Warning for the believers that all religious discussion should be silenced, for the sake of preserving peace! This post is not meant to condescend, or patronize anyone’s own religious/spiritual practices; it is a free forum for people to discuss and ponder issues, for those that seek a silent, peaceful place to grapple with such issues,…
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Review of Curse of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler
Amazon/Barnes and Nobles/Books-A-Million/Goodreads Curse of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler Publish by Michael Hebler Review by Christina R. Olivo As October, and Halloween draw near it is around this time that we as humans look towards the very things that frighten us for entertainment. For some reason we have a strange obsession over what scares…
Review of Outlander Book #1, by Diana Gabaldon
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/GoodReads This is the type of novel that you’ll want to read in the thick of autumn, while either dreading or looking forward to the advent of winter. Simply put, Outlander is the perfect addition to your Pumpkin Spice latte filled evenings, as the cool, autumn breeze filters its way through a crack in…
Review A Vision of Fire, by: Gillian Anderson & Jeff Rovin
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Books-A-Million/Goodreads Facilely, a competent or solidly good novel is defined purely by whether or not it accomplished the feat of grabbing the reader’s attention almost immediately, making them flip the pages while in the thralls of a deep spell not easily broken by the distracting or cacophonous of the noises around you. On…
A Man Called Ove
Amazon (Kindle edition) / Barnes and Noble (Nook edition) / Kobo Publisher: Atria Books (July 15, 2014) Review by: Lindsey ‘A Man Called Ove’. Admittedly, this title sounds boring and unimaginative. However, A Man Called Ove couldn’t be further from being boring and unimaginative. In fact, it has been a while since I read such…
Review of Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/ Goodreads Fire Shut Up in My Bones by Charles M. Blow Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Available : September 23, 2014 Review written by : Kristie Hendricks Fire Shut Up in My Bones explores the complexities of sexuality, race, and poverty in our society from the unique mosaic of the individual. With…
Review of “The Zone of Interest,” by Martin Amis
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/Goodreads Yes, a novel centered in the cruel, almost starkly surreal nightmare of the Nazi concentration camps is about the most unsavory setting for any book. And, you’ll feel like some of the characters in this story, who Martin Amis has a remarkable ability to show their apathy, denial, yet their serious…
Dani Hoots’ Review of Chained by Night by Larissa Ione
Chained by Night, Book 2 of The MoonBound Clan Vampires by Larissa Ione Amazon/Barnes & Noble Published by: Pocket Books Review by: Dani Hoots Chained by Night, Book 2 of The MoonBound Clan Vampire, by Larissa Ione follows Hunter, a vampire clan leader, as he has promised to marry Rasha Redmoon, the daughter of another clan…
Review of “A Matter of Mercy,” by: Lynne Hugo
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Books-A-Million/Goodreads Print Length:278 pages Publisher:Blank Slate Press (August 1, 2014) Sold by:Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language:English ASIN:B00LOB5F6I In accordance with FTC guidelines for bloggers and endorsements, I would like to clarify that the books reviewed by me are either purchased/borrowed by me, or provided by the publisher/author free of charge. I am neither…
Review of “Station Eleven,” by: Emily St. John Mandel &Literary Tea Feature
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Books-A-Million/Goodreads “Survival is insufficient” -Star Trek: Voyager- Seasoned actor Arthur Leander, begins this stirring, dark apocalyptic tale, (fusing both melodramatic and darkly humorous elements),standing on a stage at a Toronto Shakespearean theater production, arrayed in the uniform of the tragic Shakespeare character of King Lear, looking outwards onto all the dazed, enthralled faces…
Review of “Horrorstor” Haunted Swedish Kitsch Furniture Book, by: Grady Hendrix
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/Quirk Books/Goodreads When I left this book sitting around my coffee table, my sister remarked with incredulity, “What has happened to the Ikea catalog?” as she paged through it with questions percolating in her head how Ikea could have created such a mockery of their own kitsch-infested, funky, invigorating furniture catalog of…
Shadows on the Highway HF Virtual Book Tours Book Blast Post
Please join Deborah Swift as she tours the blogosphere with HF Virtual Book Tours for Shadow on the Highway (The Highway Trilogy, Book One), from August 25-September 15, and enter to win your own copy! Review, from A Bibliophile’s Reverie, coming sometime in the next few weeks!! Publication Date: July 15, 2014 Endeavor Press Formats:…
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