Truthwitch by Susan Dennard is a wild ride into a new world of myth and magic. Welcome to the Witchlands. Safiya and Iseult are two unusual witches. One- Safi- bears the burden of a rare type of witchery. She is a Truthwitch, her magic granting the ability to tell truth from lie. Iseult is a […]
In Focus: Meditation by Jacqueline Towers is a comprehensive overview of meditation that serves as a perfect introduction to the subject. It looks at what meditation actually is, how different religious and spiritual practises view it, and the various tools of common meditation practises. I appreciate that the author stresses that no tools or equipment […]
Captive by Donna Stoltzfus is about the tragedies of war, and overcoming prejudices. It is 1944 and John Witmer has gone to the neighboring Miller farm to work, earning money to help his family while his father is off fighting in the war. Also working on the farm is a small group of German POWs. […]
The Devil’s Fingers by Hunter Shea is next in the One Size Eats All series. Autumn Winters and her friends have gone on a camping outing in a parkland forest near Merritt Lake. Out hiking, they stumble into a meadow of weird looking plants with grotesque tentacles. When disturbed by Autumn, a budding botanist, the […]
Macaroni the Great and the Sea Beast by Whitney Childers Childers’ charming Macaroni the Great and the Sea Beast is told from the point of view of Macaroni, a big ginger kitty who goes out each day with his human Sammy to fish in the ocean. Of course, Macaroni is the one in charge! He […]
Jurassic Giants by Jacqueline A Ball Jurassic Giants by Jacqueline A Ball opens with a brief overview of the Mesozoic, before delving into the first of six major foci of the book- Tyrannosaurus Rex. The others are Giganotosaurus, Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Utahraptor, and Sarcosuchus. Each section had a few pages devoted to each dino and how […]
The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque is one of a series following various Mayan queens through ancient prehistory. K’inuuw Mat is the daughter of the ruler of the city of Uxte’kuh. People believe she will follow her matrilineal line by being the daughter of her generation who will serve the goddess Ix Chel […]
The Color of Lies by CJ Lyons is an intriguing exploration of the world of a family of synesthetes, and one young woman in particular. Ella Cleary, like most of her family on her mother’s side, has a form of synesthesia. This is a unique condition where two or more of the senses become cross-wired. […]
Broken Arrow is first in Durant’s Darkened Destiny series, following the adventures of half-breed Ealdred. Despised for what he is, Ealdred has been a slave his entire life. When the sorcerer Zeldek captures Ealdred and brings him to the stronghold of Gaiztoak, he learns there’s more to his past than ever he realised. Zeldek tries […]
Inward by Yung Pueblo is a beautiful collection of spiritual poems. Two serve as an intro of sorts, followed by 5 sections- Distance, Union, Interlude, Self-Love, and Understanding. This book dealt me a gut punch. These poems sang to my soul, conjuring sadness and longing, but hope as well. They are about loving yourself, and […]
