Book Review & Giveaway: Bobos Babes Adventures: A Magical Halloween by Karen M. Bobos

Book Title:  BOBOS BABES ADVENTURES: A MAGICAL HALLOWEEN by Karen M. BobosCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-10),  30 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fairy TalePublisher:  Bobos Babes, Ltd.Release date:   September 2021Content Rating:  G for everyone. It’s a children’s Halloween-themed book about magic and sisterhood. Book Description: It’s Halloween time in the land of Harmony, and the Bobos Babes are ready […]

Book Review & Giveaway: A Mother’s Tale and Other Stories by Khanh Ha

A Mother’s Tale and Other Stories by Khanh Ha Publisher: C&R Press (October 15, 2021)Category: Linked Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Historical FictionISBN: 978-1949540239Available in Print and ebook, 150 pages Description A Mother’s Tale is a tale of salvaging one’s soul from received and inherited war-related trauma. Within the titular beautiful story of a mother’s love […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Chipper Makes Merry by Kimber Fox Morgan

Book Title:  Chipper Makes Merry by Kimber Fox MorganCategory: Children’s Fictions (Ages 3-7)Genre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Simple Wonder Press, 34 pagesRelease date:  October 2021Content Rating:  Rated G – Suitable for All Ages Book Description: ​A “Mom’s Choice Award Winner”! ​Tip toe, tip toe, crackle, crunch! ​Chipper the Fox sneaks through the forest to spread cheer to his weary […]

Book Review & Giveaway: My Cat is Blue by Sarah Sommer

Book Title:  My Cat Is Blue by Sarah SommerCategory: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  36 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot BooksRelease date:  October 2021Format: Print – Hardback USAContent Rating:  G – Children’s picture book featuring feelings of sadness and grief (loss of a pet), but no explicit content or language. When someone you love is feeling down in the dumps, […]

Audiobook Review & Giveaway: No Names to be Given by Julia Brewer Daily

Book Title:  No Names to Be GivenCategory: Adult Fiction (18 +)  Genre: Vintage Women’s FictionPublisher:  Admission Press IncRelease date:   08/2021Content Rating:  PG + M. No bad language, but mature subjects like suicide and a rape scene. These are both mild and not explicit. Fade to black kind of scenes.  Today’s young women will not understand how our families made us feel shame […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Bandits of Basswood by E.P. Bellows

Title: BANDITS OF BASSWOODAuthor: E.P. BellowsPublisher: IndependentPages: 195Genre: Children’s Fantasy John William Drake was born an explorer; just like many, many Drakes before him. His adventure really began with the discovery of a book hidden in the ceiling, followed by the mysterious disappearance of his father. He lived every day in misery until his twelfth […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Our Moon Festival by Yobe Qiu

Book Title:  Our Moon Festival by Yobe QiuCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  30 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture Book Publisher:  Yobe Qiu LLCRelease date:  January 2020Content Rating:  G Book Description: ​”Our Moon Festival” is a beautifully illustrated children’s book celebrating the unique ways the Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese communities celebrate the Moon Festival. The story highlights different families and their traditions as they […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Punk’s Plight: The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs by Hope A. Walter

Book Title: The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs: Punk’s Plight by Dr. Hope A. Walter, EdDCategory: Children’s Fiction (Ages 5-12), 38 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: MascotRelease date: Aug, 2021Content Rating: G. This is not just another book about a dog! Meet Punk, an eight-year-old petite English Bulldog. Her life appears great right now, but it […]

Book Review & Giveaway: The Awakening by Dana Clair

The Awakening: Three Sources. Two Worlds. One Connection.by Dana Claire Publisher:  Chamberlain Publishing House (May 20, 2021)Series: The Blood-Light Trilogy #2Category: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Aliens, RomanceISBN: 978-1792367090Available in Print and ebook,  319 pages The government called her a weapon. Her mother called her a gift. She called it a forced fate. Beatrice Walker is […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Odyssey of Ashes by Cheryl Krauter

Odyssey of Ashes: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Letting Go by Cheryl Krauter Publisher:  She Writes Press, (July 20, 2021)Category: Memoir, Grief, Loss, HealingISBN: 978-1647421328Available in Print and ebook, 168 pages Odyssey of Ashes: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Letting Go begins with the sudden death of Cheryl Krauter’s spouse. Five months later, in […]

Book Review & Giveaway: The Red Fence by Ed Damiano

Book Title:  THE RED FENCE by Ed DamianoCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  38 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot BooksRelease date:   July, 2021Content Rating:  G for everyone. Book Description: In the uniform town of Vanderloo,Everyone, everywhere has the same view.What happens when Astred, tiny Todd, and NedDecide to paint their white fence red? Children’s author and Mom’s Choice […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Amal the Thirsty Gamal: A Christmas Tale by Robert Schorr

