The Last Murder at the End of the World
“Sometimes the only way to win the game is to let the pieces think they’re the ones playing it.”
The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God
“The love of God in our culture has been purged of anything the culture finds uncomfortable. The love of God has been sanitized, democratized, and above all sentimentalized.”
Rift
“There’s a lot of history here in the region, and where there’s a lot of history somewhere, you can be sure you’ll find a lot of tragedy. And where there’s a lot of tragedy, there always seem to be a lot of ghosts— or at least stories about them.”
Big Dumb Eyes
Riveting.
The Artist of Blackberry Grange
“‘This old house holds many ghosts, my dear. Some of them are mine.’”
A Dead Draw
“‘Revenge can be a powerful motivator.’”
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect
“Seven writers board a train. At the end of the line, five will leave it alive. One will be in cuffs.”
All We Thought We Knew
“There are things you need to know. To understand. Our family… it isn’t what you’ve always believed.”
Nobody’s Fool
“Did it all go wrong the moment I saw you?”
Some Like it Scot
“Home. We’re all trying to find it. Sometimes it’s a place. Sometimes it’s a person. Sometimes it’s both.”
Good Dirt
“This was the true miracle of life, he thought. No so much to be born as to bear up under what comes your way. To find a way forward. To embrace what was good.”
Heist Royale
Ocean’s Eleven meets 21…. a three phase gambit, winner lives.
Famous Last Words
When your loving husband takes hostages and then disappears for seven years…
A Killing Cold
“My whole body thrums with fear. It tells me to run. It tells me that the hunter is here, and I am prey. I have always been prey.”
A Killer’s Code
“If you’re watching this, I’m dead. And others will be soon if you don’t act fast.”
Like Mother, Like Daughter
“I did what I do best: I made the problem go away.”
Shelf Reflection’s Reading Challenge for Kids 2025
Inspired by my daughter, together we created a 2025 Reading Challenge for Kids! Check it out— lots of fun printables to help the kids track their progress.
Shelf Reflection’s 2025 Reading Challenge
This year we have a two part reading challenge. Part One is 20 normal prompts. Part Two is all about the number 25. Do a few or all, as long as you’re reading, it’ll be a good year!