The Race Begins in ‘LEAP’
Technothriller Tackles Climate Change This fictional action-thriller is probably the most pressing and enjoyable dive into the climate change issue you can possibly take. And O.C. Heaton’s “LEAP” leaves nothing to the imagination when tackling this important issue, which is unfortunately set twenty years ago – meaning we’ve wasted two decades without making much progress....
Audrey Brings Old Books New Life
Audiobook App Offers Engaging Experience Audiobooks seem to be divisive in the reading community, but I love them. For neurodivergent readers like myself, they can be a lifeline. While cleaning or doing other tasks, I’ve read more in the past year than I have in the past several because of embracing audiobooks again. So when...
The Truth is Out Now
Find it In “A Short History of the World in 50 Lies” From the deeply confusing and weird to the completely horrifying, Natasha Tidd presents “A Short History of the World in 50 Lies.” Who doesn’t wonder what lies we’ve all been told about history? Well, inside the pages of this book, you can find...
Explore with “The Wolf of Mist and Fire”
Children’s Tale Fit for All Ages If you’re interested in clean, innocent fantasy-story with an atmospheric trip to the English seaside, Eve de Gruchy’s middle-grade book “The Wolf of Mist and Fire” will be just the soul vacation you need this winter. About the Book A tiny island, a bossy sister, a clueless uncle. May...
Cozy Up with “Cupcakes and Cupid”
Make “Sweet Caroline” Yours This Valentine’s 5/5 stars If you’re a fan of baking shows or culinary-based cozy mysteries (and don’t mind reading cozy sans dead body), you’ll love Sweet Caroline, one of the six novellas in “Cupcakes and Cupid.” I was gifted with an ARC copy of “Sweet Caroline,” by the author, and I...
Transcend From the ‘Hall of Ignorance’
Love Delivers Near Spiritual Experience 5/5 Stars The first surprising thing about Lali A. Love’s “The De-Coding of Jo: Hall of Ignorance,” the first book in her Ascending Angels Academy, was the peppering of Tupac Shakur quotes throughout. The opening quote was surprising enough, but each chapter opening with one showed the pure love the...
Find forgiveness in ‘Tikkun Olam’
Waters helps us restore what was lost 5 out of 5 stars “Forgiveness doesn’t mean you’re required to trust someone who hurt or wronged you.” Forgiveness is the overarching theme in “Tikkun Olam: Restoring What Was Lost,” the latest installment of Ana Waters’s “Beauty for Ashes” series. While all three of her books have had...
Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World
Take a Journey with 15 Authors, Cultures 5/5 Stars I have been a bit lax in announcing that I will soon to be published in an anthology, “Tales Untold: Mythos Around the World” with Ravens and Roses Publishing, the indie publishing company for which I serve as PR/Marketing Lead. I am incredibly excited about the...
A Lockdown Cozy to Love
‘The Locked Room’ is timely, atmospheric gem 5/5 Stars I’m breaking my somewhat unwritten rule about not reviewing big name books. But I make exceptions occasionally, and the ending of the new Ruth Galloway installment left me wanting more, so much that it had to go on the list. We’ve had some doozies with the...
Myths come alive in gritty, urban fantasy
Everything from family drama to Greek gods 5/5 stars If you like fantasy that makes you question the world around you, Mark Johnathan Runte’s “Ash,” the start of his Mythos series, is just the book for you. His slightly gritty, urban fantasy is a fantastic read. With everything from family drama and romance to shapeshifters...