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Bombmaker by Daniel J Davies

Publisher: Shaling Press Publication Date: October 11, 2023 Length: 344 pages I received this book from the author, Shaun Loftus, and Book Whisperer. Why would an American citizen want to harm his country? How could a seemingly loyal citizen become a bombmaker intent on hurting America? Emma Ripley is tasked with answering this question. She […]

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Publisher: Random House Length: 528 pages Publication Date: August 20, 2024 Legendary playwright William Shakespeare’s works have withstood the test of time. His characters are beautifully flawed and each play has a message for the viewers. What do we know about Shakespeare? He is a theater actor. He has a family, debts, and a lack […]

the book of elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

Publisher: Del Rey Publication Date: July 23, 2024 Do you believe in immortality? Could there be an individual or entity that never dies? If so, would this person stop aging, or would they just look very old? In the book of elsewhere, immortality and aging, god or gods, hero or villain, and life or death […]

Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate

Publisher: Random House Publishing/Ballantine Books Publication Date: June 4, 2024 Length: 384 pages I received this book from the publisher for an honest review. Sometimes, secrets don’t want to be discovered. In 1909, in Oklahoma, Olive Augusta Radley could tell her stepfather looked at the young Choctaw girl differently than he looked at her. She […]

The Botanist’s Tracks by Michael Reit

Publication Date: March 6, 2024 Length: 370 pages I received this book from The Book Whisperer and the author for an honest review. This book is the third in the Beyond The Tracks series by Michael Reit. He provides readers with unique viewpoints of WWII through his empathetic, fascinating characters. This book stands alone and […]

When The Jessamine Grows by Donna Everhart

Publication Date: January 23, 2024 Length: 400 pgs. Publisher: Kensington I purchased this book myself. This is the second book I have finished this year that I immediately wanted to re-read. I first became a Donna Everhart fan strangely. I read a blurb about the book “The Saints of Swallow Hill”. One of the characters […]

Goyhood by Reuven Fenton

Publisher: Central Avenue Publication Date: May 28, 2024 Length: 288 pages I received this book from the author for an honest review. So, I know this book has an unusual title. It is about a devout Jewish scholar and his brother facing major life events. I am not Jewish so it would seem like an […]

We Are Only Ghosts by Jeffrey L. Richards

Publisher: Kensington Publication Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Length: 338 pages I received this book from the publisher, Kensington, for an honest review. Charles has lived a difficult life. He and his family were sent to a concentration camp when the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia. Charles caught the eye of one of the top Nazis in […]

Truth’s Labyrinth by Jorgen Steines

Publisher: Matador Length: 383 pgs. I received this book from the author after translation into English for an honest review. This historical fiction novel set during WWII is told from multiple perspectives. Johann Richter is a major in the German Abwehr. Witold, a captain in the defeated Polish Army, escaped from Auschwitz and is helping […]

Ladykiller by Katherine Wood

Publisher: Bantam Publication date: July 9, 2024 Length: 368 pages I received this book from the publisher for an honest review. A beautiful young woman named Gia Torres enjoys life. She parties, travels, and enjoys the life of the rich. Her beloved father dies suddenly and in his will he leaves Gia a home in […]