a Door

I don't know if anyone else feels the same way I do when it comes to reading Christian fiction, but you'll probably notice that I seldom reference what I read as being closed door. This is mostly because I tend to review Christian books where my natural assumption is that any sexual ethics conveyed within the book stems from a Christian worldview. Obviously, I can't always take this at face value as some books that are being promoted as being Christian by publishers or book reviewers may contain content which could either push the boundary or outright cross the line of what should be biblical and God-honouring. While I do sometimes share reviews of books that fall into this category on my blog in the spirit of transparency and helping other believers, I try for the large part to avoid books where sin may come across as being glorified. It helps when I can check reviews on Goodreads or from trusted reviewers on Instagram. At the same time, "closed door" or even ...

Review: The Church in Dark Times

It's unfortunate that in the world we live in, one of places that is meant to offer sanctuary can become the same place that disrupts it and steals it away from its members. The Church in Dark Times: Understanding and Resisting the Evil That Seduced the Evangelical Movement by Mike Cosper immediately caught my attention and kept it as it extols the need to critically evaluate what is happening in our churches today. Many thanks to Brazos Press and NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Book Synopsis We expect evil to appear in obvious forms: malice, cruelty, and contempt. We also expect to find villains at the helm of evil movements and organizations, leaders with dark impulses and motivations. But all too often, malevolence is more subtle, hiding behind our own best intentions. In The Church in Dark Times , cultural critic Mike Cosper unveils this dynamic in the growing crisis of abuse and other failures in...

Review: Love, Laughter, and Luminarias

I love that I had a bit of time last month to enjoy some Christmas novellas I had been waiting to dive into all year, including Love, Laughter, and Luminarias by Jaycee Weaver. Not only was this a fun book, but it helped make the Christmas season—and likely any season—even brighter with its fun story. Book Synopsis He has his books. She has her fandoms. They've always had their friendship. Could this be the season that sparks feelings neither knew were there? Surprisingly successful action-suspense author Garrett Wilson is struggling to write a summer novel in December. That is, until he witnesses his best friend, Nina, chase down a shoplifter and realizes that maybe his tough, attractive heroine might not be based solely in fiction. Geeky-chic Nina Trujillo finds herself contemplating a God she’s never believed in after her brush with danger taking down a thief. That one decision could change the whole course of her life, and quite possibly, her feelings for the one guy she’s nev...