Facing Off by Tanya Ross is the second book in the dystopian science fiction young adult Tranquillity series, preceded by the remarkably well-received first book in the series, Rising Up. The series is named for the land its troubles are centered on, a place called...

Unlegendary Dragon is the first book of The Magical Kids of Lore series by R.L. Ullman. Twelve-year-old Connor Pendridge is particularly miffed when he and his mother move to the remote island town of Lore off the coast of New England. After enrolling in Lore...

The Underground Moon is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but does come with a content warning for suicide and some moderate explicit language. It was penned by author Melissa K....

It was two years in service for the Whitlow brothers in the Union army and the war was not over yet. This was since the secession of the Southern states of the US in 1861, which saw the outbreak of the Civil War between the...

Faces We Love Shanghai by Derek Muhs and Marisa Tarin is an extraordinary compilation of photographs starring the people of Shanghai. Each picture is complemented by a short description, a sentence, a thought which is shared with us and which we can choose to read...

Pool Man is a psychological thriller/horror novel written by Dan McDowell. It's the year 1991. Greg Preakle, a one-armed pool man working at The Oak Hollow Hotel, has his life turned upside down after finding a dead body floating in the hotel pool. Jobless and...

Mosaic Heart: Pieces of an Unfinished Life by Donna Mazzitelli is a moving and optimistic memoir. It is beautifully written. The cover is magnificent and perfectly conveys the messages we find in this book of self-discovery. Donna gratefully but also generously shares with us her...

Arcmas woke from his drug-induced sleep with an icy heart and anger as he had never felt before. He reeled from the loss of his prisoner, the Adon Miru, and betrayal by his adopted sister, Hennelyn. Hennelyn and her best friend, Nik, took the bunjis'...

If you're looking for a fun-filled activity book for your child to help put Jesus's teachings to everyday use, look no further, for Cathy D. Dudley's Faith, Family, & Fun does just that and more. With a primary focus on Jesus, Dudley provides helpful lessons...

In Margot Johnson’s Let it Melt, two greatly disappointed people have dealt with love’s failure in radically opposing ways. Jack, once an overweight child who was bullied by his classmates, became a joker. After the failure of his marriage, he made other radical changes. Taking...

Sophie Mathieson has a mundane life that she despises. Her job at Heller Co. or, as she calls it, Hellco, sucks the life out of her. Her husband is inattentive and spends most of his time running a restaurant and putting Sophie down. Her...

Devilish Dust is a horror novel by the multi-award-winning author Erik Dean. Dust storms are pretty common in Arizona and the authorities have told the public what to do if caught in such a storm. The general public is advised to turn off all their...

Good Tales For Bad Dreams, a series of re-imagined fairy tales, presents the fourth standalone installment in the series with Setsuko & the Seven Samurai by V.M. Sawh. Set in 16th-century Japan, Setsuko is the daughter of the daimyo who controls the surrounding lands, and...

Light From the Dust by Matthew William Frend is a compilation of the author's original science fiction short stories, each independent of one another within the genre and each reading entirely as a stand-alone. Frend's stories embody a full range of speculative themes, from Introduced...

A mother always wants the best for her children, so she seeks to help and advise them in the best possible way. I Love You So Much That... talks about why suggestions and requests are made to children. A mother asks her son to go...

Which natural food is better to eat? All of them have their advantages, either for their vitamins, minerals, or proteins. To help us choose we have The Superheroes on Your Plate, where we see an interesting contest between various foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and...

It’s not often I pick up a memoir and find that what I’ve read is not only an engrossing story but a fascinating and most unexpected education. Dave Kobrenski, the author of Finding the Source, managed to keep me thoroughly entertained by his unpretentious approach to...

The Deep Translucent Pond by James Shelley is a literary fiction novel that explores the human condition through the lens of three poets at different stages of their lives. After conducting an entrance exam, The Black Magus, a reclusive poet working on a ten-year project...

It is never easy to lose someone you love, but to lose them before they even die is beyond unbearable. Eileen’s partner was a brilliant mind, a math professor. With early-onset Alzheimer’s, he faded away quickly, dying at the age of 69. Eileen, a journalist,...

Modern Farms is a short educational picture book meant to teach children the importance of farming and how modern farms produce the food we need to sustain ourselves. Written by Jackie Nix and complemented with some delightful illustrations by Karen Light, Modern Farms is a...