iPositive: Being Positive & Staying Positive by Freddie Patricio Jr. is a self-help and personal workbook all in one. There are fourteen chapters and each is one or two chapters of text followed by questions and space to answer the questions for personal reflection. This...

Cameron Harper's after school job is far from typical. She works in her grandmother Mimi's New Age shop that sells magical potions, lotions, just about anything that someone might need to conjure up a bit of good luck. Cam's best friend Reade is normally trying...

Algereida R. Cherry’s Biblical reference book, God In The Soap Opera, is filled with verses and lessons for the television viewer of not only soap operas, but today’s popular reality and entertainment shows as well. Cherry lets the reader know in this collection that God...

Adventure Walks and Monkey Talks by Dickson H. Hunley is a collection of 52 lessons that he has learned from spending time with a very wise four-year-old -- an inquisitive and adventurous boy named Jayden. Hunley suggests reading through this book and really savoring every...

How Can Aliens Be Illegal? by Terri Kelley is a delightful children's book about explaining the term 'aliens' to children. Certain terms can confuse little minds and they require a bit more help to understand them. This book talks about 'immigration' in a delightful manner...

I have to use the cliched phrase: this is not a book to set aside lightly. The Real Win by Matt Carter and Colt McCoy is direct and grace-filled at the same time, conversational and yet deep, filled with examples that may make you laugh....

Ethan is a sentient software who always dreams of visiting the real world which he can only glimpse through the Internet. His wish comes true when he is granted access into the Flesh. However, the procedure is not without a hefty cost. When his father’s...

Greegs and Ladders by Zack Mitchell and Danny Mendlow is --as far as I could tell -- a very convoluted, satirical critique of the way humanity is treating its planet, its universe, its fellow humans, its non-human fellow inhabitants of Earth, its environment and, ultimately,...

Diamond's Lucky Penny by Saragine François and illustrated by Pritali Joharapurkar is a children's book about a normally clumsy boy named Diamond. One night before going to sleep he wishes on a star that he wouldn't be so clumsy any more. In the morning he...

The Lincoln Deception is a fascinating story of one of the most famous crimes in United States history; the Lincoln assassination. This event is brought to life with its historical fiction plot containing pages full of mystery, intriguing characters, deception, love, murder, and truth. David O....

A Cry in the Shadows (Nora Cooper Mysteries) is the story of a blind mother and the reality of having her ten-year-old daughter kidnapped. Susan has recently become blind. She tries her very best to live a normal life and have a normal relationship with...

The Adventure of I: A Journey to the Centre of Your Reality is not a quick or light read. Author Tania Kotsos was inspired to write this book by the inscription on the Ancient Temple of Apollo: "Know Thyself." The author stresses the need to...

Ordeal at the Old Ivy Oak is a young adult coming-of-age novel by John Funke. Jerry and Benny Banks are heading out for their first solo camping trip. Their father, who usually accompanied them, felt it was time they went out on their own while...

If I could only use one word to describe Dream Weaver by Su Williams it would be SUPERB. Luckily I get to use more than one. Dream Weaver is an unusual tale, part fantasy, part paranormal, part romance, part horror and part supernatural. When you...

Shanil Samarakoon's book Whisperings is a collection of poems recounting events in his life in Africa and Sri Lanka. The poems deal both with personal feelings and social justice issues. All proceeds from the book are being donated to Empower, Inc., an Australian-registered social justice...

The Rose Ring by Anne Faye is certainly a book with a pretty cover, but the story that unfolds is emotionally charged, keeping me riveted until the end. Julia Manning has carried the hurt of being left at the altar ten years ago by her...

The Impaler's Revenge by Ioana Visan starts in Vienna Airport. Liana Cantacuzino meets with Maximilien Hess who's a thousand-year-old vampire. Under the order of Romania's most powerful leader, she has to bring him to her country. This is no ordinary feat as Romania is known...

In The Fingerprint of Destiny, Elena Borgias Sinclair is a struggling reporter and editor of The Hope’s Point Gazette, a small-town newspaper. A series of landmark homes are destroyed by fire and the community believes that the Latino immigrants are the culprits. It is supposed...

Chunky Sugars by Sara Barnard is a delightful story about a mamma and baby bear. The concept of introducing numbers up to 5 is beautifully done. The pictures are also colorful and attractive and it breathes life into the characters. It's an ideal children's story...

Blog of a Bully by Stephen Zanzucchi is about Bradley Duncan, a 13-year-old nerd who transforms himself from a nerd to a bully when he is forced to move to another state and join a new school. This story reminded me a lot of Diary of...