4 Stars Grand read Richardson pens an interesting, character-driven story in Hunt for the Troll. I haven't read work from this author before, and I enjoyed this story. This author brings the story to life. The characters had a lot of depth and were very mysterious and assorted. I know assorted characters sounds strange, but the characters, each had their own uniqueness that brought a lot to the story. I read a lot of stories, and I love the different writing styles and storyt

4 Stars A grand sequel Guirguis & Michaan pen a fantastical story in Red's Soul. I read the first book in this series The Chronicles of Agartha and enjoyed it. The characters had a lot of depth and were very real. I read a lot of stories, and I love the different writing styles and storytelling abilities. These authors have a unique writing style, and though it is penned by two authors, it's interesting how there aren't distinctions between one author's writing and imaginati

4 Stars A very mystical story Zaber pens a mystical story in Ashes and Blood. I haven't read anything from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. Enter a new realm, a new reality and the ability to morph. It's starts as a normal adventure for Megan and her friends, as they travel (basically through light). It's a grand read, and very interesting. I like how authors can create mystical and magical worlds or realms, a whole new reality. A very well-written story, and I en

4 Stars Interestingly unique Sury pens a very interesting and intriguing story in Jestus. I have read anything from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. There was something very different about this fantastical story, and first, it was in first person. I know, not unique, but in this story, this makes it complex and unique because our main character has different aliases, and puts himself in different situations, where somehow, he makes it out the other end. It's a cr

4 Stars Huge Fan! I am a huge fan of John Douglas books. His FBI profiling books and discussions about real cases intrigue and inspire me. Douglas writes well and brings the reader into the dark side of serial killers and torturers. It was an amazing book and I love how his mind works. I've personally used his books to do research for my own novels. Love his work and as long as he writes it, I will read it. is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I look forw

4 Stars Educational and fun Yiangou brings a new look at the "I Spy" game and turned the game into children's books. This one is about learning about Fruit & Vegetables. This another volume in her "I spy with my little eye" series. A wonderful book filled with grand illustrations, and it is fun to read to a child, and then, they can have fun learning Fruit & Vegetables and they can learn about what they may not know. What a wonderfully thought-out story for a child. From Aa t

4 Stars Interesting read This author pens an interesting time-traveler story in A Breach in Time. The characters were well developed and engaging. I enjoyed this story very much, such a grand read. This author brings her stories to life, as the characters are well-developed. There is a great chemistry between the characters, and a depth that makes them realistic and even flawed. The author put this story together with its time-travel adventure as well as romance and even a hi

4 Stars An undeniable thirst for survival Marks pens an interesting post-apocalyptic story in The Ark of the Apocalypse. I haven't read work from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. To me, it seems like not only Earth, but water are main characters for the setting of this story about a dying planet. Death seems imminent, as others are dying, proving that there is a humanity extinction. It's not just the future of the humanity, but the survival and starting over, on a

Full title: Heartbreak Sucks! How to Get Over Your Breakup in 30 Days by Jared Woods 4 Stars A unique "self-help" book Woods pens an interesting title in Heartbreak Sucks! How to Get Over Your Breakup in 30 Days. This is the first book of this author's that I've read. The book gives information that is personal, and helps someone get over heartbreak, well, after a breakup. And what breakup doesn't end in heart break? I like that it also brought in humor, and how to deal with

4 Stars For anyone who's ever been a teenage girl! Hager pens a very relatable, teenage angst story in Next Door to a Star. I have read work from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. The characters were so realistic, and very cliquey. This author brings the story to life, more like the life that teens live in high school. The characters had a lot of depth and were very realistic. It's full of backstabbing, jealousy and terrible lies, yes, your typical teens, especiall

Full Title: Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage: A True Story of Murder in San Diego's Jazz Age by James Stewart 4 Stars Interesting Case Stewart shares the story of Fritzie Mann, a woman washed up on the shore of Torrey Pines beach. She was a dancer. She also was secretive. The case is very interesting, and it made investigators indecisive, as to what happened. This was 1923. Later, a major scandal was discovered about my Mann was probably killed. I found it to be an interesting

4 Stars A grand fantastical sequel Puerto pens a fantastical story in Flicker of the Flame, the second book in the Outlawed Myth series. The characters were raw and very relatable. This author brings the story to life. The characters, especially, Tereka, had a lot of depth, and were very realistic. Tereka has gone through so much in her life, and it is time for her to make her life her own. Tereka finds out secrets and it shapes how she looks at her life, and her involvement

4 Stars Grand read Travis pens a grand story in Pity the Living not the dead. I have read work from this author before, a lot of works. and I really enjoyed them all. I did enjoy this story, and really liked the conflicted characters of Elijah and Liam. I think the fantasy part of the story, and bringing in the connection, no matter how they try to avoid it, there is connection. The characters had a lot of depth, and were very realistic. Human or not human, it's a destined co

4 Stars Gritty and terrifying The Dark Truth is definitely that, dark. It brings a terror to Elizabeth, who is lovely neurotic, but strong. So very strong. Knaak writes well and brings light into a darkness and terrorizing story. It's not that romantic vampiric story, it's raw and deviant, and it brings the reader into the dark side. It's a magnificent journey as the characters brings life into the story, and sends the reader in on the journey. A very well written story, one

4 Stars A justice failure Francis writes about Joshua Wade, a serial killer in Alaska, in Ice and Bone: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer. Wade killed six women, mostly Native Alaskan, in the summer of 2003. Wade went on trial, and won, then started a new trek of killing. He was really the shadow, that evaded investigators and even conviction. Francis writes the story well, telling the details of Wade's destruction of life and justice. It's a very chilling story, and until I

4 Stars Grand vampiric story Wilson pens a grand story in Ascension Of the Blood Throne. I have read work from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. The characters were realistic and very raw. I liked this story because even though Lilith was an average vampiric teenager, she wasn't immature. She's coming of age so-to-speak, dealing with her powers. Hunters and immortality encompass this story of secrets, and twists. This author brings the story to life. The story brin

4 Stars Sweet romance with a bit of a twist Lange pens a sweet story in Joining Hearts For Christmas. I haven't read work from this author before, and I enjoyed this story. In her world, Lady Charlotte is the daughter of a duke, and she must get married, love or not. It's a unique take on a romance story, but it adds dimension, so it's not just love at first sight or whatever. Lady Charlotte's father gives her an ultimatum. She is definitely a strong and almost defiant charac

Full Title: Adventure by Chicken Bus: An Unschooling Odyssey through Central America by Janet LoSole 4 Stars Quite the Adventure LoSole pens a title in about her and her family's harrowing "homeschool-field trip" in Adventure by Chicken Bus: An Unschooling Odyssey through Central America. I've homeschooled my children, brought them on field trips, but never thought about diving into Central America. It would sound like an interesting fiction story, but it happened, the ups an

4 Stars Grand epic fantasy Starkston pens a grand story in Sorcery in Alpara. I have read work from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. The characters were real, and fit the genre, and story. This author brings the story to life. The characters had a lot of depth, and were very realistic. Curses and traitors, and wonderful sorcery behind every corner, along with the twists that enter the life of Tesha. I like this character, strong and powerful. Who could ask for mor