Books I Have Read and Reviewed (Thus Far) in 2020

This is definitely not an exhaustive list and I'm sharing a few now as this year (unravels?) to a close. 😐 I'm thankful for books and so much more. 🙂 The reviews are in no particular order. As time allows, I plan on adding more books I have completed, once I have written a review, …

Arnold Lobel’s Picture Book, FABLES, Has Aged Well

Arnold Lobel’s illustrations have always been charming and the stories centered on anthropomorphic animal characters consistently possessed a quirky kind of wonderful. In 1980, his book FABLES, had won the Caldecott Medal as the best illustrated book. As a child, I was a voracious reader and a Master Bedtime Story Demander (thanks, Mom!) that I …

Quotes to Write By – Day 5

The following review is from one of my readers. It's a fabulous feeling when someone other than your family has read and reviewed one of your books -- especially if you're an Indie author. I love reading and lately I've come across of books that aren't traditionally published. Some are of the highest quality. Some …

Moonstruck, Book 1 Gets a 5-Star Review!

Thank  you, Kwadzana for your review that validated my job as a writer -- to entertain you! May you dream beautiful dreams and control your nightmares! Readers of this blog, if you've read any of my books please consider posting  positive reviews on Amazon or Goodreads for them. Why? Because writing and posting reviews does …

Book Review for Camela Thompson’s Blood, Spirit, and Bone

Book Review for Camela Thompson’s Blood, Spirit, and Bone Abandon all hope of suspense, ye who read on, for there shall be . . . major SPOILERS! Spoiler alert! Spoiler alert! Bee-doh! Bee-doh! Beeee-doh! Oui, oui, spoilers broken down into troi parts, as charmingly broken as my French. The Good: The characters (especially the main …

Goodreads One Star Junkie

Confessions. Yes, I sometimes watch and sing along to Jem and the Holograms on Youtube. Yes, I sometimes selfishly eat cookies while watching Netflix late at night while the rest of my family sleeps. Yes, I often dance in the car to Japanese pop rock or Reggaeton (red lights mostly). In high school, my music …