It should be noted that when a novelist chooses to write in first person, he establishes his protagonist's voice. Opting to do the first person point of view limits the language, the actions, and all that the character does in order to stay in that character's skin. His perceptions drive the story, and they must fit him or her.
I never used to enjoy first person POV. I might've enjoyed the stories, but I didn't look forward to reading first person. In recent times of reading Christian fiction there have been almost a majority of novels with first person POVs. If a reader doesn't like first person, he'd be hard pressed to find a novel to enjoy. I wrote six novels before trying a mixed first and third person POV (in Breath of Life). I found I liked writing in the first person and am currently engaged in another attempt at mixed POVs, primarily first person, in my police procedural.
What do you read, like, and write? Do you mix it up in your writing? Do you have a preference?
Father, thank you for the beauty of variety and the desire to reproduce it. Apart from you, I can do nothing. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
Into the Fire 
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