Book Reviews

I received a copy of Divine Encounters: Sacred Rituals and Ceremonies in Asia by Hans Kemp in exchange for an honest review.  There are two different types of travel. There is a vacation, were the primary goal is to relax, …

I don’t know about you, reader, but technology (social media in particular) plays a pretty dang big role in my life…sometimes too big. That’s the main idea in The Bright Side of Going Dark, a new release from Kelly Harms. …

This review is dedicated to Debbie, whose love of the series I probably can’t match, but I’m forever grateful to her for introducing it to me. For the last few months (about a year actually now!) I have been reading …

The Summary Cristina Caboni’s The Binder of Lost Stories is a combination of realistic and historical fiction that will appeal to fans of descriptive writing and mysteries that wind across centuries. At the center of the novel is Sofia Bauer, …

This book was recommended to me by a friend and it is this book that pulled me out of my reading slump that I went through during university. I hadn’t had the time to pick up a book like this …

Dr. Ivan Zwart presents his refreshingly honest way taking control of your life, your surroundings, and, most importantly, your happiness. His guide on how to be happy is just what we need right now. When I started reading Dr. Ivan …

I have to say, this was pretty much the perfect book to read while having to stay home due to COVID-19. Need to escape your world for a little bit? Fall into one where you can cross thresholds into other …

Looking for a royally fascinating, distracting read? I find that sometimes diving into a different period of history for a while can help me take a break from current events by letting me learn about something new and the British …

Note: Joli has also reviewed this book. Find her review here. I have been waiting on my library’s waitlist for Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens for MONTHS. Not because the library didn’t have a lot of copies (they …

Story: Katherine has always been the sister to obey the rules while her younger sister Eleanor has lived to disobey. After Ellie runs away from home and into the arms of the Nazi party in occupied France in the midst …