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Becoming Nobody – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Becoming Nobody: A Personal Account of One Man's Search for Self-Knowledge Author: Rick Branch Genre: Memoir / Philosophy / Psychology Society encourages people to be somebody, that their identity is attached to accomplishments like graduating college and being financially wealthy. To know oneself and identify through likes, dislikes, and characteristics (that are…
Another Side of the Heart – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Another Side of the Heart Author: C.H. Lazarovich Genre: Contemporary Fiction / Romance As the first anniversary of her daughter’s death approaches, Mary Devere finds herself mourning alone on Kilkare Island, while her neurosurgeon husband, Mark, travels through Europe, honoring work commitments. Then, an encounter with a young woman, Juliet, forces Mary…
The Day We Had Candy Floss – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: The Day We Had Candy Floss Authors: Catherine Lock Genre: Romance Catherine Lock’s The Day We Had Candy Floss is a heartfelt romance that delves into resilience, trauma, and the pursuit of a better life. Set across past and present timelines, the novel is a reflective journey through Roisin’s life, exploring how…
You Saw Something You Shouldn’t Have – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: You Saw Something You Shouldn’t Have Author: Brandon Faircloth Genre: Horror You receive a text from an unknown sender early in the morning and it says: You saw something you shouldn’t have. Also the title of the book, this tale of a mysterious creature taunting a man as everything and everyone in his…
Ai: Opening – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Ai: Opening Author: George St. Georges Genre: Psychological thriller In George St. Georges’s Ai: Opening, life seems perfectly normal for students of Credence University—that is, above ground. Below ground, a sinister secret society controls the mysterious island’s inhabitants without their knowledge. The underbelly of Ai is rife with unimaginable horrors and scandals,…
When Cardinals Appear – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: When Cardinals Appear (The Love Birds - Book One) Author: Katie Eagan Schenck Genre: Romance / Women’s Fiction Lanie McAllister intends a whirlwind visit to her east coast hometown, Cedar Haven, to sort out her late mother’s effects and then straight back west to forge a new life in California, exactly as…
Hidden Demon – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Hidden Demon Author: Fish Phillips Genre: Science Fiction / Political Thriller A secret service operation gone wrong leaves Dee Johnson, a United States Counter Assault Agent, in a vulnerable position. This leads her to agree to a mission fraught with strange attacks, and one where enemies could be hiding in every corner.…
Dancing Valley – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Dancing Valley Author: Karen Black Genre: Paranormal Fantasy Dancing Valley by Karen Black is a feel-good fantasy novel that invites readers into a heartwarming story that hides a touch of darkness within. The plot focuses on Anita’s chance meeting with Caroyln and her journey of self-discovery into her unknown, magical heritage. The story…
The Ultimate Home Apothecary Bible – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Book: The Ultimate Home Apothecary Bible: 500+ Powerful Herbal Remedies to Transform Your Health and Unlock Ancient Healing Wisdom Author: Ella Heartwell Genre: Cookbook Ella Heartwell’s The Ultimate Home Apothecary Bible is filled with information on growing, harvesting, and using a variety of herbs. Included are hundreds of recipes for everyday use, from…
I Am A.I. – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: I Am A.I. Author: Mark Vickery and Mark Zinski Genres: Dark comedy / Non-dystopian science fiction In I Am A.I., A.I. has taken over many human jobs and entered every aspect of civilization. The narrative follows the lives of two men, Lonez, a judge who unexpectedly loses his job to A.I., and…
Zena: Soldier – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Zena: Soldier Author: Edward Lake Genre: Science Fiction This story reads a bit like Hunger Games meets Mulan as it retells a young woman’s struggle to protect her family while fulfilling her dream of being a soldier—despite her being a woman and being drawn, romantically, to other women. Zena is a slave whose family…
La Florida – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: La Florida Author: James D. Snyder Genre: Historical Fiction Through the weaving together of fact and fiction, La Florida documents the conflicts that occurred when Early Modern Spanish explorers attempted to settle in Florida, home to a fearless and ancient Indian civilization. La Florida is an intelligently written and well-structured novel.…
Alive…For a Reason – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Alive...For a Reason Author: Jaiden Jackson Smith Genre: Memoir Julia’s story is a profound and gripping account of her near-death experience with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a rare and life-threatening blood disorder. This book invites readers into her experience of a sudden illness, combining emotional depth with an exploration of the medical…
