The Crow by Leslie Garland is a short young adult novel. The story starts with Dave's visit to the hospice with his mother. There he meets an old priest, nicknamed "Mad Father Patrick", who is a talker and soon engages his new friend in conversation....

Political machinations are gathering momentum in the Diamond Alps but all roads lead to the Weeping Grove in the gripping third installment of Nicholas Rinth’s Heartstone series, The Weeping Grove. Guided by Dalis and Phillip, Tiv and the other practitioners freed from Hermit’s Hovel arrive...

The Coat by April Grunspan is the story of a young man named Seth Feinberg, a second-generation Jew who is finally getting to understand what happened in the lives of his grandparents during the Holocaust. On his 18th birthday, Seth was gifted the leather coat...

The Silver Lining of Cancer, for all intents and purposes, took my breath away! This book is filled with short, true stories from those who know all too well the effects of cancer because they had to experience it. What more powerful a way to...

Author Samantha Shad in her book titled The Write To Happiness: HowTo Write Stories to Change Your Brain and Your Life definitely challenges the reader to dig deeper concerning the exploration of writing. The beginning of the book is engaging and attention keeping, stimulating in...

The Last Honey Bee is a children’s picture book from Wayne Gerard Trotman’s Rhyming Stories series. Manderlee is a very sad honey bee. Humans destroyed the thriving bee colony she lived in with fire and poison. The queen bee, drones, and worker bees perished, but...

The Inside Scoop on God, by Deborah Ann Erdmann, is a Christian devotional with a few humorous stories to accompany the scripture-based messages. Erdmann starts off with an introduction that sets the pace for the devotional; she knows her husband, a real relationship - not...

It happened one particular Tuesday in June after all the people had left and the zoo gates had clanged shut. The tiger announced the arrival of the great swap shop. All the creatures had heard of the swap shop and they were glad that it...

The Scarry Inn by Shirley McCann is a YA mystery story. Heidi Bowman and three friends are forced into spending a night at The Scarry Inn, believing themselves to be the victims of a practical joke. It’s not a nice place but surely all Dick...

When recently retired homicide investigator Tom Faust discovers a body hanging from the rafters of his work-in-progress renovation of an old church, little does he know that the chain of events will lead him back to a cold case from seventeen years earlier and a...

Carrie wished her Grandma was there. She went to the computer and clicked on Grandma's picture but she didn't answer. She took her favorite book to her mom, wishing she would read her a story but Mom was not there. Carrie went to the yard...

The Drago Tree by Isobel Blackthorn sees Anne Salter, a woman fleeing her failed marriage, find refuge on an island called Lanzarote. There she attempts to come to terms with her failed marriage and find some sort of solace through writing. Through her journey on...

In The Bow of Anarchy by Jessica Renwick, the third book of the Starfall series, it is nearly a year later since Fable put her evil great-grandmother in her place. Trying to find a way to unlock the magic within the blood star that she...

The Hatch by Michelle Saftich follows the life of Britta Tate, who has psychic abilities that even she is still learning about. Her mother worked for an organization called EASA, and she disappeared when Britta was still a child. When her brother also disappears while...

The Weather Vane by Gedalia Gershon is a well-written adventure with a strong appeal to both fans of science fiction and fantasy. I enjoyed how the author merges worlds, creating unique settings and obstacles that characters have to face, hence augmenting the pulse of the...

The Will to Die: A Novel of Suspense by Joe Pulizzi is the story of a man who returns home after his father dies, only to make a horrifying discovery. Will Pollitt only wants to concentrate on his marketing company and watch it thrive. However,...

The Light Between Stars takes readers into a kaleidoscope of quirky stories that will leave many wondering what happened. Life in the Universe: FTL ships have surveyed more than 400 star systems and found no life anywhere, not even bacteria. When one ship finally encounters...

The Jabberwocky Princess by Cece Louise is book two in the Forest Tales series and can be read as a standalone. Kainda isn't like the other maids. Her father was a monster hunter that disappeared, leaving behind several dead knights. Like her father before her,...

Raju is home alone when a girl on the television directly addresses him and calls him by name. He decides to play along and asks for her name. She says her name is Mangalika, and she helps him with his homework. Raju tells his...

Curious people are always seeking to learn something new and they try to gain knowledge by engaging in conversations where they commit fully to the exchange and even switch off their cell phones so that there are no interruptions. The Book Of Noteworthy 'Why' Questions...