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Review: For Your Benefit by Patrick Canning

Synopsis: Teddy Lint is the kindest private investigator on the planet, committed to seeing the best in everyone he meets. The detective agency he runs out of a Los Angeles strip mall with his brother Ralph has seen a strange case or two before, but never anything like this. A man claiming to work for […]

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Book Review: Invitations by Bruce Ballard

Invitations by Bruce Ballard Genre: Short Fiction / Poetry ISBN: 9798891323285 Print Length: 148 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Jadidsa Perez A hybrid collection filled with sublime prose about life, pain, and love Bruce Ballard’s Invitations is a culmination of poetry and short stories, some focused on Parkinson’s […]

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Deserving Good – Editorial Review

  Title: Deserving Good: Getting to Know Your Real Self and Live a More Fulfilling Life Author: Leora Zairi Genre: Self-Help   This short self-help work by Leora Zairi provides gentle guidance towards self-awareness and transforming one’s life for the good. Focused primarily on knowing one’s self—one’s desires, needs, and emotional wants and making choices based on loving… […]

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Review: Post Traumatic Growth by Jesse Hewitt

Synopsis: This book is an account of the journey following encounters of trauma and taking steps towards personal growth. I served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 12 years, with 5 years serving as a Close Protection Operator undertaking multiple operations in high-conflict environments – both domestically and overseas. Having completed there missions, I witnessed […]

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Book Review: Lizard Larson and the Time Keeper

Lizard Larson and the Time Keeper by Gary Natoli Genre: Young Adult / Sci-Fi & Fantasy ISBN: 9798350944761 Print Length: 382 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph The thrilling tale of a time-jumping teenager racing to rescue her parents Lizard Larson and the Time Keeper is an action-packed mystery following […]

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Book Review: What Are We Going to Do with Tyrone Jr.?

What Are We Going to Do with Tyrone Jr.? by David Grant Genre: Literary Fiction / Social Issues ISBN: 9781735794235 Print Length: 262 pages Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Melissa Suggitt A compelling exploration of autism, family life, and the unbreakable power of love An unexpected call to active duty, a new […]

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Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

d Sisterhood in All Its Messy Glory You know that feeling when you finish a book and it’s like you’ve just said goodbye to old friends? That’s exactly how I felt after turning the last page of Coco Mellors’ “Blue Sisters.” This novel, um, it’s not just a story – it’s a freaking rollercoaster ride […]

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The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in 1865 in his magazine Epoch. It is a work of satire, an unusual but amusing tale about a man swallowed by a crocodile with a serious message about economics and communism. This post may contain affiliate links that earn us a commission at no extra cost […]

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Book Review: Auraria

Auraria by Tab Stephens Genre: Fantasy / Romance ISBN: 9798891323537 Print Length: 286 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Buy from Amazon Buy from Bookshop Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph Imaginative magic systems & genuine chemistry drives this fantasy tale rich with royal drama. Princess Elisa’s family drama (mostly through her uncle’s greed and violent desperation for the […]

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STARRED Book Review: Immune Heroes

Immune Heroes by Namita Gandhi, PhD Genre: Children’s Picture Book / Science ISBN: 9781917095211 Print Length: 36 pages Buy from Amazon Reviewed by Jaylynn Korrell An entertaining, useful book to help kids learn about cuts, scrapes, and the healing process It’s only right that I cut my finger on the day that I started reading […]