Favourite Five: Abimbola Dare

Abimbola Dare started writing on her blog, in 2006. In 2010 she released her first novel, The Small Print, a self-published Christian novel.  She published her first short story "The No-Nonsense Wife in 2012. A writer of Christian fiction, Abimbola’s passion lies in telling stories that draw people to the nature of Jesus, in a simple way. Her novel, The Small Print has been featured in leading newspapers in Nigeria. Award winning author Dr Wale Okediran described Abimbola Dare as an author with “a gripping, lucid style of writing, with an ability to make words playful, witty and full of memorable imagery against an awesome religious tapestry.” Abimbola is married with a daughter. She is currently working on her next novel.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

I still cannot believe that I missed the hype about The Help when it was still fresh. Even though it started a bit slow for me, I quickly found myself trapped in its pages. The author did a fantastic job. I fell in love with each character’s voice, and still marvel at how well she was able to build each character to near perfection. What nailed it for me was Kathryn Stockett’s unique ability to change from third person POV (past tense) to first person POV (present tense). I read her book, picked up my laptop and penned the “no-nonsense wife”- my first ever short story… you guessed it! Written in first person. I just had to!

The Mark of The Lion Series by Francine Rivers

Francine Rivers is an author I love and admire. She writes as though it were the easiest thing in the world. The Mark of the Lion Series was an amazing read. A Voice in the Wind (1993) is the first novel in Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion Series.  When a novel is able to get me to pause and pray… then the author has done a brilliant job. An Echo in the Darkness and As Sure as Dawn are the other two books in the series. Both brilliantly written and worthy of commendation.

Waiting for Morning by Karen Kingsbury

Anyone who reads Christian fiction will be familiar with Karen Kingsbury. She is one author who has managed to win the hearts of many with her tear-jerking stories and unique ability to tell powerful stories of love and faith. It wasn’t the quality of writing that got me for this novel, it was the emotion displayed by each character, especially Hannah Ryan who in her grief, shut out God from her life... and completely stopped believing a God she had once trusted. This is one book that will stay with me for many years to come.

Tell No One by  Harlan Coben

Of all the authors of page-turning suspense novels; no one makes me turn pages faster than Harlan Corben. If you love reading crime fiction or just a good crazy story with loads of twists and good humour, Harlan Coben is a must. Tell No One had my heart racing till the end. His best book till date.

Deceit by Brandillyn Collins

Another Christian fiction author but with a crazy amount of suspense. I loved Deceit because it was totally unpredictable. I finished the book and thought.. hang on.. what the heck just happened? *in a good way*