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My Father’s House (Rome Escape Line Trilogy #1) by Joseph O’Connor

My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor on September 9, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Biographical, Fiction / Friendship, Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II, Fiction / Historical / General, Fiction / Jewish, Fiction / Thrillers / Historical, Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense, Fiction / War & Military Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover Buy […]

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Book Review: The Song of Legends

The Song of Legends by E.H. Jahr Genre: Fantasy / Romance ISBN: 9798987523704 Print Length: 270 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph A rebellious faerie princess conspires against her conniving father in this swoonworthy adventure.  Princess Margaret is in a difficult place when we first meet her. Literally. She’s angrily sitting in makeup […]

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STARRED Book Review: Welcome to the Inferno

Welcome to the Inferno by Daniel Parme Genre: General Fiction / Satire / Restaurant ISBN: 9798867605490 Print Length: 169 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt An explosively funny take on the classic seven deadly sins As a former server with a deep love for people getting their dues and the Food Network, I […]

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On Being New Places and Trying New Things by Ruth Chan

If you had given 13-year-old me a choice whether to move to Hong Kong or stay in Toronto, chances are I would have said, “No way I’m going to Hong Kong! Why leave everything I know and love to start over somewhere so completely new and different?” Well, we moved anyway, and like any kind […]

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The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James on October 4, 2022 Genres: Fiction / Thrillers / Historical, Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural, Fiction / Women Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Buy on Amazon Goodreads “I don’t have an opinion about ghosts. It’s people I don’t believe in, I suppose.” 1920s England. Sarah Piper’s lonely, […]

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12 Best Australian Books to Read

Australian authors have produced some incredible books over more than a hundred years, including well-known classics that are household names, all the way through to contemporary masterpieces. Enjoy 12 Best Australian Books to Read. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. 12 Best Australian Books […]

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Book Review: Searching for John Dewitt

Searching for John Dewitt by John Chase Genre: Memoir / WWII Print Length: 257 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Peggy Kurkowski A heartwarming work of narrative nonfiction about a grandson exploring his grandfather’s letters from WWI In 2020, author John Chase learned about a cache of eighty perfectly preserved letters from his grandfather John […]

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Book Review: The Grandmaster’s Gamble

The Grandmaster’s Gamble by Paul G. Zareith Genre: Science Fiction / Horror ISBN: 9798329948547 Print Length: 198 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Joelene Pynnonen An ancient evil rises, a ruthless senator seeks revenge, an empire senses a threat to its power, and Norman is stuck in the middle. Grandmaster’s Gamble starts with a powder […]

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The Happy Unfortunate by Robert Silverberg

The Happy Unfortunate by Robert Silverberg was published in Amazing Stories in 1957 and explores the angst caused when the human race reaches into space but at the cost of needing to breed a new species. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The Happy […]

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Review: Shades of Mortality by Jamal Barbari

Synopsis: Join three time-traveling, universe-hopping, interdimensional storytellers as they share stories of life, death, love, and despair in Jamal Barbari’s debut short story collection, Shades of Mortality. Each story features a unique illustration by one of 9 different artists and draws the reader into a mixture of profound, touching, and comic tales unlike any you’ve […]