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If you're looking for books to read, Smashwords is having an end-of-year sale. You'll find discounted books as well as free books starting today, December 12, 2024. The sale will end on January 1, 2025. I highly recommend downloading Aeva: The last Hope. It's free to download. It's a novella, which means it won't take... Continue Reading →
Title: ArkAuthor: Veronica RothGenre: Sci-Fi; ApocalypticBook Length: 46 Pages; Short StoryFormat Read: eBookYear Published: September 17, 2019 Date Started: October 28, 2024Date finished: October 29, 2024 This story is about a scientist named Samantha who is preparing plant species in preparation for an apocalypse. While she’s working away, she’s remembering trivial things from her life.... Continue Reading →
Title: The PramAuthor: Joe HillGenre: HorrorBook Length: 58 Pages; Short StoryFormat Read: eBookYear Published: September 26, 2023 Date Started: October 28, 2024Date finished: October 28, 2024 This story is about a married couple, Willy and Marianne who were trying for a baby, but things didn’t work out. They decided to leave town to get away... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ten Percent ThiefAuthor: Lavanya LakshminaraynaGenre: DystopianBook Length: 384 Pages (Print)Format Read: eBookYear Published: February 13, 2024 Date Started: October 25, 2024Date finished: October 28, 2024 This story follows a few people to give an overall feel of the world the plot takes place in. The idea of the story is that people are... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bright Freight of MemoryAuthor: Greg FieldsGenre: Literary; Coming of AgeBook Length: 289 PagesFormat Read: PDFYear Published: November 19, 2024 Date Started: October 30, 2024Date finished: November 1, 2024 This story follows two friends, Matthew Cooney and Donal Mannion from childhood to adulthood. The chapters go between the two boys’ stories sharing each of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Light PirateAuthor: Lily Brooks-DaltonGenre: Literary; ApocalypseBook Length: 352 PagesFormat Read: eBookYear Published: April 16, 2024 Date Started: October 2, 2024Date finished: October 16, 2024 This story follows a family of five (father, mother, twin sons, and a newborn daughter) during an apocalyptic flooding in Florida. After the flood, only the father, one son,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dawn Chorus (The Chronicles of Capherayna Book 2)Author: Karen MenezesGenre: Fantasy; Women’s FictionBook Length: 250 pagesFormat Read: PDFYear Published: July 2, 2024 Date Started: October 15, 2024Date finished: October 25, 2024 This book continues with the Lightbender wandering the land and finding his way to Dorsfield where he rooms with an old acquaintance.... Continue Reading →
Title: Colossus Rising (Torth Book 2)Author: Abby GoldsmithGenre: Young Adult; Fantasy; Sci-fiBook Length: 381 pages; NovelFormat Read: PaperbackYear Published: January 2, 2024 Date Started: September 20, 2024Date finished: October 20, 2024 This is book two of the Torth Series. The story continues with Thomas and friends’ escape from the Torth aliens. Thomas ends up locked... Continue Reading →
Title: UshersAuthor: Joe HillGenre: HorrorBook Length: 29 Pages (print); Short StoryFormat Read: eBookYear Published: November 1, 2024 Date Started: October 4, 2024Date finished: October 4, 2024 This story is about two agents looking for clues to a couple of disasters. They interview a man named Martin Lorensen who was present during the disasters but got... Continue Reading →
Title: Where Butterflies WanderAuthor: Suzanne RedfearnGenre: Literary Fiction; Women’s FictionBook Length: 298 Pages (print); NovelFormat Read: eBookYear Published: February 6, 2024 Date Started: September 26, 2024Date finished: September 28, 2024 This story is about a family trying to heal after one of their children dies. They move to a town where they learn a woman... Continue Reading →
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