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 […]

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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 […]

Book Review: Cries from the Lost Island by Kathleen O’Neal Gear

Kathleen O’Neal Gear’s Cries from the Lost Island followed Hal and his friend Robert after they find their friend Cleo murdered, and set out to grant her last request. Cleo claims to be the reincarnation of Cleopatra. They set out with archaeologist Dr James Moriarty to visit Egypt in hopes of finding the legendary graves […]

Book Review: The Summer I Drowned by Taylor Hale

****TRIGGER WARNINGS: focus on death, suicidal thoughts, drowning, PTSD/ phobias, paranoia, homicide, mental/ physical/ emotional abuse. Five years after a terrible accident nearly killed Olivia, she returns to her childhood home to visit old friends, and to face her fears. The Summer I Drowned by Taylor Hale weaves together elements of a mystery, a psychological […]

Book Review: Old Bones by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Preston and Child’s novel Old Bones sends the reader delving into the past in search of the infamous Donner Expedition’s Lost Camp. When historian Clive Benton comes in possession of a rare journal he approaches Nora Kelly. He has the perfect pitch for Nora, and the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology. The journal can help […]

Book Review: The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee

***TRIGGER WARNING: adult/minor sexual relationship, sexual/physical/etc abuse, addiction, mention of suicide The Electric Heir is the finale in Victoria Lee’s Feverwake duology. Several months have passed since Dara and Noam parted ways. They’ve both changed, and now they’re ostensibly mortal enemies, fighting on different sides. As Lehrer’s conquest plans ramp up, Noam and Dara must […]