The Black Magician by KayCee Jones Book Review and Author Interview
Why do readers love dismal tales of people being held captive? The short answer is…because we want to see how they escape. We want to know that the wrongfully imprisoned
Category: Book Reviews
Book reviews from indie authors who send me a copy in exchange for honest reviews. Also, reviews of best sellers or new releases. There are also posts linking to books I’ve reviewed for LitPick.
My Top 10 Books Read in 2023
This year, I set my Goodreads reading goal at 60 books thinking I was lowballing it and would hit this goal by the end of the summer. But life intervened,
A Friend for Christmas by Mike Martin Book Review and Author Interview
When it comes to kids’ books, you can’t go wrong with cute little animals. Animals can help us tell stories with very human themes in a more colorful and simplified
The Bully Solution by Kathy Greenberg Book Review and Author Interview
There are days when the grind of adulthood starts to wear on me, and I find myself feeling nostalgic for my teenage days. Then I remember how, while in hindsight
The Only One Left by Riley Sager Book Review
What makes a good whodunit? For me, it’s about how neatly the connections are made, how many details there are to catch…or miss… and how it can still keep you
Where Fireflies Sleep by Karen Wyle Book Review and Author Interview
In my nearly four years of writing book reviews for Laura’s Books and Blogs, I have reviewed dozens of picture books. They’re not as popular in the blogging world as
Bonnie and the Deaf Bake Squad by Mickey Carolan Book Review and Author Interview
Childhood is when we’re figuring out our skills, our interests, and how we want to spend our time. But it’s one thing to work on perfecting a skill on our
Things to See in Arizona by Mary Vensel White Book Review and Author Interview
No matter how fulfilling our lives are, I think that there’s always a tendency for people to want to run away, either literally or figuratively, at some point. At the
A Place of Turquoise by Karina Salfeld Book Review and Author Interview
I’ve never been a big fantasy reader, but you don’t grow up a reader and not devour at least a few titles about kids being transported to magical worlds. The
The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor by Sharon Kay Book Review and Author Interview
Small town life comes with a healthy dose of gossip and interconnectivity which are the perfect ingredients for a mystery. Throw in a nosy journalist who knows the town inside
Miranda Nights by Gail Ward Olmsted Book Review and Author Interview
Do you ever have one of those months where it’s one thing after another? Every day you receive a new piece of news or get pulled in a million different
The Puppy Adventures of Porter and Midge Out and About Book Review and Author Interviews
I have to confess an unpopular opinion: I am not a dog person. It comes from fear rather than a dislike of dogs. I’m not afraid of being bitten. It’s
All Our Faults by Charlotte Brough Book Review and Author Interview
Teenagers have a tendency to amplify situations and conflicts. As adults, we roll our eyes at their ignorant reactions, having forgotten that our teenage conflicts were met with the same
Sky, the Deaf Homerun Hero by Mickey Carolan Book Review and Author Interview
When we feel underestimated, it can affect us one of two ways. Some of us will decide not to bother to prove themselves while others will set out to do
Summer’s Second by Jeff Billington Book Review and Author Interview
Adults look back on adolescence and see it as the beginning of their lives when you can be hopeful and make good decisions that can lead to a good life.