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Title: The Divinely Sinful SaintsAuthor: ItotkoGenre: Self-help; ReligiousBook Length: 466 Pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: August 31, 2023 Date Started: April 24, 2024Date finished: April 28, 2024 This book is a breakdown of some of the scriptures based on the author’s understanding of them. The examples provide a general idea of how he interprets... Continue Reading →
Title: Houdini’s Last HandcuffsAuthor: Charlie Young and Cheryl YoungGenre: Historical Fiction; FantasyBook Length: 189 Pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: March 26, 2024 Date Started: April 9, 2024Date finished: April 14, 2024 This is a fascinating story about Houdini’s final days and how a group of kids found a way to call his spirit in... Continue Reading →
Title: Rogue Star: Frozen EarthAuthor: Jasper T. ScottGenre: Sci-fi; ApocalypticBook Length: 548 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: July 26, 2018 Date Started: April 4, 2024Date finished: April 9, 2024 There’s a lot going on in this book. First, we get a glimpse into the main character, Logan Willis. He learns about his wife’s affair... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tiny Ripple of HopeAuthor: Antonio RamonGenre: Fiction; Mystery Thriller; ParanormalBook Length: 263 Pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: February 13, 2024 Date Started: March 25, 2024Date finished: March 27, 2024 This mystery thriller is about Cole Reeves and his ability to locate a kid who went missing. Cole is capable of feeling as... Continue Reading →
Title: The City & The CityAuthor: China MievilleGenre: Fiction; Murder Mystery Thriller, DetectiveBook Length: 336 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBook Date Started: March 21, 2024Date finished: March 25, 2024 This story is about a murder in one of the two cities that occurred suspiciously. The woman was killed in one city and then dumped in... Continue Reading →
Title: Dawn (The Xenogenesis Trilogy; Book 1)Author: Octavia E. ButlerGenre: Sci-fiBook Length: 321 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: First published May 1, 1987; This edition July 24, 2012 Date Started: March 12, 2024Date finished: March 20, 2024 This is a sci-fi far future story about humans and aliens. A woman named Lilith Iyapo wakes... Continue Reading →
Title: Echoes of the ArcaneAuthor: Cody CampbellGenre: Literary Short Fiction; Fairy Tales; Sci-fiBook Length: 183 Pages (print)Book Version Read: PDFYear Published: April 15, 2024 Date Started: March 15, 2024Date finished: March 19, 2024 This book is a collection of short stories and poems. The stories range from literary, sci-fi, to fantasy. Every story has a... Continue Reading →
If you're looking for a crime series with a women lead, give this one a read. Here are the blurbs for all three books out right now. Power In Betrayal Step into the captivating world of Andrea de Laney, leader of the DeLaney Mob. In this gripping tale, Andrea finds herself entangled in a web... Continue Reading →
Title: AlCent SagasAuthor: James CrawfordGenre: Sci-fi; Hard Sci-fiBook Length: Novel; 221 pages (print)Book Version Read: eBookYear Published: December 11, 2023 Date Started: March 1, 2024Date finished: March 3, 2024 This is a hard sci-fi story about a man named James Van Wert whose job is to have a crew on his ship ready for war.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Cleopatra CaperAuthor: John AmosGenre: Fiction; Mystery and DetectiveBook Length: 195 pages (print)Book Type: PaperbackYear Published: November 10, 2023 Date Started: February 26, 2024Date finished: March 12, 2024 This story is about two up-and-coming detectives, Flinders Petrie and Thomas Pettigrew, who take on a case of locating Cleopatra’s tomb. They learn what they are... Continue Reading →
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