Resist the Machine, by C D Verhoff, is the first of the Avant Nation duology. It started off a little too slow for my taste, and I nearly set it aside.
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Samurai by Joanna White
Happy publication day to author Joanna White, and congratulations on the release of Samurai (Valiant #3)! Samurai (The Valiant Series #3) *Books can be read in any order Publication Date: September 7th, 2021 Genre: Clean Fantasy/ Adventure Okada Akari and Sakamoto Megumi just may be two women in over their head. Okada Akari is […]
Book Review: Nerve by Eva Holland
Nerve is an interesting blend of nonfiction scientific exploration, and memoir. Eva Holland suffers from phobias, and the first part of the book discusses her own experiences with terror, and the traumas that generated them. The middle part was her own efforts at treating the phobias. The final part delved into how fear affects the […]
Book Review: Dragonslayer: Servant of the Crown by Duncan M Hamilton
Servant of the Crown was a great finale to the amazing Dragonslayer series! One character, Boudain, really surprised me. He stepped up and at least tried, instead of acting like a young, spoiled royal. It’s clear he has the potential to be a great ruler. Another character I really liked died in this book too. I understand the […]
A Girl Behind Dark Glasses/ A Girl in One Room by Jessica Taylor-Bearman
Buy on Amazon From a darkened world, bound by four walls, a young woman called Jessica tells the tale of her battle against the M.E Monster. The severest form of a neuro immune disease called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis went to war with her at just 15 years old. From beneath her dark glasses, Jessica glimpses a […]
Book Review: People of the Canyons by Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W Michael Gear
People of the Canyons is number twenty-six (!) in the Gears’ sweeping forays into North America’s epic deep past. Canyons visits the American Southwest, whose the tribes dwell amidst cave and canyon. As always, the trademark spirituality of the series shines through. The Blessed Sun Leather Hand- a Powerful witch cursed by a even more […]
Book Review: Hauntology by Merlin Coverley
This book wasn’t what I expected from reading the description. I was expecting a look at actual ghost stories and tales of haunting, and how the spectral influences the corporeal. Instead, I found myself introduced to a fascinating philosophy that I was wholly unfamiliar with. This notion of how the past ‘haunts’ the present resonated […]
Little People, Big Dreams Redux Sippo
Astrid Lindgren by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara Astrid Lindgren by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara explores the life of this Sweden author. At a young age, Astrid became enraptured by the magic inherent in books. From a simple square of bound paper with little markings covering them, came faeries, Giants, lands to explore, exotic people to […]
Book Review: Thomas Wildus and the Wizard of Sumeria by JM Bergen
Thomas Wildus is back in Thomas Wildus and the Wizard of Sumeria! The boys have had time to relax, and recuperate, but it’s not to last. Following an apparently magical hacking, the race is on to find another magical artifact before Arius can get it. But sinister workings are afoot. Friends may prove enemies in […]
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My First Gratitude Journal by Creative Journals for Kids My First Gratitude Journal is an adorable way to teach children the power and value of gratitude. There is a space a day for a year. Each day has a prompt and space for writing and drawing. Every ten days, there are more in-depth prompts. It’s […]