…all my strongest memories of Sophie were of her leaving… Sophie Stark, our eponymous antihero, is a visionary filmmaker whose searing genius and determination leads her to create movies of unparalleled rawness “as if an alien had come down and filmed humans and shown us what we were like so much more honestly than… Read More The Life and Death of Sophie Stark – Book Review
I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Beyond the Rising Tide by Sarah Beard Published by Sweetwater Books on June 14th 2016 Genres: Young Adult, Romance Pages: 304 Source: Publisher Rating:… Read More Beyond the Rising Tide – Book Review
“Maybe there’s nothing impossible tonight. We’re down the hole to Wonderland, and no White Rabbit to guide us.” “If I remember correctly, the White Rabbit was an unreliable guide, anyway.” BOOK COVER BLURB On the morning that marks the end of the world they have known, Molly and Neil Sloan awaken to the drumbeat… Read More The Taking – Book Review
ANTHEM is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. Equality 7-2521, writing by candlelight in… Read More Anthem – Book Review
Guilty Minds by Joseph Finder Series: Nick Heller, #3 eARC, 400 pg. Dutton, 2016 Read: June 1-2, 2016 The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones: – Julius Caesar, Act 3, scene ii Everyone’s favorite private spy, Nick Heller, is back. This Jack Reacher with a… Read More Guilty Minds – Book Review
Source: I received a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review. Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Time Travel Format: eBook Publication Date: October 21, 2015 Summary In the wake of a tragedy caused by her husband’s affair, the newly widowed Susan, Amanda, her daughter, and Elizabeth, Susan’s mother, head to California for a little R&R. When Elizabeth… Read More Mercer Street – Book Review
Title: The Midnight Sea (Fourth Element#1) Author: Kat Ross Publication Date: May 10th, 2016 Category/Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Rating: 4/5 stars They are the light against the darkness. The steel against the necromancy of the Druj. And they use demons to hunt demons…
Release date: 22nd January 2014 Publisher: Createspace Source: Netgalley Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis When Jinji’s home is destroyed, she is left with nowhere to run and no one to run to–until she meets Rhen, a prince chasing rumors that foreign enemies have landed on his shores. Masquerading as a boy, Jinji joins Rhen… Read More The Shadow Soul – Book Review
Here is the book blurb. Margot Lewis is the agony aunt for The Cambridge Examiner. Her advice column, Dear Amy, gets all kinds of letters – but none like the one she’s just received: “Dear Amy, I don’t know where I am. I’ve been kidnapped and am being held prisoner by a strange man.… Read More Dear Amy – Book Review
There are few sounds more life-enhancing than the uncontrollable chuckle of a small child; the one that emerges from deep in the belly, the one that lacks any self-consciousness, as if their whole being has been consumed by a giggle.
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