***This book was reviewed by independent request and via Netgalley Amazon Wisdom Keeper is the inspiring story of one woman’s life, as she struggles to find her place amidst the turmoil of revolution, culture shock, and family who has a hard time understanding and appreciating her sensitive, empathic nature. As a child, Van Tuyl lived […]
***This book as reviewed for the San Francisco and Seattle Book Reviews, and for Scribner via Netgalley Education of a Coroner by John Bateson tells the intriguing experiences of Ken Holmes, former coroner of Marin County in California. For forty-odd years, Holmes worked in the coroner’s office, first as a death investigator, then later as […]
Life and Things So, this week has been slow with reading. Education of a Coroner took longer than expected. Not much done on the writing front either. I did add more to the Kruetzet Archives, on Port Jericho. In keeping with the theme of Port Jericho, I renamed my Weekly Recap and Month in Review […]
***This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review and Sounds True Publishing Via Netgalley DeSilver’s Writing as a Path to Awakening elicits a beautiful dialogue with the soul. Writing can help you find who you truly are. Combined with techniques of mindfulness and meditation, it can be a powerful catalyst. This book will teach […]
Black Bird of the Gallows, by Megan Kassel, is a haunting modern-day fable. Millennia ago, magic existed, a force to be reckoned with. It was purged from the land, though, and man’s memory of what was faded. Humans have such short memories. Magic still exists, in small pockets of being such as in the harbingers, […]
Awakening Dracones Book 1 by Sheri-Lynn Marean Genre: Dark Paranormal Fantasy Romance If it lives, it can die … even immortal dragon shifters. Unfairly cursed and then mercilessly hunted for a thousand years by a powerful group of druid witches, the Dracones fight for their very survival. After their village was massacred, Tierney and her […]
This is my stop during the book blitz for Forsake by Andrea Pearson. This book blitz is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The book blitz takes place on 19 October. See the tour schedule here. There is a tour wide giveaway for the book blitz of Forsake. One winner will win a $50 Amazon […]
Grand prize package: • Signed paperback copy of The Goblins of Bellwater • $10 Starbucks gift card • “Flowerwatch” necklace/pocket watch • Artistic guided journal/sketchbook • Copy of Brian Froud’s Goblins! Air prize package: • Signed paperback copy of The Goblins of Bellwater • Air-element necklace • […]
***This book was reviewed for Central Ave Publishing via Netgalley The Goblins of Bellwater is a bewitching tale of curses, enchantment, and the power of the unseen. In the woods around Bellwater, Washington, a tribe of mischievous goblins dwell. So long as their human liaison, Kit, brings them a tithing of gold each month, they […]
Life and Things I watched Amazon’s Lore series this week. Dude, so awesome! I also watched the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery, and while I enjoy it as a sci-fi show in and of itself, nothing of it feels like ‘Star Trek’ to me. I think I’ve enjoyed The Orville more, if I’m going […]
