As I write this review in January 2021, we continue to experience the terrible circumstances brought to us by the pandemic, COVID-19. In spite of our individual differences, so many similarities are brought to light in the powerful anthology of memoir articles contained in...

Rock Bottom by Susan Wilson is the story of a woman's perseverance and confidence in her sister. When Brianna Luca is found dead, the detectives declare it a case of a drug overdose. They close the case, but Isabella Luca refuses to believe their conclusion...

Recruited by an evil entity to spend a hundred days at an academy for hand-picked students, a teenage boy faces odd and life-threatening circumstances that affect his future in the young adult fantasy novel Wisdom of the Ages by Robert Bernardo. Bombarding unsuspecting people with...

What did the bus driver say to the frogs? "Hop in!" Lisa Ayotte’s book, Punny Jokes to Tell Your Peeps! (Book 3), is full of “punny” jokes like that one. Each page has one joke and a full-color photo accompanying it. The photos are cleverly...

Punny Jokes To Tell Your Peeps! (Book 4) by Lisa Ayotte is an adorable children's book for the funny bones of all ages. Children love to laugh and be funny, and most people like trading jokes, especially puns. This cute book, number 4 in the...

Fifth in a series of books about the Punny Peeps, Punny Jokes to Tell Your Peeps! by Lisa Ayotte contains 32 puns that are each illustrated by a full-color photograph reflecting the meaning of the pun in relation to these funny little creatures, all set...

The Marketing Fallacy: How Any Small Business Can Look Like A Large Corporation, Without The Large Costs is a work of non-fiction concerning business, marketing and finances, and was penned by author Joshua Littlejohn. As the thorough subtitle informs us, this concise yet highly educational...

A small girl living in poverty works to transform herself and create the life she always dreamed of in the women's fiction novel, Good Girls Finish Last by Sophia Powell. Although Wendy Carter grew up impoverished and in an abusive situation, she fostered dreams of...

In the adorable story Do Ants Wear Pants?, Gabrielle Grice talks about different animals by asking questions about them. “Do foxes sleep in boxes? Do goats ride in boats?” These are just two animals that the author writes about in this book! There isn’t much...

Brain Drops: A Humanistic Approach Towards A Positive Existence by Jeannie Tyrrell is a fascinating book that will take readers on a different kind of journey. The memoir is also the author's personal journey of getting out of her detrimental escapism that ended up being...

Chronologue is a work of fiction in the science fiction, futuristic fiction, and dystopian sub-genres, and was penned by author Gregory Thomas. The work is indeed for mature audiences due to its complex concepts and some use of explicit language but is never graphic or...

Mixed Relations: An Unusual Childhood by Gertrude Mueller von Deham follows Deham’s (identified as Evelyn in the chronicle) saddening but inspiring story. The first book in a trilogy, the story covers her life from 1877 to 1938. Despite her royal heritage, she grows up in...

Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love by Rachel Brooks is a thought-provoking book that will inspire, encourage, and empower readers to embrace a life filled with passion and purpose. Most of the time in life problems are not addressed properly, they are...

Cross the Stars (Crossing Stars Duet, Book 1) by Venessa Kimball is a suspenseful romance with echoes of Romeo and Juliet. Star-crossed Ella and Raj experience a chance meeting at a D.C. party and think their paths will never cross again. He is Jordanian royalty...

Carried Away is a romance novel for young and new adults written by A.E. Brouhard. Leila Thomas was no stranger to experiencing memories powerfully evoked by scents, or scenes, or songs. She rather enjoyed traveling back into her past; sometimes, those memories felt more real...

The little boy and the little girl took Goldy to the park early because she had a puppy class. Goldy loved to run and bark there, and slowly her friends started arriving with their families. Though Goldy wanted to run, she had her training. Leash...

Goldy the Puppy was soon turning one and was going to have a birthday party. She was taken to a spa with lots of fun ideas on what to do with Goldy's soft fluffy fur. Goldy's fur could either be brushed to the top or...

Optimize Your Immune System: Create Health and Resilience with a Kitchen Pharmacy by Marie Ruggles, RD, CN is an insightful and engaging book about wellness that supports the crucial function of the immune system, very helpful when it comes to maintaining health. The book is...

In Depths and Venom by C.R. Defuoco, self-made millionaire businessman Perry Roniami has never placed any importance on good morals or the well-being of others. For Perry, the only thing that matters is that he is respected and admired by everyone. As Perry recovers from...

Five-year-old Oliver loves living on a pirate ship with his pirate parents. He loves being a pirate and playing around on the ship, but being around everything piratical also gives him a wild imagination. Oliver is a sick little boy, and while he is in...