Paula Berinstein Blood Outside the East Door He leaned forward. “I think there’s something weird going on here.” “At the school?” said Amanda. “Yes.” “What kind of weird thing?” said Ivy. “I’m not sure, but I think something is […]
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Book Review: Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein
This book was reviewed for Lola’s Blog Tours. Bernstein’s Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy is the first in a new middle-grade detective series a lá Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and The Three Investigators. This is a world where the great literary detectives are real people. .Amanda is a young aspiring film […]
Book Review- Driving Heat by Richard Castle
****This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review**** Driving Heat was my first foray into Castle’s books. I must admit, on first coming across it, I didn’t believe it was real! For those who aren’t aware, Richard Castle is the main character of the ABC show Castle. He is a writer looking […]
From Forensics to Fiction Author: How Turning Down a Buckle Changed My Life Path
Sometimes, in losing something, you gain far more, even when it is such an intimate loss as an arm or a leg. Or an eye. Like redwood forests that need the cleansing destruction of Wildfire to burn out strangling undergrowth in order to properly flourish, so might the human spirit need a similar destruction to […]
Book Review- The Ghosts of Ildereen by Phyllis Fox
***This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite. *** What would the walls say if ruins could speak? Ghosts of Ildereen, written by Phyllis Fox, is a tale of history, of love, of hope, and dedication. Heather Gregg has gone to spend the summer taking care of her friend’s home and working on […]