Verdict: 4 StarsIt’s really hard to rate this book. On the one hand, I can appreciate its story merits and its journey from self-published title to its release from Skyscape, Amazon Publishing’s children’s book imprint. But as a new adult title, I also want to slam the covers shut and say, “This is completely implausible, this never happens.”But I can’t. While I’m a … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
eBook Reviews
eBook Review: The Condor Song by Darryl Nyznyk
Verdict: 4 StarsThe condor isn’t exactly the most charismatic bird. It’s not regal-looking like the eagle, it’s not an awe-inspiring killing machine like the hawk. It’s just a bird. And it’s had plenty of controversy around it in terms of legal and environmental battles, and now, it’s got blood on its hands, too. Or, wings.In The Condor Song (Cross Dove Publishing), … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Condor Song by Darryl Nyznyk
eBook Review: The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
Verdict: 5 StarsAs a book reviewer, I read a lot of content and I read most of it with a critical eye, looking for the finer points of the book to mention in my review and to help me determine its rating. It has been a very long time since a book pulled me in as far as The Almond Tree (Garnet Publishing) did, and an even longer time since a book has made me cry.As an … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
eBook Review: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Verdict: 4 StarsThe Sea of Tranquility (Atria) has everything I don't look for in a book. Chapter-by-chapter point of view switches, mysterious story lines that don't become clear until the last page, and characters so full of raw and deep-seated hurts that you feel like an intruder just for reading about them. So it was surprising to even me that this book was a … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
eBook Review: Finding the Next Steve Jobs by Nolan Bushnell
Verdict: 5 StarsAs an entire subset of reading, business books have got to be the most diverse. Titles that promise to reinforce business ideas or shake things up give us new catch phrases like "out of the box" or slogans about colorful parachutes. They seem to develop an almost cult-like following among certain sectors of industry, with well-dressed professionals standing … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Finding the Next Steve Jobs by Nolan Bushnell
eBook Review: The Bleiberg Project by David Khara
Verdict: 5 StarsThe Bleiberg Project is an immensely readable and captivating thriller whose action takes place over the course of only a few days. Nazi plots, Mossad agents, CIA covers being blown, and a few innocent bystanders getting lured into the chase all make this an intense read. And while other reviews of this title have been stellar, my interest in this book is … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Bleiberg Project by David Khara
eBook Review: Earthquake, Fire and Epidemic
Verdict: 5 StarsIn this look at one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history, digital publishing is responsible for a number of key factors. First, the timeliness of the book is important, as ebook-only publisher Untreed Reads released the title to coincide with the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and resulting fire that destroyed San Francisco. But … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Earthquake, Fire and Epidemic
eBook Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Verdict: 3 StarsKate Atkinson's highly-anticipated recent novel, Life After Life (Hachette Book Group), not to be confused with a novel released only the week before with the same title by Jill McCorkle, came out to instant success. Named an Amazon Best Book of the Month pick and with some praise-filled reviews by some very well-known authors, fans of Atkinson's many … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
eBook Review: Making It by Helen Klein Ross
Verdict: 5 StarsThere are some jobs you just don't want to have. You don't want to be the advertising agency's superstar laxative account genius, you don't want to be the technology-challenged associate who accidentally fires an executive with one wrong keystroke, and you certainly don't want to go to work one day as a forty-six-year-old creative who gets fired by mistake, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Making It by Helen Klein Ross
eBook Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Verdict: 5 STarsFinally. FINALLY. A romance title for the rest of us, one with the right blend of emotion and raw physicality but whose female main character isn't a spineless self-doubter who falls down a lot. Move over, 50 Shades of Grey, there's a sexy new power couple for readers to swoon over.Chloe Mills is only months away from finishing her MBA from a prestigious … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Book Review: Gia & Lincoln’s Aggravating Allergies by Rowena Cala
Verdict: 4 StarsIt might seem easy to review a children's a book. After all, it's only twenty pages and it's mostly pictures, right? Wrong. In some ways, a children's author has a more difficult task in the writing due to that limited space. Unless the author is also the illustrator, there is another creative professional with a hand in the story whose effort is equally … [Read more...] about Book Review: Gia & Lincoln’s Aggravating Allergies by Rowena Cala
eBook Review: Vintage Tomorrows by James H Carrott and Brian David Johnson
Verdict: 4.5 StarsJudging from how hard it is for an author to write and publish a book, it's quite possibly exponentially harder for two authors to write and publish a book. That difficulty might only be compounded when one of those authors is a historian and the other earns his keep as a futurist. In Vintage Tomorrows: A Historian and a Futurist Journey Through Steampunk … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Vintage Tomorrows by James H Carrott and Brian David Johnson
eBook Review: I’ll Take What She Has by Samantha Wilde
Verdict: 2 StarsOne of the saddest disappointments in reading is to wait longingly for a book based on its author's merits, only to have it turn out wretchedly. Unfortunately, I'll Take What She Has is the epitome of such a book. Truthfully, it shouldn't have come as a surprise that the book is full of angst and discontent, as its title suggests.Despite its easy to … [Read more...] about eBook Review: I’ll Take What She Has by Samantha Wilde
eBook Review: Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson
Verdict: 5 StarsIt's been nearly six years since fans of the Newberry Honor book Hattie Big Sky closed the covers on the story of a sixteen-year-old orphan who tried--and ultimately, failed--to make a success of the Montana homestead claim left to her by a long lost uncle. We cried right alongside her as the hail storm destroyed the crops she needed in order to pay off the … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson