PleaseDontDoCoke
Book Review, Calligraphy, Comedy, NetGalley, Nonfiction

Please Don’t Do Coke in the Bathroom, Irreverent Hand Lettering for Every F*cking Occasion by Sami Christianson

Take a crack at it, it's f*cking therapeutic. Just the title alone on this book would get someone to notice it.  It is a guide for hand lettering to express your sarcasm with beautiful calligraphy.  With the onslaught of social media and online writing why not change it up and leave a handwritten note telling… Continue reading Please Don’t Do Coke in the Bathroom, Irreverent Hand Lettering for Every F*cking Occasion by Sami Christianson

Violated
Book Review, NetGalley, Nonfiction, Rape, Sports

Violated: Exposing Rape at Baylor University Amid College Football’s Sexual Assault Crisis by Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach

According to national statistics, at least one in five college women experience some type of sexual assault.  Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach are ESPN reporters who have done a comprehensive investigation into injustices and cover ups of a prominent Christian college, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. The book contains many stories of Baylor female students… Continue reading Violated: Exposing Rape at Baylor University Amid College Football’s Sexual Assault Crisis by Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach

Forbidden Temptation
Book Review, Fantasy, NetGalley, Paranormal, Romance, Series, Shapeshifters, Vampires

Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson (Forbidden, Book #3)

To say they had a complicated past would be an understatement. Human, Mackenzie (Kenzie) Swanson, and cat shapeshifter, Sawyer Lennar, were kidnapped by mistake and were able to escape their kidnappers and hide out for a while.  Sawyer hated humans so when he got amnesia from a blow to the head and his personality changed… Continue reading Forbidden Temptation by R.L. Kenderson (Forbidden, Book #3)

WayoftheWolf
Book Review, NetGalley, Nonfiction, Self-Help

Way of the Wolf: Straight Line Selling- Master the Art of Persuasion, Influence, and Success by Jordan Belfort

Bestselling author of "The Wolf of Wall Street", Jordan Belfort, shares step-by-step instructions on using his very successful Straight Line System for any business, industry and even your personal life.  He notes that you do not have to be in sales to use this system.  You can use it from selling your great qualities in… Continue reading Way of the Wolf: Straight Line Selling- Master the Art of Persuasion, Influence, and Success by Jordan Belfort

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

69Million
Book Review, Comedy, Contemporary, Entangled Publishing, NetGalley, Romance, Series

69 Million Things I Hate About You (Winning The Billionaire #1) by Kira Archer

Kiersten Abbott receives her new job by default.  Sexy Cole Harrington, president and founder of Harrington Enterprises, let his first assistant go because he wanted her to attend a conference on the same weekend as her wedding.  As second assistant, Kiersten's work is cut out for her as he looks at her and says, "Let's… Continue reading 69 Million Things I Hate About You (Winning The Billionaire #1) by Kira Archer

DirtyBookClub
Book Review, Chick Lit, Comedy, Gallery Books, NetGalley, Women's Fiction

The Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison

Gloria, Dot, Liddy and Marjorie agreed to secret pact number thirty-four in 1962 that when their kids grow up and their husbands die, they will move to France.  On the same day they started pact number thirty-five, The Dirty Book Club.  "A fifty-four-year tradition that would save them all." M.J. Stark's work was her escape. … Continue reading The Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison

VeteranAvenue
Book Review, Detective Fiction, Mystery, NetGalley, Police Procedural, Suspense, Thriller, Urbane Publications

Veteran Avenue by Mark Pepper

"Humans are capable of amazing behavior at both ends of the moral spectrum". When a young boy, John Frears met a strange man who gave him a picture of his granddaughter and told John "if you are the one, you'll need it".  The one what?  It took several years to find out what the man… Continue reading Veteran Avenue by Mark Pepper

YouCanRun
Book Review, Detective Fiction, Mystery, NetGalley, Police Procedural, Psychological, Serial Killer, Thriller

You Can Run by Steve Mosby

"Monsters are made, not born, and the truth is that they can be made anywhere." The Monster has never been present when the women have died, so he has no idea how long it takes.  He's done with them by then, so what does it matter? The Worm is incapable of killing for himself, he's… Continue reading You Can Run by Steve Mosby

Undertow
Book Review, Fantasy, NetGalley, Series, YA Fiction, Zombies

Undertow (Undertow # 1) by K.R. Conway

Eila Walker is in danger.  She and her guardian, Mae, moved to Eila's ancestral home in Cape Cod after a mystery donor purchased it for her.  Little did Eila know that this charitable act would alter her seemingly normal life forever.  After a near death experience of being pushed into the bay and almost being… Continue reading Undertow (Undertow # 1) by K.R. Conway