The Wayward Reader

Book reviews

Madame Pommery by Rebecca Rosenberg

Publisher: Lion Heart Publishing Publication Date: March 5, 2023 Length: 368 pages I received this advanced reader copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. Look at that cover! This is one of the most beautiful covers I have seen in a very long time. This is the second book in the Champagne […]

A Paroxysm of Fear by Chad Miller

Publisher: Hear Our Voice, LLC Publication Date: February 2, 2023 Length: 241 pages I received this book from the author for an honest review. To fully appreciate this book, please read the first book, Prisoner Of Fear. A Paroxysm Of Fear is the second and final book in Chad Miller’s Doyle & Braham series. In […]

Einstein in the Attic by Dana Dargos and Said Al Bizri

Publisher: Solstice Publishing Publication date: January 30, 2022 Length: 366 pages I received this book from one of the authors for an honest review. Adam Reemi has endured so much in his life. He grew up in Lebanon as civil war broke out. He and his parents emigrated to the United States to escape the […]

After the Music, Oak Plains #1 by Elena Goudelias

Publisher: Self-published Publication date: February 2, 2023 Length: 269 pages Genre: Romance Bailey Flynn is on her way to achieving her musical dreams. She wants to sing and tour internationally. She has recorded an album and is performing at the local music festival. As she begins singing, she is interrupted with awful news and runs […]

Windy City Ruins by Brett Salter

Publisher: Independently published Length: 275 pages Genre: Science fiction & Fantasy This is the third book in the Talisman series. I have posted reviews of the first two books in the series so check those out if you are new to the series. I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest […]

Riders of Fire and Ice: The Talisman Series Vol. 2 by Brett Salter

Publication date: October 6, 2017 Length: 220 pages The adventures of Rome and Julian are back! Huzzah!! The boys have traveled to England as exchange students. The true goal of the trip is to understand more about their enemies by studying the Great Despot war that was fought near Camelot. Hopefully, while near Camelot, they […]

The Mystery of Rufford Abbey by Stephen Taylor

Publisher: Sapere Books Publication Date: December 23, 2022 Length: 279 pages There are three stories being told within this book. The first story is of Margaret Wellow, a young woman accused of witchcraft. Margaret spoke of visions that she experienced. The local ministers decided to see whether she would float or sink. A historian named […]

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication date: May 30, 2023 Length: 304 pages Lucy Hart wasn’t wanted. She had a mother, father, and older sister. The problem is that her sister is in the hospital constantly with an undiagnosed illness. Her parents focus all their attention on her sister to the point that Lucy has to be […]

Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Publisher: One World Publication date: March 21, 2023 Length: 240 pages Adelaide Henry left her home and boarded a steamship for Seattle. Leaving the only home that she knew, she didn’t look back. The wagon carrying her to the port moved slowly. The driver was very curious about her destination and her luggage. She had […]

The Space Between: Book 1 of The Space Between Trilogy by Shawn Brink

I received this book to review from the author. Hunter had been having the same horrible dream for the past five nights. He did not want to experience it for the sixth night. According to his dream, he needed to find a hundred-year-old woman in a hundred-year-old store guarding a hundred-year-old door. Why? Could this […]