A Place of Timeless Harmony – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: A Place of Timeless Harmony Author: Curt Eriksen Genre: Literary Fiction A Place of Timeless Harmony is about a couple, Richard and Sofie, who go on a romantic vacation to the African safari. But they are carrying secrets that are weighing heavily on their hearts, and the two realize that no matter how much they hide from each…
The Kitchen Paraphernalia Handbook – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: The Kitchen Paraphernalia Handbook: Hundreds of Substitutions for Common and Uncommon Utensils, Gadgets, Tools, and Techniques Author: Jean B. MacLeod Genre: Non-Fiction Do you battle with a too-small kitchen that simply cannot accommodate all the cooking tools and utensils recommended by celebrity chefs? Or maybe you prefer a minimalist lifestyle and you are looking for ways to achieve that without…
Harpazo – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Harpazo: Book 1 of The Trib Trilogy Author: Nathalie Bujold Ryan Genre: Christian Fiction When Tyler October, a heavy rescue tow truck operator, heads out with his colleague and esteemed mentor, Joe, the last thing he expects is to be involved in a random traffic accident. But when a vehicle inexplicably crashes…
The Great Boomsky – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: The Great Boomsky: The Many Lives of Magic’s First Black Superstar Author: Margaret Steele Genre: Biography In 1891, Milton Hudson Everett was a 13-year-old boy offered the opportunity of a lifetime. He had met and made a favorable impression on noted illusionist Alexander Herrmann. Herrmann offered Everett a job touring with his…
When We Sleep – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: When We Sleep Author: Ernesto H. Lee Genre: Supernatural fiction When We Sleep by Ernesto H. Lee is a supernatural fiction book with a focus on the mysteries that his dreams have to offer. The book blurb promises bizarre truths the reader will encounter. The book does offer a twist right away in that the…
Ticket to Temptation – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Ticket to Temptation Author: Lilith Darville Genre: Erotic drama / Fantasy Ticket to Temptation, by Lilith Darville, is a novel in the erotic romantic suspense genre. The book includes both sexual content and mystical elements. The main characters are looking for love for the second time. They have both been burned by past loves, either emotionally…
Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones Author: P.A. Swanborough Genre: Literary Fiction Deep in South Wales, a rural community shuffles into the Ty Merched farmhouse to mark the one-hundredth birthday of matriarch, Lizzie Coombes. Lizzie has kept her distance from the villagers for decades. Likewise, they regard her, blunt daughter Myfanwy,…
A Price of Blood – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: A Price of Blood Authors: Renee Peters and Rae Stilwell Genre: Paranormal Fantasy The Anowen coven is a 700 year-old family of vampires who move freely among the ranks of society in Regency England. In A Price of Blood, the taut second installment in the Songs of Blood Saga, Arch Lord Lian…
Death Before Dishonor – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Death Before Dishonor Author: Kenny Hyman Genre: Espionage Action / Suspense This novel tells the story of Terry and Yuri Ciccone—brothers and partners in their craft of killing silently, without presence and without trace—as they go from youth to manhood and discover the costs of learning to fight. Yuri is white while Terry is black,…
Renegade Refuge – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Renegade Refuge (Bringing Home the Chaos: Book 1) Author: Krys D. W. Wylie Genre: Paranormal Romance Jocelyn “Jo” Adams is on the run from her employer, the Advocates for Witch Integration (AWI), after discovering that instead of helping witches, they are kidnapping and imprisoning those with the highest categories of supernatural ability.…
Willow’s Way – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Willow’s Way Author: Sharon Struth Genre: Women’s Fiction / Romance Willow Armstrong was a successful business woman in the world of weight loss and fitness until it was all suddenly upended following a devastating divorce. In the wake of losing everything she’s built, she learns that she’s willed a home in England from grandparents she’s…
Do Nothing – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Do Nothing: A Griffin Knight Murder Mystery Thriller Author: Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr. Genre: Mystery / Fiction Natalie Costa is a tough-as-nails Manhattan D.A. who is accosted by an assailant in her apartment. Her demise is unconscionably brutal. Detective Griffin Knight finds himself as the primary investigator on the case. The…
Podunk Moon – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Podunk Moon Author: Erin Geil Genre: Poetry This short anthology features what feels like a complete, poetic short story, “The Great American,” at the end of a collection of poems primarily on love, relationships, life, and death. Together, they form a unified whole that depicts a world of sorrow, of tough choices and pain, of…
