This is an interesting question.
The genres and themes I’m interested in change over time, perhaps as my life circumstances change.
What I am always interested in is Christian fiction that explores some of the harder questions while still delivering an enjoyable story.
What I don’t want to read are stories that are so obviously Delivering An Important Message that they forget readers are looking for readable writing, likeable characters, and an entertaining story (or is that just me?)
This is particularly an issue in the Christian fiction market.
Christian where authors can forget they’re writing a novel and start preaching. Usually they are preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, but I’ve also read books preaching the importance of recycling, the right to bear arms, and how it’s important for mothers to not work outside the home when they have children.
(That one really annoyed me, as the couple moved in with mother-in-law to help save the farm, and mother-in-law insisted the heroine should give up her job when Granny could have helped with childcare and allowed the heroine’s salary to cover all their household expenses while husband worked the farm).
And now I’ve forgotten the question…
That’s right. What themes do I want to see more of?
