The book 117 Most Common English Idioms and Phrasal Verbs by Zhanna Hamilton goes through 117 expressions used in everyday communication as well as in writing. The book follows the same pattern throughout: English idiom, meaning (where the author gives a synonym or an explanation...

Zhanna Hamilton’s 99 Business Idioms and Phrasal Verbs is a very useful book for people looking for a concise alphabetical list of expressions which are useful in business settings and also in informal settings. Every language has its list of expressions that are conveniently and...

Reading Zhanna Hamilton’s Becoming a Female Marine brought back memories of my own training in the Army Reserve, although not as extensive. For those who watch war or military related films, many aspects of Hamilton’s booklet will not come as a surprise. From the first...

The Best Phrasal Verbs and How to Use Them by Zhanna Hamilton is a book that will teach readers how to use phrasal verbs and give more impact to the sentences they are forming and using while writing and speaking. Phrasal verbs form an integral...

Writing Prompts that Increase Your Creativity and Eliminate Writer's Block is a guidebook by Zhanna Hamilton. After a brief introduction, the book splits into several sections containing numbered prompts intended to inspire creative writing. These prompts could be used for personal practice at home, or...

In The Seamstress of Jamestown by Barbara Hettwer, Emma has a dream. She's had this dream since she was a young girl and she read her brother's book about the wild west. Emma's dream becomes her life's ambition, to venture west and create a life...

The Montague Portrait by Matt Drabble is a horror fiction revolving around an ominous painting of Hugo Montague and his wife Eleanor, a masterpiece by Benedict Worthington in 1923. Driven by his degenerating mental stability and his cruel nature, Hugo accused his young wife of...

In The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth: A Story of Love, author Gerry Pirani offers readers a glimpse into the lives of disturbed mental health and gay and abusive relationships. John is a privileged Englishman with a dark childhood history which infiltrates and pervades...

Secrets of Craps and Other Casino Games by Edward J. George describes how the game can be played. The author's expert knowledge of the game works well. The topics cover the game rules, table selection, betting strategies, survival tactics, game cycle and much more. Gambling...

Carlisle has big dreams of being a world famous chef, but to do that she needs to win the local barbecue contest so she can pay for culinary school. Unfortunately, a mishap with ribs and barbecue sauce burns down the shed belonging to her landlord...

Starting from the premise that losing weight doesn’t have to be a tedious process, the book Weight Loss Delight: How to Win While Losing by Bibi Sidoff starts with the author’s personal experience of what didn’t work and what eventually worked for her. After a...

Chesca and the Spirit of Grace is written by Lara O’Brien. Chesca is happy living on the farm with her Ma and Da and beloved farm animals who can talk. She has a special relationship with them, especially her pet mouse. When her mother is...

Unleashed is the first in the Sydney Rye novel series by Emily Kimelman. The story opens with a prologue hinting at how the life of a young directionless coffeehouse server, Joy Humbolt, takes a 90 degree turn and she becomes Sydney Rye. In this first...

Julia was not always a Lost Soul; she was once the daughter of a wealthy man about town in a time when daughters were nothing more than property to be bartered off to the highest bidder in marriage. Julia begins the story by telling us...

I have now had the pleasure of reading Trinity Icon, the third installment of Steve Wilson’s Michael Neill Adventures. The story opens with a tale from days long gone, when the Swedes invaded Poland. The story of the Swedes’ raid is passed through the ages,...

If you want to get into the soy jar candle business, How to Make a Great Soy Jar Candle: Revealing My Favourite Candle Suppliers by Amber Richards is the book for you. It doesn't cover the business aspect of it, but the actual making of...

The Willing Stone is the first book in The Adventures of Abby and Sofia series by Beth Winokur. It's a story that takes readers on a fantastic journey which grabbed this reader's imagination and kept me guessing as to what might happen next with Abby...

Shadow Journey: A Mrs. Blackstone Story by S.D. O’Donnell is a short story based on one of the characters in O’Donnell’s book, Deadly Memories. The story tells of a woman, Vera Blackstone, and her husband, Ted. Ted is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He...

The Best Bits of Physics by Alasdair C. Shaw is a concise guide to the theory of physics without all the tedious math equations. Part one is aimed at the novice reader curious about quantum science. Shaw explains in easy to understand terminology Newton’s Laws,...

In Borrowed Wings by Regina Puckett, a baby dragon faces insecurities just like any other baby. His head is too big, his wings are too small, and he can't fly like the other little dragons. His momma notices his distress and then lets him borrow...