Whale Talk by Chris Cutcher
Abuse, Book Review, Friendship, Racism, YA Fiction

Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in September 2009. The review may be short, but my first Cutcher novel made me a life-long fan. Enjoy! I learned in… Continue reading Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher

Unlikely Friends
Blog Tour, Book Review, Buoni Amici Press, Contemporary, Drug Abuse, Family Relationships, Friendship, Grief, Romance, YA Fiction

Unlikely Friends (Abernathy & Crane #1) by Sahar Abdulaziz

Title: Unlikely FriendsAuthor: Sahar AbdulazizGenre: Contemporary Fiction/ Humor/ SatireRelease Date: February 19, 2019Cover Designer: Patrick Knowles (Patrick Knowles Design)Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC. Irwin is not only the local Librarian; he’s also a book snob and an all-around grouch. There’s nothing he values more than his privacy. As a loner, he’s happy to be… Continue reading Unlikely Friends (Abernathy & Crane #1) by Sahar Abdulaziz

Book Review, Bullying, Friendship, Rape, Sports, Suicide, YA Fiction

Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday.  I first posted this review in June 2012.  Leverage's message of tragedy, courage, and justice sticks with me almost 7 years after discovering this amazing story.  A must… Continue reading Leverage by Joshua C. Cohen

Book Review, Fantasy, Friendship, Ghosts, Graveyards, Paranormal, Witches, YA Fiction

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday.  I first posted this review in September 2009.  The review is short, but I will never forget Gaiman's unique story about a young boy named Nobody Jones.  I… Continue reading The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

DriveByShouting
Book Review, Contemporary, England, Friendship, Music, NetGalley

Drive-by Shouting by Mark Chase

Oh, how those girls had loved an artist; now, guitars were carried by buskers and out of touch wannabes, while guys who couldn't play a note, but called themselves DJs, got laid every night. Matt and Gram were down and out band members in England finally on there way to the top when they were… Continue reading Drive-by Shouting by Mark Chase

DogWalkersDiary
Book Review, Comedy, Contemporary, Dogs, Friendship, Mystery, NetGalley, Romance

The Dog Walker’s Diary by Kathryn Donahue

I recently started a book challenge list that asked me to read a book with the word "dog" in the title and to my delight when searching the NetGalley list The Dog Walker's Diary came up first. Daniel Ashe is a literary agent who has never fell in love and is looking for an awesome… Continue reading The Dog Walker’s Diary by Kathryn Donahue

Speechless Featured
Book Review, Bullying, Friendship, Harlequin Books, YA Fiction

Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Words matter--how we use them and how we don't. Chelsea learned the hard way.  Her words almost ended up killing a fellow classmate. When she outed a boy at a party, her "friends" decided to beat him and send him to the hospital.  Her conscience made her rat out those friends and all hell broke… Continue reading Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Fortunate Son Featured
Book Review, Contemporary, Friendship

Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley

The story is about two boys brought together by fate and torn apart by fate. Thomas is a young boy man born to a single mother who meets a white, widowed doctor with a young son of his own, Eric. Thomas and Eric become very close growing up in the wealthy doctor's home in California,… Continue reading Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley