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Note to Boy by Sue Clark (Book Review #857)
Note to boy is a fictional tale about Eloise and Bradley. The two forecast a very interesting dynamic of a relationship. None of the characters mesh or sync well, and both are together for their own reason, which creates a compelling story. The secrets they keep from each other and the way they face them as it gets revealed were interesting. Both are young, and with that comes inexperience, which creates more clashes and drama causing the reader to be intriguing until the end.
Read MoreLimited Edition by S. C. Wiles (Book Review #856)
Limited edition is a YA, Fantasy & Romance about Hali Edie Shawn and her journey trying to live as long as she can. However, things change when a few minutes before she turns 18, she feels pain around her thighs and is drawn into a light.
Read MoreHour of the Jackals by Emil Eugensen (Book Review #855)
Hour of the Jackals is a postmodern paranormal story that takes place over a sequence of 7 days during which an international conspiracy tries to destroy the European Union and take power over the US, China, and Russia.
Read MoreFat Books, Tolkien, and Resurrection Power by Michael Jack Webb
I can’t help myself—I write “fat” books! I’ve tried to write books under one hundred thousand words, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to lose the weight. My very first novel started out at over two hundred thousand words—and became a trilogy. I’ve tried writing short stories. They turn into novellas. I’ve tried novellas. They turn into full blown novels. I’m a hopeless lover of deep characterization and back story, lots of action, and page-turning plots, something nearly impossible for me to do in less than one hundred thousand words. Plus, I want my readers to feel like they’ve eaten a ten-course meal when they finish one of my thrillers.
Read MoreCarrying My Father’s Torch: From Holocaust Trauma to Transformation by Gail Weiss Gaspar (Book Review #888)
Carrying my father’s torch is a beautiful story written about Gail’s life. It is personal and, at the same time, so relatable to many as her father shares what truly happened to him. At the age of 63, as he stands at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Gail’s father shares family secrets that were cherishable and admirable, inspiring her to do the same.
Read MoreChasing the dragon’s tail by Craig Fullerton (Book review #854)
Chasing the Dragon’s tail is a self-help book demonstrating how one could chase the Dragon’s tail to inspire and enlighten the Dragon’s tail from within. The aim is for the reader to achieve whatever they want once they finish reading the book. How? Well, the author begins by applying neuroscience and cognitive psychology. He discusses values and motivations, passion, mindset, and modeling, inducing certainty, and decisiveness.
A Grand Exposition by Kim Idynne (Book Review# 853)
A grand exposition is a historical mystery set at the 1889 World’s Fair. It begins with Elizabeth, who has recently lost her husband and son. She moves to Delhi with her daughter, Charlotte, and is told to stay away from the Indian neighborhoods. Things take a turn when Elizabeth falls ill, and Charlotte returns to the hotel only to notice that everything is changed. Her mother is gone, the room looks different, and no one believes anything she says.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Getting Published by Michael Jack Webb
Okay, it’s not really “funny.”
I began brainstorming about becoming an author in my mother’s womb. As a child, I loved to make up and tell fanciful, exciting stories, or act them out. A couple of the kids I grew up with formed a neighborhood drama company, and we put on plays. The first one was about kings and queens and dragons and mythical characters. I wrote the stories. Later, I switched to poetry in high school and college, hoping to catch the ear of a fair maiden, then tried my hand at short stories.
Read MoreReborn by T.M. Parris (Book Review #852)
Reborn is a political/espionage thriller story set in Hong Kong, China. The story introduces Rose Clarke as a disgraced secret service officer who has been given a task to track John Fairchild, a mercenary down. John has created a network that appears to be trading British intelligence.
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