Copper Sun by Sharon Draper 5/5 Stars Amari is just fifteen when strange men appear in her village. They do not look like any people she’s ever seen. Their skin is pale, nearly white, they carry strange sticks and speak a language unlike those she has ever heard. Amari is first weary of these… Read More Copper Sun – Book Review
Author name: Diamante Lavendar Name of the book: Breaking The Silence Genre of the book: Inspirational Fiction, Chick Lit, Memoir Book synopsis: Joan Eastman was born like any other girl. However, her existence would prove to be a life of great pain. Growing up, she was treated differently by family members, powerless to defend herself against… Read More Breaking the Silence – Book Review
Author name: Brenda Spalding Name of the book: Broken Branches Genre of the book: paranormal romance/suspense Book synopsis: Visions of the past help a young artist and gallery owner from New York solve the riddles of a lost family treasurer and lead her to her future. Her grandmothers death in Salem Ma. brings Megan… Read More Broken Branches – Book Review
Name of the book: Oil and Water Genre of the book: Eco thriller; murder mystery; suspense; Book synopsis: When inventor Martin Tirabi builds a machine that converts trash into oil it sends shockwaves through the corporate halls of the oil cognoscenti. Weeks later, Marty and his wife, Ruth are killed in a mysterious car accident.… Read More Oil and Water – Book Review
A Raisin in the Sun By: Lorraine Hansberry Review of the 1994 Vintage Books Paperback Edition, with Introduction by Robert Nemiroff First Pub: 1959 Wow. Ok, so I have already read this play- hence the ‘re-read’ element of this review. Not every re-read warrants a brand new review, as often your opinion of a… Read More A Raisin in the Sun – Book Review
About the book: Publisher: Merrimack Media Date of publish: November 2015 Pages: 202 Book: e-book From the darkest of places, comes a story of healing and hope. In his debut novel, The R-Word, Michael Forcier deftly creates a suspenseful story of a young man’s ability to retain his dignity and human kindness, under horrendous… Read More The R-Word – Book Review
Rise by Jayelle Morgan Summary He gave her a night she would never forget…And a child too. A year ago, Emory met the handsome, mysterious Ajax and threw her good-girl nature aside for one night of passion. She was fine accepting the consequences for her actions, and loves her son more than life itself.… Read More Rise – Book Review
Hagseed by Margaret Atwood Date Completed: 5/25/2017 Rating: 9/10 I jumped into this book knowing nothing about it, but that I had heard good things. I found that approach worked really well for me, so if you’d prefer, don’t read this, just know that you have my recommendation.
Beyond Here Lies Nothing by Lee Guthrie, Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic, Rating: 4 stars Beyond Here Lies Nothing pays heavy homage to the Fallout Series of video games. The author acknowledges this by quoting Fallout New Vegas at the beginning of the book, so the reader can expect an experience that delivers the adventure and tragedy of wandering… Read More Beyond Here Lies Nothing – Book Review
I had the opportunity to read Drake and the Fliers without knowing anything about it, and that was the surprise, the real treat. The Fourth Descendant author Allison Maruska’s fearless rendering of a post-apocalyptic fantasy about a teenage boy braving a strange new world is original and compelling. Maruska trims the fat in this raw… Read More Drake and the Fliers – Book Review
The Book Review Directory 