She is one of the only animals who can chase a lion from its kill… Evie Childs hoped the all-expense-paid trip to Africa would give her a chance at adventure. Maybe it would even let her forget a past that haunts her, and find safety from a husband who abuses her. Her jaws can crush… Continue reading Book Spotlight: Predators by Michaelbrent Collings
A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect. Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird, and “10 percent defiant.” At the ripe age… Continue reading Audiobook Reviews: Scrappy Little Nobody & The Woman in the Window
In the mid 90s, Elizabeth Booth, a young British college student studying Arabic at Durham University, travels to Damascus to immerse herself in the Syrian language. Taken aback by the generosity and kindness of the people there, she easy slips into a life in the ancient city. She has friends, her studies, and even a… Continue reading Book Spotlight: Gazelle in the Shadows by Michelle Peach
Happy Saturday! I noticed while driving today that the leaves on the trees are starting to change, so I guess that means I’m allowed to do all the autumn things, right? And by that, I mean wear all my sweaters, and drink cocoa, and eat halloween candy. Anyway, here’s a song: As with many of… Continue reading Saturday Song: Hold My Girl by George Ezra
10PM: Closing time at Cafe Flores. The door should be locked, but it isn’t, Scott Bradley and Winsome Sommervil are about to become hostages. TEN MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING: Scott’s girlfriend breaks up with him over the phone while he’s in the cafe’s basement storeroom because he’s late picking her up for the big end-of-the-year party.… Continue reading Book Review: Ten After Closing by Jessica Bayliss
Bina has never forgotten the time she and her mother ran away from home. Her mother promised they would hitchhike to the city to escape Bina’s cruel father and start over. But before they could even leave town, Bina had a new stepfather and two new stepsisters, and a humming sense of betrayal pulling apart… Continue reading Book Review Tour & Giveaway: A Room Away From the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma
After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the former Beartown players, who now play for a rival team in Hed, take in that… Continue reading Book Review: Us Against You by Frederik Backman
