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[Book Review] The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Posted on December 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Jodi Picoult Dawn Edelstein life changes in a moment when an announcement on her flight is made to brace for impact. She survives the crash, and after being checked out by medical staff, is offered a flight to wherever she’d like to go. Home to Boston is the obvious choice. But her last thoughts […]
[ARC Review] Butch: A Psychological Thriller, the Debut Novella by R. D. Weber
Posted on December 10, 2020 Leave a Comment
By R. D. Weber When a violent abduction rocks the small town of Chadwick, Detective Joseph Hinkler finds himself pursuing the investigation of his career. Nothing like this has ever happened in the quiet hamlet. But as the details begin to unfold, Hinkler finds himself dealing with something far more sinister than he could have […]
[Book Review] Something in Madness by Ed Protzel – Book 3 in the Darkhorse Trilogy
Posted on December 9, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Ed Protzel Something in Madness is the third, and final, installment in the DarkHorse Trilogy. Set in post-Civil War Turkle, Mississippi, Durk Hurst and his companions find themselves in a South that is still fighting to hold on to it’s way. Durk opens a law practice while attempting to recover the rights to his […]
[ARC Review] Forgiving Stephen Redmond by A.J. Sidransky
Posted on December 2, 2020 Leave a Comment
By A.J. Sidransky It’s a hot August day in New York when Detectives Tolya Kurchenko and Pete Gonzalvez are called to a Manhattan demolition site to investigate a strange discovery. Inside a wall on the third floor of a building, the construction crew has discovered a murder victim, fully dressed in a suit and hat. […]
[Book Review] Dream Dancer by S. J. Schwaidelson
Posted on November 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
By S. J. Schwaidelson Leah Fine is an Anthropology student from Minnesota, recording the rituals of an ancient civilization in Peru. A year studying their culture and rites carries a deeper meaning for Leah and, on returning home to Minnesota, to continue her studies, she finds she’s left something of herself behind. Tan, a member […]
Book Review- Hip Set by Michael Fertik
Posted on November 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
By Michael Fertik Oscar Orleans is a refugee, living in Israel, serving as a liaison to fellow African refugees, living in a slum of Tel Aviv. Orleans is called in by his friend, Inspector Kobi Sambinsky, of the Asylum unit with the Israeli police, to assist when a young man, from South Sudan, is found […]
Book Review- Not Cool: Europe by Train in a Heatwave by Jules Brown
Posted on November 11, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Jules Brown For my second Non-Fiction November selection, I joined Jules Brown on a 9 country in 9 days train trip across Europe…in the middle of a heatwave. This adventure travels through Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Liechtenstein, Zürich, and Milan. This is the second work by Jules Brown I’ve read and it […]
Book Review- Be a Duck!: 8 Lessons From Our Feathered Friends by Wendy Jarvis
Posted on November 4, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Wendy Jarvis I’m starting off Non-Fiction November with a review of Be A Duck by Wendy Jarvis. This is a self-help book that challenges the reader to evaluate their empathy, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence through the lens of a duck. I can honestly say, I had not considered modeling my behavior after a duck. […]
Book Review- The Kosher Butcher: A Lincoln/Lachler Mystery by Melvyn Westreich
Posted on October 28, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Melvyn Westreich When a rabbi goes missing from an Ultra-Orthodox community in lower Michigan, the Rebbi asks Simon Lincoln to take the case. A former police officer and private detective, Lincoln reluctantly accepts the assistance of his fiancé, computer wiz, Dafna Lachler. When the case takes a turn, creating fear of a serial killer, […]
Book Review- Chutzpah, Wisdom, and Wine: The Journey of an Unstoppable Woman, by Jodi Samuels
Posted on October 21, 2020 Leave a Comment
By: Jodi Samuels Originally from South Africa, Jodi Samuels is a speaker, activist, author, and super mom. In her book, Chutzpah, Wisdom, and Wine, Jodi shares her inspiring mission to change the world. Her story is one of resilience and living Judaism in every way possible. Samuels’ memoir demonstrates the importance of living the Jewish […]
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