Tag: book reviews

Library Day – Behind Closed Doors

Whether in life or literature, when something appears too good to be true, it usually is. We can never really know the truth about someone’s life until we live it. People’s lives appear precisely the way they intend no matter what truth exists privately. And while it is certainly easy to judge a book by…

By Lisa July 18, 2016 Off

Book Review – Singularity by Helena Hann-Basquiat with Sara Litchfield, Sandy Ramsey, Lizzi Rogers, Hannah Sears

The subject matter of Singularity is not my usual cup of tea. It’s nothing at all like tea. It’s more like you want a nice cup of tea, but the only thing available to drink is vodka. So you drink the vodka, expecting to feel fire as it washes over your palate and burns its way…

By Lisa August 17, 2015 Off

Book Review – P.O.W.E.R. by Lisa A. Kramer

What if you loved words? What if you loved words and were told you could not use them? No reading. No writing. No words. If you were told you had to give up words completely, would you stop? Could you? Andra BetScrivener has a secret power. But her life – and the lives of those she…

By Lisa August 17, 2015 Off

Book Review – Marcia Kester Doyle’s Who Stole My Spandex

Everybody has that friend. You know the one. The friend you meet for the lunch date that ends at 5:00 PM when your husband calls wondering if you’re stranded in a ditch somewhere. The friend you can talk to about anything, because we all need to bounce those topics off of someone else for comparison’s sake. Just to…

By Lisa May 19, 2015 Off

The Truth Behind the Story – An Interview with Beth Teliho

Grab your coffee cup, friends, because we have a visitor this morning. Today, I am thrilled to have Beth Teliho, author of one of my new favorite books, Order of Seven, join us for a stop along her blog tour. I reviewed Order of Seven not long ago. You can check that out here. Go ahead, the coffee is still…

By Lisa May 12, 2015 Off

Book Review – Mandi Castle’s Dear Stephanie

I’m expanding my horizons. I honestly don’t read much contemporary fiction. But maybe I have to stop saying that. Given the opportunity to read an advance copy of Mandi Castle’s Dear Stephanie, I jumped at it. I read Dear Stephanie in two sittings – and that was only because I had to sleep. I can’t pull an all-nighter…

By Lisa May 11, 2015 Off

Book Review – Beth Teliho’s Order of Seven

This is quite possibly the most cantankerous book review you will read today. There are several reasons why I should not review this book for you at all. I do not read much contemporary fiction. It is not my first choice when I want to crack open a book. I am also not a big fan of the YA…

By Lisa March 25, 2015 Off