Book Reviews

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Burnout Diaries: How Work Stress Almost Killed Me by Janna Donovan
Burnout Diaries was an absolutely amazing book. It chronicles the life experiences of Janna Donovan when she transferred positions in her company to one in Malaysia. At first eager and excited to start a new chapter in her family’s life, she quickly spiraled into a personal nightmare. The book is organized into journal entries and emails, making it a…
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Claire Beckett and the Transfer of Power by Molly Chase
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Claire Beckett starts out as our average run-of-the-mill officer. Events transpire in which she gets herself into some trouble and she ends up transferred to being an officer in Crescent City. Here, she learns about a whole new side of the world she never…
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A Tale of Two Sisters by Bettina M. Johnson
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This was a very cute, cozy mystery. I really enjoyed the lack of swearing, making it a wholesome read. All of the characters were really engaging if not fully developed. I think that if this had been a full novel, more time and attention…
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The Pink Mutiny by AE Spencer
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. The book was a decent read and had a lot of promise. However, it needs to be thoroughly edited. There are a lot of grammatical errors and in many places the wording is either awkward or just doesn’t make sense. That being said, the story itself…
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Weathernose by Maram Taibah
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. For more than half of this book I was very sad for Tart. He had lost his job, his credibility, and any hope for an income. He basically had turned into a deranged man bent on getting revenge. I really wasn’t sure if I…
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Dying Well by Susan Ducharme Hoben
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. If you found out today that you had run out of options to treat your highly aggressive cancer and you would, in fact, have a very short time left in this life, how would you respond? I’m not sure many of us could answer…
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Death in a Mudflat by N. A. Granger
I received a free copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. This was my first adventure with Rhe Brewster and it was fantastic! Despite the fact that I came in on book 4, Granger provided enough references to the past books that I didn’t feel left in the dark. While it’s possible…
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Micromium: Clean Energy from Mars
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Micromium gives us a glimpse into Earth’s highly probably future: heading full force into destruction from human pollution. The initial hope given with the identification of micromium on Mars was a great way to start driving the plot. With many things in life, if…
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Spartan and the Green Egg: the Poachers of Tiger Mountain
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This is a luxuriously detailed graphic novel for kids with high moral standards. The pages are beautifully laid out and the colors are gorgeous. The lessons taught to young readers are hugely important. The young group of heroes flawlessly travels to the Himalayas and…
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Life Happens To Us by Ashta-deb
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. What happens when you hold on to the traumas of your past? You start projecting them on the people around you. The things that happened to you that you have not fully accepted, whether good or bad, continue to stay with you until you…