Tag: book review

  • Hinder by Kristin Ping | Book Review

    This book was given to me as part of the Rockstar BookTour for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.  This was one of the worst reads I made myself go through in a long while. Between information dump that is unnecessary to the story, outrageous descriptions, writing inconsistency and cliche after…

  • The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris | Book Review

      The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris   When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and magic in a sleepy New England town. But like any good trick, things change instantly as greedy B.B. Bosso and his crew of crooked carnies arrive to steal anything and everything they can…

  • These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner | Book Review

    These Broken Stars Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive – alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie deserted terrain for help. Everything changes when they uncover…

  • Mama Graciela’s Secret | Book Review

    This book by Author Assistant was given to me for an honest review Mamá Graciela’s Secret Written by Mayra Calvani Illustrated by Sheila Fein MacLaren-Cochrane Publishing www.maclaren-cochranepublishing.com Description: Mamá Graciela’s TENDER, CRUNCHY, SPICY bacalaítos fritos are the best in town… Local customers (including stray cats!) come from all over the island to enjoy her secret…

  • Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer | Book Review

      I have given this book for free for an honest review.   A kingdom burns. A princess sleeps. This is no fairy tale. It all started with the burning of the spindles. No. It all started with a curse… Half sisters Isabelle and Aurora are polar opposites: Isabelle is the king’s headstrong illegitimate daughter,…

  • Turtles All The Way Down by John Green | Book Review

    Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is…

  • An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson | Book Review

      Isobel is a prodigy portrait artist with a dangerous set of clients: the sinister fair folk, immortal creatures who cannot bake bread, weave cloth, or put a pen to paper without crumbling to dust. They crave human Craft with a terrible thirst, and Isobel’s paintings are highly prized among them. But when she receives…

  • Cashed Out by Michael H. Rubin | Book Review

    This book was provided to me by the author for an honest review.   One failed marriage. Two jobs lost. Three maxed out credit cards. “Schex” Schexnaydre was a failure as a lawyer. Until three weeks ago, he had no clients and no cash — no clients except for infamous toxic waste entrepreneur G.G. Guidry,…

  • Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull | Book Review

    This book was given to me for an honest review. All opinions are my own.   Poppy Hooper and Ember Hawkweed couldn’t lead more different lives. Poppy is a troubled teen: moving from school to school, causing chaos wherever she goes, never making friends or lasting connections. Ember is a young witch, struggling to find…

  • Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh | Book Review

    The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist. Since Mariko was not born a boy, her fate was sealed the moment…