Cookbook Review: My Mom’s a Good Cooker By Gabbie Krivonak
MY MOM’S A GOOD COOKER A Working Mom’s Guide to Family Dinner By: Gabbie Krivonak Published: April 10, 2014 Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing Gabbie Krivonak believes that moms can have a career and provide delicious and nutritious meals for their children. She believes in family dinners and finds they are an opportunity to for families…
Read More Books That Came My Way in June 2014
My mailbox has slowed down a bit this month because it is summer and I am taking on less reviews. I am not accepting any during July and August. I am planning to use that time to catch up on books reviews I am way behind on and with books that I want to read…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Crew Goes Coconuts By Carole P Roman
THE CREW GOES COCONUTS A Captain No Beard Story Volume 6 By: Carole P Roman Published: May 15, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform This is my first Captain No Beard story and I am “Hooked”. These are highly engaging, funny, and well-written stories featuring a wonderful child’s imagination. Each story has a message and…
Read More Book Review: Don’t Go By Lisa Scottoline
DON’T GO By: Lisa Scottoline Published: April 1, 2013 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction Dr. Mike Scanlon, an orthopedist, is overseas serving his country in Afghanistan. Back home his wife, Chloe, and seven-month-old daughter, Emily, are trying to survive without him. In just a month, his tour will be over and he will be home…
Read More Book Review: Grand Central – Original Stories of Post War Love and Reunion
GRAND CENTRAL Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion By: Melanie Benjamin, Jenna Blum, Amanda Hodgkinson, Pam Jenoff, Sarah Jio, Sarah McCoy, Kristina McMorris, Alyson Richman, Erika Robuck, and Karen White Published: July 1, 2014 Publisher: Berkley Trade – Penguin Group Fiction/Short Stories/Historical Fiction Last year Grand Central Station turned 100 years old. This drew…
Read More Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me… Books by Carole P Roman
I have a great Book Blogger/Author relationship with Carole Roman. She is so generous in sending me her books and items to go along with them. I have since donated all these books to our local library so that as many kids as possible can access these wonderful, educational and fun books. Be sure to…
Read More Book Review: In the Mirror By Kaira Rouda
IN THE MIRROR: A Novel By: Kaira Rouda Published: March 5, 2014 Publisher: Real You Publishing Group Women’s Fiction As part of the book tour with PUMP UP YOUR BOOK, I’m featuring IN THE MIRROR by Kaira Rouda. For more stops on the tour including reviews, interviews and first chapter reveals, click HERE. First, check…
Read More Book Review: Tracks By Robyn Davidson
TRACKS One Woman’s Journey Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback By: Robyn Davidson Published: May 30, 2995 Publisher: Vintage Non-Fiction, Memoir US Movie Release: September 19, 2014 If you read and loved WILD by Cheryl Strayed, you will like TRACKS too. Both books share a woman who impulsively decides to take on a thousand-plus mile…
Read More Book Review: The Fever By Megan Abbott
THE FEVER By: Megan Abbott Published: June 17, 2014 Publisher: Little Brown and Co Fiction Deenie is a normal teenager attending high school. Her brother, Eli, is a star hockey player and their dad is a teacher at the high school. Life for Deenie is idyllic until her best friend, Lise, has a seizure at…
Read More Book Review: Secret Daughter By Shilpi Somaya Gowda
SECRET DAUGHTER: A Novel By: Shilpi Somaya Gowda Published: March 9, 2010 Publisher: HarperCollins Fiction In a small village in India, Kavita is about to give birth. She is praying this second child with her husband, Jasu is a boy. If it is a girl, like her first born, she will not be able to…
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