Community Board by Tara Conklin takes a satirical look at neighborhoods in the digital age. If you are a member of your neighborhood NextDoor or similar app, you know. Suspicious persons, lost pets, creepy creepers, and angry folks turn to NextDoor to ramp up the crazy. It's HOA board meetings on steroids. The main character, [...]
The Fireballer is a novel that examines how the game of baseball would react to a pitcher who threw 10-15 MPH faster than any pitcher had ever been recorded throwing.
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane is an examination of a marriage in crisis and what makes a family. The novel begins with Jess and Malcolm separated, and takes place over a week where there is a blizzard, a financial crisis, and a police investigation of a missing person.
Monica Brashears is an incredible writer and I look forward to watching what will certainly be an acclaimed and accomplished writing career. There are critics and professors out there who can tell you "why" this story writes itself into your bones, I'm not one of them. All I can tell you is that it does.
Yours Truly is the second book in the Part of Your World series. It functions fine as a standalone. The couple in the first book in the series are secondary characters in this story. The female main character (FMC) in Yours Truly is the best friend of the FMC in Part of Your World. Yours [...]
Looking for a book that's perfect for a road trip? That is entertaining AND appropriate for kids? Like most great children's books and fairy tales, the story begins after some sort of tragedy. In this case, Coyote Sunrise and her dad, Rodeo, have changed their names and converted an old school bus into a house. [...]
Happy Place by Emily Henry is a contemporary romance novel about a couple that has broken their engagement but are forced to pretend to still be together for a friend's wedding.
The God of All Endings by Jacqueline Holland is described on it's amazon page by Library Journal as "Great for fans of Interview With A Vampire and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue." I knew right then that I was going to read this book and I was going to love this book! The God [...]
One Minute Book Rec! Calor by J.J. Fischer is a hidden gem, a Fantasy trilogy for adults. Quick review plus I dug up an alternate book cover at the author's site. You know you want to see it!
Three beautiful, large diamond paintings: Venice, Tulips, and the World - all less than $18 on Amazon. I usually never do product reviews but I highly recommend these kits for anyone looking for unique gifts or a new hobby.
