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Book Review: Justice Gone by N. Lombardi Jr
Media Type: ebookTitle: Justice GoneAuthor: N. Lombardi JrPublisher: Roundfire BooksPages: Paperback; 336Release Date: February 22, 2019Source: Author Genre: Legal ThrillerContent Warning: Violence and graphic language HDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good who-dun-it with a serious commentary on our current justice system. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon The courtroom scenes are wonderfully written…the characters are well described and the author paints a picture of each in the mind of the reader…Strong plot, strong characters and a strong writing style that I really enjoyed. This one is a definite “thumbs-up.” Strongly recommend! I look forward to reading additional works by N. Lombardi, Jr.Kim M Aalaie, Author’s Den One of…
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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Chilling EffectAuthor: Valerie ValdesPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: Paperback; 448Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Space OperaHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love snarky heroines, plenty of action, and lots of madcap antics. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the…
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Book Review: The Babysitters Coven
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Babysitters CovenAuthor: Kate WilliamsPublisher: Delacorte PressPages: Hardcover; 368Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Nothing of note.HDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love cute, fun stories with plenty of snarkiness! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed novel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil. Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it’s kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to…
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Book Review: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: StormriseAuthor: Jillian BoehmePublisher: Tor TeenPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: September 24, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild ViolenceHDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love stories with strong female characters who beat the odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme’s epic YA Fantasy debut, Stormrise, inspired by Twelfth Night and perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce. If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her to a colorless…
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Book Review: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Media Type: Print BookTitle: After The FloodAuthor: Kassandra MontagPublisher: William MorrowPages: Hardcover; 432Release Date: September 3, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Science Fiction/DystopianHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love slow burn books that deal excellently with climate change as an end of the world scenario. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | HarperCollins An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities…
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Book Review: Realm of Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
Title: The Realm of KnightsAuthor: Jennifer Anne DavisSeries: Knights of the Realm: Book OnePublisher: Reign Publishing Publication date: September 10, 2019Pages: paperback, 268Source: Xpresso Book Tours/AuthorGenres: Fantasy, Young Adult HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy exciting fantasy stories with interesting characters Reid has spent her whole life pretending to be a man so she can inherit her father’s estate, but when a chance encounter threatens to expose her lie, she is forced to risk everything. In the kingdom of Marsden, women are subservient to men and land can only pass from father to son. So when…
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Book Review: The Body Painter by Pepper Winters
Title: The Body Painter Author: Pepper Winters Series: (Master of Trickery Duet #1)Publisher:Publication date: August 20th 2019Pages: paperback, 300Source: Xpresso Book Tours/AuthorGenres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense Content Screening: Rape, violence, death. HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy tempestuous characters and cliff hanger endings. “Must be slim, able to stand for long periods of time, and be impervious to the cold.” The headline caught my attention. “Hours are negotiable, pay is minimal, clothing absolutely forbidden.” The second line piqued my curiosity. “Able to hold your bladder and tongue, refrain from opinions or suggestions, and be the perfect…
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Book Review: The Fire Unseen by Andrew C. Jaxson
Media Type: EbookTitle: The Dark UnseenSeries: Unseen Series #1Author: Andrew C JaxsonPublisher: SelfPages: kindle edition; 345Release Date: November 28, 2017Source: Author Content Screeninig: Death, violenceHDB Rating: 5 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Readers who enjoy supernatural stories that leave you on the edge of your seat. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon Every town has secrets. This one could end the world. Sixteen-year-old Ari Carpenter should be dead. Instead, her impossible survival has exposed a dangerous global conspiracy. When her small-town home is attacked by supernatural creatures, Ari has only one choice: join the secret, super-powered war and fight back. But Ari soon discovers that she’s more important than she thinks, and her…
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Book Review: All The Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Media Type: Print Book (ARC)Title: All The Bad ApplesAuthor: Moïra Fowley-DoylePublisher: Kathy Dawson BooksPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: August 27, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5* Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously. This book is a beautiful work of art. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The day after the funeral all our mourning clothes hung out on the line like sleeping bats. ‘This will be really embarrassing,’ I kept saying to my family, ‘when she shows up at the door in a week or two.’ When Deena’s wild and mysterious sister Mandy…
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Book Review: The Dark Unseen by Andrew C Jaxson
Media Type: ebookTitle: The Dark UnseenSeries: Prequel to the Unseen SeriesAuthor: Andrew C JaxsonPublisher: SelfPages: kindle edition; 78Release Date: October 13, 2017Source: Author Content Screeninig: Death, violenceHDB Rating: 5Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dark foreboding stories with twists Add it on:Goodreads | Amazon Hud and his friends are camping in the mountains to celebrate finishing school. Tonight, he can finally make his move on the girl he’s been in love with for four long years. But something lurks in the darkness, something Hud has encountered before and can’t quite remember. When tragedy strikes the night turns to chaos, and Hud makes a terrifying and world-shattering discovery. As the teens run for…