Book reviews from a Christian perspective?

Is there a website for reviews of books from a Christian perspective? I have teenagers that love to read but I cannot and do not want to read all the books that they want to so I need a way of ensuring that the books are appropriate.Book reviews from a Christian perspective?
Some people say just to read YA books, but many of those are worse then adult books.



So how about you trust them to know whether they should be reading something or not?



Just be happy that they're reading. Do you really want them to just watch TV and movies because you know the rating system?





ADD: If you trusted them then you'd trust that if they encountered something inappropriate in a book they wouldn't read it anymore. Besides, books don't have images in them. It's not like they are going to accidentally run across porn.



If you are sending your teens to a public high school they are probably going to read books you would find inappropriate anyway in their english/lit. class. In fact, some of the books I read in school were drastically worse then anything I've ever read of my own accord.
www.focusonthefamily.com and search for book reviews.

As parents we should always pay attention to what are children are consuming. They are under our guidance until they leave our house! Guide them until you are confident in them making good (usually) decisions.

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Book reviews from a Christian perspective?
They're teenagers. They're old enough to begin to make their own decisions and conclusions. Censoriing their reading material isn't the answer. Have them discuss what they're reading with you so you can help them put it in perspective. If you tell them not to read certain books now, those will be the first they read when they're 18 and away from home. It's better if they begin to be introduced to more controversial literature now while you're there to discuss it with them.
You'd have to define "Christian Perspective" as there are many varieties and flavors of Christianity, ranging from the supertolerant "If you can't say anything good about something, keep your mouth shut" to the Paranoid Fundie Book Burning "my faith is so fragile I can't read a book that doesn't overtly support it" nutjobs.



Sadly, most of the "Christian Book Review" sites I've seen are run by folks trending towards the latter.Book reviews from a Christian perspective?
www.faithfulreader.com is a great website for finding books....



www.christianbooks.com