This blog is a salute to the book reviewers out there that help authors promote their books and help readers find new books to experience!

Book review blogs are abundant on the web! If you want some ideas on books to read, just subscribe to a few of these blogs and they will do the initial leg work for you. As you follow their blogs you will realize what reviewers have a similar taste in books to you. Then, when they rave about a book they have read, you will know it is a book you will probably enjoy.

As a first time author I am humbled by all the reviewers that will take a chance on a debut novel when they have so many other choices to pick from.  Nearly every reviewer that has asked or offered to read Unspeakable Journey has followed up with wonderful reviews.  It really blows me away!!  Here are a list of all the reviewers that took the time to read Unspeakable Journey over the past year. Many of them review hundreds of books, and I am sure they would be honored if you followed their reviews!

Just yesterday I read a new review on the abridged audio book of Unspeakable Journey.  This is the first review for this media type, and I am excited to share it with you.  The review is by Sheila and her blog is called Book Journey.  http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/unspeakable-journey-by-rhina-hahn/

My first review of Unspeakable Journey was done by Cindy. To be honest I was so nervous what people would think. When I read her review, I cried. Thank you for that first amazing encouraging review. BTW-She also listed Unspeakable Journey as one of her top 10 books for 2010! http://cindylovenreviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/unspeakable-journey.html

I met and started corresponding with Jennifer on Twitter.  She is a kind and generous Christian.  I am honored that she enjoyed my book so much!  Here is the link to her review. http://jenniferajanes.com/2010/08/27/book-reviews-unspeakable-journey-by-rinda-hahn-and-missing-andy-by-lori-a-moore/

This is a review company that reviews books.  They also have contests and other links for authors and readers. http://readersfavorite.com/cat-71.htm?review=3159

Café Lily heard about my book from another reviewer and asked if she could review my book.  It is amazing what word of mouth can do!  This is one of my favorite reviews of Unspeakable Journey.  http://redlilycafe.blogspot.com/2010/07/unspeakable-journey.html

This is another reviewer that I met on Twitter, and she was excited about my book as soon as she read the synopsis.  She reviews much more than books on her blog.  She reviews children's books as well as adult selections. http://lettersnumbersandbooksohmy.blogspot.com/2010/04/unspeakable-journey-by-rinda-hahn.html

This is a book review blog by a fellow author, Heath Sommer.  He has a busy schedule and does not always have time for lots of reviews.  I am honored that he took the time to review Unspeakable Journey.  He has a neat way of categorizing different aspects of the book in his reviews.  http://tateauthorsbookreview.blogspot.com/2010/03/unspeakable-journey-by-rinda-hahn.html

There was also a book review of Unspeakable Journey by Michelle Sutton.  She has a group called Edgy Christian Fiction.  She reads lots of different genres, but seems to gravitate to Edgy Christian Fiction.  I looked for the review on her blog, but cannot find it.  She reviews the most books of any reviewer I have ever read.  I guess my book review just got lost in the piles of books!

I would also like to give a special thank you to Don Bartemus.  He is one of the pastors on staff at our church.  His excitement about Unspeakable Journey has meant so much to me.  He is not a reviewer, but received a review copy.  He is one of the few people in my area that received a review copy and then took the time to leave a review.  His full review is listed on Goodreads.com, but you have to be a member to see the review.  http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/87020572.  That is why I am listing his review here:

I loved this book. Why?

The premise is remarkable. I thought it would be a dark side book with the shadows of the international underground as the big story. Not.



This book tested my ethic, my decision making process. What would I counsel someone in this situation to do?



I skimmed it then read it on a long flight to Eastern Europe. Even as I read it I viewed the people around me in a different light.



Very entertaining, the plot was incredible but very well developed and believable. Thought provoking. Emotion provoking.



Life is often a question without a pat answer. This book forced me to think in an entirely different sphere.



My last thoughts are…I would love to read the next book in the series!