Book Title:  Amal the Thirsty Gamal: A Christmas Tale by Robert SchorrCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  38 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture Book Publisher:  Mascot Release date:  July, 2021Content Rating:  G. Book Description: The charming tale told in Amal the Thirsty Gamal is for every young person who might be anxious about how they are viewed by those around them (and yes, camels care […]

Book Review: I Miss School by Ryan Reaves

Book Title:  I Miss School by Ryan ReavesCategory:  Children’s Non-Fiction (Ages 3-7),  24 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Dawn ReavesRelease date:   Feb 2021Content Rating:  G for everyone. Book Description: “I Miss School” is written by a child, for a child. In this heartwarming and honest story, kids will understand that their feelings about the pandemic are normal and […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Enigma by Chris Bennett

Book Title: Enigma (Road to the Breaking Book 2) by Chris BennettCategory: Adult Fiction (18 +) , 514 pagesGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: CPB Publishing, LLCRelease date: February 2021Content Rating: PG-13. Cursing, violence and war scenes, etc. Book Description “How can I call myself a man of good conscience, when I myself am no better than a […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Alicia Connected: The Big Gift by Derek Fisher

Book Title:  Alicia Connected: The Big Gift by Derek FisherCategory:  Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12),  86 pagesGenre:  Middle Grade FictionPublisher:  Securely BuiltRelease date:   May 2020Content Rating:  G for everyone. Book Description: Alicia has finally entered a new world of technology when her parents give her a tablet for her birthday. She has watched and listened to her friends […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Road to the Breaking by Chris Bennett

Book Title:  Road to the BreakingCategory: Adult Fiction (18 +) , 345 pagesGenre: Historical FictionPublisher:  CPB Publishing, LLCRelease date:   January 2021Content Rating:  PG-13. Cursing, violence and war scenes, etc.  ​Book Description: ​Nothing survived “The Breaking” unchanged; lives and fortunes, love and hate, freedom and slavery … It’s early 1860, and war hero Captain Nathaniel Chambers, commander U.S. Army Fort Davis in the […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Bentley and the Magic Sticks! by Claire Eckard

Book Title:  Bentley and the Magic Sticks by Claire EckardCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  38 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mill City Press, IncRelease date:   April 2021Content Rating:  G for everyone. Book Description: Bentley and the Magic Sticks follows this extra-large canine as he finds out that his favorite sticks have magical powers, thanks to a wonderful Fairy […]

Audiobook Review & Giveaway: Taking Notes on Murder by C.S. Mcdonald

Book Title:  Taking Notes on Murder:  A Fiona Quinn Mystery #9Author:  C.S. McDonald​Category:  YA Fiction, 184 pagesRun Time: 5 hoursGenre:  Cozy MysteryPublisher:  McWriter BooksRelease date:  May 19, 2020Content Rating:  G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone–adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: Mysterious notes are showing […]

Audiobook Review & Giveaway: Bon Voyage to Murder by C.S. Mcdonald

Book Title:  Bon Voyage to Murder:  A Fiona Quinn Mystery #8Author:  C.S. McDonald​Category:  YA Fiction, 198 pagesRun Time: 6 hours, 52 minutesGenre:  Cozy MysteryPublisher:  McWriter BooksRelease date:  Nov 5, 2019Content Rating:  G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone–adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!) Book Description: Hooray! Fiona […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Bob the Banana Goes Bad by Steve Petzinger and Selai Akbar-Hussain

Book Title:  BOB THE BANANA GOES BAD by Steve Petzinger and Selai Akbar-HussainCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  38 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Mascot BooksRelease date:   June, 2021Content Rating:  G for everyone. Book Description: In this heartwarming story, Bob the banana goes on an emotional journey as he worries about going bad before he can be of any […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Finding Family in a Far-Away Land by Amanda Wall

Book Title:  Finding Family in a Far-Away Land: An Adoption Story by Amanda WallCategory:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7),  44 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture Book, AdoptionPublisher:  BookBabyRelease date:   March 29, 2021Content Rating:  G for everyone. Book Description: Every adoption experience is uniquely different but the yearning to have unconditional family love is universal. Two Indian sisters, Priya and Ari, […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Darkness Hides by J.C. Gatlin

Book Title: DARKNESS HIDES by J.C. GatlinCategory:  Adult Fiction (18 + yrs), 251 pagesGenre:  Mystery / SuspensePublisher:  Milford House PressRelease date:  April 2021Content Rating:  PG-13: There are a couple of murders and mild language (damn, shit) Someone she knows is watching.Someone she knows is stalking.And something hides in the darkness. With a Category 4 hurricane about to make […]