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Book Reviews: The City Beneath the Hidden Stars by Sonya Kudei + The Prophet Paradox by Danny Tuttle

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I must say neither of these books were my cup of tea, exactly. The first I received via NetGalley because I was intrigued by it's inspiration from Croatian mythology and history, but it felt like it threw in too many things and lacked the adult book feeling, leaving me thinking this was written for a … Continue reading Book Reviews: The City Beneath the Hidden Stars by Sonya Kudei + The Prophet Paradox by Danny Tuttle

Book Highlight: Murder in the Vineyard by Denise Jaden

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Title: Murder in the Vineyard Author: Denise Jaden Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: April 28, 2021 Genre: Cozy Mystery A heated religious argument. A murder that’s not as obvious as it seems. A first date gone very, very wrong. Mallory Beck didn’t expect to start dating her detective friend and childhood crush, Alex Martinez. At the … Continue reading Book Highlight: Murder in the Vineyard by Denise Jaden

Book Highlight: Nectar and Ambrosia by E.M. Hamill

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Title: Nectar and Ambrosia Author: E. M. Hamill Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: June 14, 2018 Genre: Fantasy Callie, a Classics major, flees home to protect her family from a monster straight out of mythology.  Visions lead her to Nectar and Ambrosia: the weirdest pub on Earth, where inter-dimensional travelers with attention seeking issues get drunk in … Continue reading Book Highlight: Nectar and Ambrosia by E.M. Hamill

Book Highlight: Revolution by David Dorrough

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Title: Revolution Author: David Dorrough Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: March 17, 2022 Genre: Fiction, Humor REVOLUTION dives into the world of Bill and Yvonne Smede, two middle-aged professionals attempting to lead semi-sane, low-profile lives amidst the loud, swirling chaos of Southern California and the colorful antics of all their friends and relations. This part-satire, part-farce, … Continue reading Book Highlight: Revolution by David Dorrough

Book Review: The Mime by Tommy Tutalo

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Title: The Mime Author: Tommy Tutalo Publisher: Self-published Publication date: March 21, 2022 Genre: MG/YA, Fantasy One Sentence Summary: Following the deaths of her parents, Florina becomes mute, but, thanks to an evil magician, ends up on a magical, dangerous journey with a group of performers to save her world and find her voice. Overall The … Continue reading Book Review: The Mime by Tommy Tutalo

Book Highlight: On a Blue Moon by Willow

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Title: On a Blue Moon (The Daughters of Firth Tales #1) Author: Willow Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: February 3, 2022 Genre: Fantasy While Sam is canoeing on a wilderness lake in Canada he’s abducted and taken to a moon deep in space. Sam’s near death when a young girl, Willow, saves his life. Later, he … Continue reading Book Highlight: On a Blue Moon by Willow

Book Review: Six Feet Apart: Love in Quarantine by Elena Greyrock

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Title: Six Feet Apart: Love in Quarantine Author: Elena Greyrock Publisher: Self-published Publication date: September 5, 2020 Genre: Romance One Sentence Summary: After a chance socially distant meeting, Luna and Stryker form a romance that burns hot, but secrets could spell disaster for them. Overall Six Feet Apart: Love in Quarantine is set in 2025 in … Continue reading Book Review: Six Feet Apart: Love in Quarantine by Elena Greyrock

Book Highlight: Esperanza by Tommy Tutalo

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Title: Esperanza Author: Tommy Tutalo Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: January 2, 2018 Genre: Multicultural Fiction Three journals left behind by Gabriela, after her untimely death, for her daughter, Sarita, a young adult, become windows into the past. The past then becomes alive, as Sarita reads through the journals, and learns more about the life of … Continue reading Book Highlight: Esperanza by Tommy Tutalo

Book Highlight: The Unfettered Child by Michael C. Sahd

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Title: The Unfettered Child Author: Michael C. Sahd Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: August 28, 2019 Genre: Fantasy Her tribe is shattered. Her parents are gone. When eight-year-old Samara faces the capture of her tribe, an unimaginable power awakens within her. Even as this magic threatens to consume her, a disembodied voice intervenes, offering guidance and … Continue reading Book Highlight: The Unfettered Child by Michael C. Sahd

Book Highlight: Piano Zen by Thomas Rheingans

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Title: Piano Zen Author: Thomas Rheingans Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: February 7, 2022 Genre: Fantasy, Children's Piano Zen is a fantasy story about an eleven-year-old boy named William Longfellow Emerson who takes piano lessons with a friendly but eccentric Piano Zen teacher named Rosa Carreño.Rosa lives and teaches Piano Zen lessons in the Gate Lodge … Continue reading Book Highlight: Piano Zen by Thomas Rheingans