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Conversations with the Goddess ... by Dorothy Atalla

Oct 7, 2021

Conversations with the Goddess ... by Dorothy Atalla

Full Title: Conversations with the Goddess: Encounter at Petra, Place of Power by Dorothy Atalla 5 Stars Powerful and empowering! Dorothy Atalla tells her story in Conversations with the Goddess: Encounter at Petra, Place of Power. I haven't read work from this author before, and this was one book I won't soon forget. Some may say it's a book of fiction, but I truly believe the words written by Atalla, and how beliefs can bring one peace, and the feeling of completeness. Atal

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Heartbreak Sucks! ... by Jared Woods

Oct 7, 2021

Heartbreak Sucks! ... by Jared Woods

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

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Next Door to a Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager

Oct 5, 2021

Next Door to a Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager

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

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Valedictorian of the Bottom-Feeders by James F. Miller II

Oct 5, 2021

Valedictorian of the Bottom-Feeders by James F. Miller II

5 Stars Passionate misery! This collection of poetry and innovative thinking by James F. Miller II is a magnetic work of words. Miller always has a way with words, the connection of life and tragedy, hopelessness, mixed with light and darkness. The title is just the beginning for this imaginative truth of words, when life takes a downward spiral, hitting bottom, and sometimes staying there. It's one of those collections you won't soon forget. One of my favorite is "a pause (a

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Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage... by James Stewart

Oct 5, 2021

Mystery At The Blue Sea Cottage... by James Stewart

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

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Flicker of the Flame by Evelyn Puerto

Oct 4, 2021

Flicker of the Flame by Evelyn Puerto

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

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BEYOND VENGEANCE TO FORGIVENESS ... by Frederick A. Moore

Oct 1, 2021

BEYOND VENGEANCE TO FORGIVENESS ... by Frederick A. Moore

Full Title: BEYOND VENGEANCE TO FORGIVENESS: A Memoir of Christ's Transforming Power by Frederick A. Moore 5 Stars Inspiring Moore pens a inspirational story in BEYOND VENGEANCE TO FORGIVENESS: A Memoir of Christ's Transforming Power. I haven't read work from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. This book gives a lot of information about self-and life-reflection. From the days of being angry and at war with oneself, and then finding the true meaning of forgiveness. Mo

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Pity the Living not the dead by TL Travis

Oct 1, 2021

Pity the Living not the dead by TL Travis

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

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Flashback Reviews is coming back!

Oct 1, 2021

Flashback Reviews is coming back!

Flashback Friday Reviews is coming back to Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. If you don't know what Flashback Friday Reviews is about, then let me explain it to you. I will randomly select past reviews (posted between 2014 and 2019) and run them on Fridays. They are titled with the words Flashback Reviews. Also, for authors that are interested or want one (or more) of their past reviews posted again on this blog, they can request it via email with the words "flashback review" in the s

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The Dark Truth by Jerry Knaak

Sep 30, 2021

The Dark Truth by Jerry Knaak

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

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Born for Life: Midwife in Africa by Julie Watson

Sep 30, 2021

Born for Life: Midwife in Africa by Julie Watson

5 Stars Powerfully life-giving Watson pens a magnetic memoir in Born for Life: Midwife in Africa. I have read work from this author before, and I learned even more about this life-giving woman. This book gives a lot of information about the author's journey in Zambia, Africa. She is a midwife, and spent many months taking care of women and their children, babies. I must say that it is awe-inspiring, not just the work that Julie does, but where she does it, and how she does it

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The Ace of Clubs by Patricia Loofbourrow

Sep 29, 2021

The Ace of Clubs by Patricia Loofbourrow

5 Stars Intriguing and probably my favorite! Loofbourrow pens an intriguing and magnificent story in The Ace of Clubs, book three of the Red Dog Conspiracy series. This author has a great imagination and I'm glad it's being shared with stories. I enjoyed the first two parts of this, but I think this is my favorite of all of them. I love Jaqui, and her secrets that weren't just her own, are about to be exposed, and then the story takes it from there. It's character-driven and

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Bald is Beautiful ... by Carola Schmidt

Sep 29, 2021

Bald is Beautiful ... by Carola Schmidt

Bald is Beautiful A letter for a fabulous girl by Carola Schmidt and Dian Ovieta (Illustrator) 5 Stars Heartwarming and heart fulfilling Schmidt pens a magnificent story in Bald is Beautiful A letter for a fabulous girl. I have read work from this author before, and I really enjoyed it. The illustrations were magnificently placed in the story and added more beauty to the story. This book would be perfect to read to a child or have the child read it back. "Bald is powerful, Ba

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The Tritonus Venture by Daniel McMillan

Sep 28, 2021

The Tritonus Venture by Daniel McMillan

5 Stars Fast forward to 2066!!! McMillan pens a wonderfully written story in The Tritonus Venture. I have read work from this author before, and I really like whatever McMillan writes. I was interested in the title, and what exactly it meant, so I looked up Tritonus, and interestingly enough, it means "a musical interval composed of three whole tones." So, with that in mind, I read the story. I liked being "fast-forwarded" to 2066. I always wondered what life would be like th

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Ice and Bone: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer by Monte Francis

Sep 27, 2021

Ice and Bone: Tracking An Alaskan Serial Killer by Monte Francis

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

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Ascension Of the Blood Throne by Mikel Wilson

Sep 27, 2021

Ascension Of the Blood Throne by Mikel Wilson

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

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Joining Hearts For Christmas by Rebecca Lange

Sep 23, 2021

Joining Hearts For Christmas by Rebecca Lange

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

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Adventure by Chicken Bus ... by Janet LoSole

Sep 23, 2021

Adventure by Chicken Bus ... by Janet LoSole

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

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Perfect by Savannah Kade

Sep 22, 2021

Perfect by Savannah Kade

3 Stars Sweet story Kade pens a sweet story in Perfect. I haven't read work from this author before, and I did like this story. I liked the premise of the story, and of course, the main character, Baily Ann, is someone to get used to. I wasn't sure if I liked her, but then I realized that could be a good thing. I understand the wanting to be perfect, but no one is. The premise of the story was intriguing, as two high-school sweethearts, now grown have reconnected. There is a

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Ghost in the Reflection-Letters to Erin by James F. Miller II

Sep 22, 2021

Ghost in the Reflection-Letters to Erin by James F. Miller II

5 Stars Bold! This collection of poetry and innovative thinking by James F. Miller II is a remarkable/wonderful work of words. It was a two-part collection Ghost in the Reflection, and Letters to Erin. Each one told a story, digging down into the darkness of hate, deceit and heartache, and heartbreak. It was bold and told the truths that not everyone is brave enough to say truths out loud. It's an amazing collection, and the words have such an impact on thoughts and perspecti

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