I received this book directly from the author. This is a children’s chapter book with nine chapters. David Peterson wants to be just like his dad when he grows up. His father is a scientist. David loves spending time with him and when he finds out that his father is leaving on a trip to […]
I received this book from a GoodReads giveaway. Set in 1939, this lovely novel follows the experiences of two young ladies, Maxine Roth and Vivi Holden. Having suffered career disappointments, both become friends after attending a lecture on women’s empowerment. They vow to help each other curb their faults and achieve success. What a refreshing […]
I won this book on a GoodReads giveaway. Hetty Heinrich was born into a loyal German family. With a promotion at work, her father moved them into a beautiful new home that was completely furnished. The neighbors appear to be afraid of her family. This is the time when Adolph Hitler was beginning to exert […]
I won this book from a Facebook giveaway by Celadon Books. How can someone in their mid 40’s have enough life experience to write their memoir? And why would you want to write your memoir at such a young age? I really wondered what this book could contain. I had not heard of Mikel Jollett, […]
I received this book from a GoodReads giveaway. Vanessa Yu is a third generation Chinese clairvoyant. At the age of three, she made her first prediction, much to her horror. Since that time she has avoided looking into teacups yet the predictions still come. She tries to avoid speaking them but no matter how hard […]
I received this book in a giveaway from GoodReads. This is a story that mimics certain events in history set in 16th century England. Fourteen year old May is left alone after her father dies. She takes in laundry but it is not providing her with a living. One day she steals a loaf of […]
I received this book from Book Tasters and Celeste Bowers in exchange for a fair and honest review. The Bowers family suffered an incredibly difficult tragedy, the death of their 10-year-old daughter. In the book “If There’s a Mailbox in Heaven”, Celeste Bowers shares the impact that her daughter Christina made on their family, friends, […]
I received this wonderful novel by Fern Michaels from Between The Chapters. Lubbock native Anna Campbell is a vlog sensation. She has a site that has grown in popularity since she made her first post as a young widow. She has turned her success into a business that pays the bills and puts a roof […]
I won this e-book on Goodreads. It’s been a year since Edwin Green’s Black Sunday. On that particular Sunday, his recently famous girlfriend texted him to say that she no longer wanted to be his girlfriend. Understandably, he was devastated. A year later, still devastated. Edwin Green was a quiet unassuming sort of teenager. He […]
I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy from St. Martin’s Press. Mallory Aldiss hasn’t been back to her childhood home in years. Twenty years. A phone call from an old boyfriend challenges her to return. Her father is failing – Alzheimer’s. Since she left, her sister Anne has been the one taking care […]