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Title: The Sunflower HouseAuthor: Adriana AllegriGenre: Historical Fiction, WW2, HolocaustBook Length: NovelFormat Read: eBook (ARC)Year Published: November 12, 2024 Date Started: August 29, 2024Date finished: September 6, 2024 This story takes place in Germany, where a woman named Allina is taken to work as an aide at a reproductive facility. There, she learns that the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Song of SilenceAuthor: Steve N LeeGenre: Historical Fiction; WarBook Length: 308 Pages (print)Book Version Read: ePubYear Published: May 14, 2024 Date Started: May 10, 2024Date finished: May 13, 2024 This story follows a Polish man running an orphanage during WWII, caught in the middle of the Nazi occupation. He’s stuck between keeping the... Continue Reading →
Title: Flat WaterAuthor: Jeremy BroylesGenre: Fiction; LiteraryBook Length: 215 Pages (print)Book Version Read: PaperbackYear Published: September 5, 2023 Date Started: May 6, 2024Date finished: May 10, 2024 This eloquent story tells the story of Monty Marinnis, a man haunted by the tragic loss of his brother in a shark attack while surfing during their childhood.... Continue Reading →
Title: Sex, Drugs, & Superheroes III: Wrath of Comic-ConAuthor: David ReddishGenre: Sci-fi; LGBTQ+Book Length: 217 Pages (Hardcover)Book Version Read: HardcoverYear Published: March 6, 2024 Date Started: April 15, 2024Date finished: April 29, 2024 This is the third book in the Sex, Drugs, and & Superheroes trilogy. I didn’t read the first two books but was... 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: 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 →
Title: 1Q84 (Books 1, 2, and 3)Author: Haruki MurakamiGenre: DystopianBook Length: NovelBook Type: eBookYear Published: October 25, 2011 Date Started: February 11, 2024Date finished: February24, 2024 I did’t realize it but I had read the trilogy in one book. This review will encompass all three books. In book one, we are introduced to the two... Continue Reading →
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