Two Kingdoms: The epic struggle for truth and purpose amidst encroaching darkness - a medieval fantasy by DC Moore is a completely engrossing YA fantasy journey. This debut novel has all you want in a medieval story: character-driven storylines, life-defining choices, compelling conflict and dialogue,...

Super Dense Crush Load: The Story of Man Redux is a generalized overview of the history of Man, from ancient civilizations to the space exploration age of the modern era, sprinkled with a healthy dose of meta-commentary by the author Aneesh Abraham. Abraham delves deep...

So Absurd It Must Be True: The Collection of Surreal Humor, Mystery, and Satire by Victoria Ray is the second book in the Unique and Absurd series, preceded by book one, Funny Tales for Dirty Minds. Ray introduces over two dozen original short stories that...

Similar to the engaging people/story memes tied to one American city so immensely popular on Facebook, but more focused and thematic and international in scope, and with a lovely dose of personal artwork gracing each chapter, Walk in My Shoes by Cliff Hakim devotes itself...

The story K. L. Frase tells in her novel UnKnown Lands is special, which means it requires a special protagonist, too - a book. His name is ESARF (or better, the Great Magnificent ESARF) and, as a book, he is very unusual. He has developed...

Book One of Maggie Kirton’s Sagaman Kessler Series is titled The Boy Will Fight. It is perhaps one of the most sublime fantasy adventures out there. The story has a unique premise, as it hinges on a bond between dragons and mortals. Narrating the story...

Friendship and sleuthing don’t always mix. But, when the special task force called Finders calls on Logan to once again use his unique finding abilities to locate the Mayor’s missing doodle (a Labrador retriever, poodle mix, or a Labradoodle), Logan teams up with his friend,...

Pharmacy Girl by Kate Szegda is a story of The Great War, Spanish Influenza, and the Truth about Billy Detwiler. It’s 1918 and a war is raging. The First World War is still being fought but another deadly battle is also being fought, one of...

Edge Anomaly: The Spirit of Crescent Island by Meg Rabbit is a gorgeous children's science fiction tale about a civilization of animals that will win hearts and take over every reader's mind. This utterly charming story is about a young scientist called Edge who lives...

Oak and Birch are two young hoglets. They are having so much fun playing in the meadow, jumping into piles of leaves, they quickly lose track of time. The days are getting shorter as autumn is in the air and the darkness of night creeps...

To Love Someone is a work of fiction in the romance and religious genres and serves as the first installment in the Lindell High School series. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by Claire Nance. The book follows teenager Dee Anderson as...

Annie & Charlotte: The Dead Wives of Connor J. Barrington by Irene Woodbury was a sneaky-but-nice surprise! In Annie & Charlotte, just as Roxy is about to walk up the aisle, she learns her fiance was married twice before, and both his young brides, Annie...

Let's Explore! The Vehicles of the Town is an exciting book with colorful images and rhythmic descriptions. In each of its pages, the book shows the most striking and largest vehicles in a city, including the environment in which they are usually found. For example,...

Whatever Tomorrow Brings by Claire Nance takes me back to my high school years with hanging out at lockers, sliding into class as the tardy bell rings, and all of the drama with boyfriends and girlfriends. The story revolves around Dee Anderson, her boyfriend Slate,...

Call Dee a people pleaser or Miss Goody Two Shoes, and you wouldn’t be wrong. But that’s by the way. Jack, her nephew, locked her up in a chest when she was little, making her suffer from anxiety. And after she had a car accident,...

Gottiguard: The Fourth and Final Kate McCall Crime Caper by Rich Leder is the hilarious fourth and final installment of the off-Broadway actress turned private eye. In this suspenseful and sometimes touching mystery novel, we find Kate after investigating the murder of her PI father...

The second book in The Hussar Cycle Series, Terrain by Hesse Caplinger opens in 1995 when Marek Hussar and his team prepare to move against the RUF with the Kamajors. But Hussar is recalled for the task of escorting Jugun Koma, who is being groomed...

Frontal Fatigue is a revelation of growing mental illnesses within modern society, written by Dr. Mark Rego. As the world develops and moves a step forward, our mental health seems to be taking two steps back each time. Mental health issues are on the rise...

Mandalay Hawk’s Dilemma: The United States of Anthropocene by Peter Aronson is an extremely important novel, written for middle-grade students but it is equally informative and, most of all, motivational for any age group, from 6-year-old to adults. It deals with climate change as it...

Young Davy Crockett: The Wild Frontier with Dinosaurs is a work of fiction in the thriller, action, adventure, and fantasy subgenres. It was penned for the young adult audience by author Kevin James Breaux and, as the title suggests, mixes the history of Davy Crockett...