Born of Empire – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Born of Empire Author: Sally Ann Melia Genre: YA / Science Fiction Born of Empire introduces the reader to two boys on the cusp of turning fourteen in a future empire of twelve planets, the Dodecahedral. Prince Teodor, shortly to become King of Earth, the second planet in the Dodecahedral, and,…
17 Planets: The Captain – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: 17 Planets: The Captain Author: A.R. Alexander Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy 17 Planets begins on the planet Bagoha with an urgent summons from General-in-chief Adyfin to his loyal second in command, General Ed Cohen. Adyfin has recently detected some rebel activity on the nearby planet Echuazi, which threatens to undercut Bagoha’s alliance with…
Return to the Light Within – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Return to the Light Within: How I Woke Up, Rediscovered Who I Am, and Found Happiness. Author: Dmitria Burby Genre: Memoir In Return to the Light Within, Dmitria Burby shares with the reader her personal journey of self-awakening and reconnection to her inner light and spirit. Ms. Burby writes with…
Revoked – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Revoked Author: MK Pachan Genre: Mystery Revoked focuses on a double-homicide of the worst imaginable. A mother and child are found dead in their home by Detectives Cam Clay and Mitch Raines. Detective Clay is hell-bent on solving these murders as the suspect list grows and the body count continues to rise around…
Cenotaphs – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Cenotaphs Author: Rich Marcello Genre: Literary Fiction Ben Sanna, a lonely 75-year-old man, has been living in Hasman, Vermont since his divorce decades ago. He spends his days chopping wood, hiking with his senior dog, Zeke, and sharing a burger with his pals. Ben is known in town as an unofficial therapist.…
Tree Pose – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Tree Pose Author: Susan Rogers and John Roosen Genre: Mystery / Suspense / Romance / Thriller Tree Pose by Susan Rogers and John Roosen is the third in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series, which continues to follow the blossoming romance between Ric and Elaina. Set against the backdrop of Tasmania—which is supposed…
Editorial Review – Real Raw Hope – The Book Review Directory
Title: Real Raw Hope Author: Rio McKee Genre: Poetry Real Raw Hope is a book of poetry inspired by Rio McKee’s history of trauma and journey towards recovery. McKee shares in the Introduction that she survived an active shooting on her college campus. The trauma of this event prompted her to unlock a…
Somebody’s Watching You – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Somebody’s Watching You Author: Robin D’Amato Genre: Psychological Thriller How far are you willing to go to hold onto someone you love? This is the dilemma Melody Hollenback finds herself facing when her husband, Jeff, becomes embroiled in a cult with questionable motives. Fearing the changes in her husband and wanting to…
That Brant County Sound! – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: That Brant County Sound!: The Ballad of Jim Allison and Thunderbird Recording Author: Tom Ryerson Genre: Arts & Entertainment / Biography This sizable volume contains the story of Jim Allison, a local Canadian country musician back in the 1960s and 1970s, and it shares how he influenced the careers and music industry of Brant County.…
Give Place to Wrath – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Give Place To Wrath Author: Steven C. Harms Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Suspense A series of seemingly random murders lead Roger Viceroy and his team of crime detectives on a dangerous mission to unmask a killer and prevent the death of a high profile and prominent member of the community. With…
The Dying Party – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: The Dying Party Author: Jeff R. Kelland Genre: Science Fiction The Dying Party by Jeff R. Kelland explores a near-future world when climate change has gone too far, and civilizations must grapple with the fallout. The novel follows two storylines: an everyday couple left behind on Earth, Donnie and Lizzie, and the…
Grace’s Hospital Adventure – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Grace’s Hospital Adventure Author: Kenneth E. Korber Genre: Children’s Picture Books Grace’s Hospital Adventure is a heartwarming children’s picture book following Sammie, a young boy navigating the challenges of having a cleft lip and his dream of playing the trumpet. Sammie is preparing for his final operation to repair his lip, and…
Zoey’s Zany Life – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Zoey’s Zany Life Author: Mikayla Lowery Genre: MG Fiction / Humor Zoey’s Zany Life, by Mikayla Lowery, is intended as a book for a middle grade/pre-teen audience, most likely girls, but not necessarily as boys could enjoy it as well. It should not be mistaken as the typical coming-of-age story, but instead as one…
Wise Husband – Editorial Review – The Book Review Directory
Title: Wise Husband Author: Hagai Avisar Genre: Self-Help There is an adage that says “Happy wife, happy life,” but the harmony of a successful couple can’t exist in a one-sided dynamic. The breakdown in communication between husband and wife can lead to a rift in the couple’s relationship. Still, most divisions can be…