Book Review, A Life Freed

 

A Life, Freed

by Tracy Hewitt Meyer

Pub Date 11 Nov 2021 |

 BHC Press 

 Teens & YA 

I am reviewing a copy of A Life, Freed through BHC Press and Netgalley:

Rowan Slone is busy settling into her first semester at how.  Now she’s on her own for the first time enjoying her job at the animal shelter, and she finally feels like she’s got control of her life.

The past comes back when her old boyfriend texts out of nowhere, Rowan starts to feel a familiar feel her life is about to be turned upside down and not in a good way.

Tensions start to rise between her and best friend, who is struggling being a new mother, Rowan becomes confused and angry at her friend who is leaving her to pick up the childcare slack.

Rowan must finally deal with her past Will soul-searching help her achieve that elusive sense of peace and family she’s always craved or will the pain of the past prove too great?

I give A Life, Freed five out of five stars!

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Book Review: Thursday’s Child

 

Thursday’s Child

by Noel Streatfeild

Pub Date 12 Oct 2021 | Archive Date 02 Nov 2021

 Harper 360,  HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

 Children's Fiction

I am reviewing a copy of Thursday’s Child through Harper360, HarperCollins Children’s Books and Netgalley:

Margaret Thursday was given her name after the day someone found her on the Church steps as baby. But she’s not really an Orphan every year someone leaves a bag of coins on the Church steps for her keep.   But  when she’s eleven the money stops leaving her guardians  with no choice but to send her away to an orphanage.

Sadly the orphanage is worse than they could have imagined.  The children are treated poorly and not fed enough, and soon Margaret who is fearless makes herself the enemy of the evil matron who runs it.   Margaret is determined to protect her new friends, Peter and Horatio, Margaret plans their daring escape but she’s going to have to outsmart the evil Matron at every turn.

I give Thursday’s Child five out of five stars!

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Book Review: The Boy in the Photo

 

The Boy in the Photo

by Nicole Trope

Pub Date 22 Jun 2021 |

 Grand Central Publishing 

 Mystery & Thrillers 

I am reviewing a copy of The Boy in the Photo through Grand Central Publishing and Netgalley:

Megan waits for her son Daniel at the school gates, but as the playground empties and there’s no sign of her son panic bubbles inside of her.

After over six years of sleepless nights and endless days of missing her son wondering if he was okay Megan finally gets the call she has been dreaming about.   Daniel walked into a police station in a remote town just a few miles away.

Megan is overjoyed that her son is finally coming home.  She’s kept Daniel’s room with his Cookie Monster poster on the wall and a stack of Lego under the bed, in perfect shape to welcome him back.  But when he returns Daniel is not the same, he’s traumatized and acts out.

The police inform her that Daniel was kidnapped by his father. After his dad died in a fire, Daniel was finally able to escape.  Megan is desperate to find out the truth and tried to talk to Daniel, but he doesn’t like to answer her questions.  Longing to help him heal, Megan tries everything—his favourite chocolate milkshake, a reunion with his best friend, a present for every birthday missed but still, Daniel is distant.

Megan is sure that Daniel is not telling her everything.  Daniel is hiding a secret, a secret that could put them all in danger.

I give The Boy in the Photo five out of five stars!

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Book Review: Wonders All Around

 

Wonders All Around

The Incredible True Story of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II and the First Untethered Flight in Space

by Bruce McCandless III

Pub Date 13 Jul 2021

 Biographies & Memoirs  |  Nonfiction (Adult)  |  Science 

I was sent a copy of Wonders  All Around from Greenleaf Publishing Group in exchange for my honest review which is as follows:

Most if not all are familiar with one of the most amazing and popular images in the history of space exploration: an astronaut in a snow-white spacesuit, untethered and floating alone in an expanse of blue. 

But how many of us know about the man himself?  In Wonders All Around his son gives us a glimpse into the life of Bruce McCandles the II.

Bruce McCandles II was a Navy fighter pilot, joined NASA in 1966. He was Houston’s capsule communicator—the person talking to the astronauts—as Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind in 1969.  McCandles would go to support subsequent Apollo flights and developed technology and techniques his fellow astronauts used during the Skylab program.  He worked behind the scenes until he was chosen to ride Challenger into space on the tenth shuttle mission. When he stepped into the cosmos to test the Manned Maneuvering Unit, he became a space flight icon. But the road to that incredible feat was not the sure bet it should have been for such a gifted man.

Bruce McCandles the II spent 24 years as an astronaut, his story encompasses the development of the space agency itself the changes in focus, in personnel, in approach, and in the city of Houston that grew up with it.

Wonders All Around is not only a book about an astronaut though, it also explores the relationship between Father and Son, both from two very different generations with both humor and insight.  It is also the exploration of the mindset of Bruce McCandles the II a man of individuality , and the courage, imagination, and tenacity that propelled him and his country to their place in the forefront of space history.

I give Wonders All Around five out of five stars!

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Book Review: Her Rival

 

 Her Rival

by Emma Tallon

Pub Date 17 Sep 2021 

 Bookouture 

 Mystery & Thrillers

I am reviewing a copy of Her Rival through Bookoture and Netgalley:

Let me start of by saying due to subject matter and strong language this book is not recommended for younger readers, now to get into the book:

Scarlet Drew is a new part of the Criminal Underworld in London but she’s determined to make a name for herself as joint head of the family firm alongside her aunt Lily.  But after she finds herself alone with a rival business owner at a black-tie event, she isn’t prepared for what happens next.

She’s determined not to let the drunken lech get away with his crime, she’s determined to get her revenge she’s going to steal his most valuable asset and put her name on the map. But as she gets to work, she fails to notice a silent stranger watching her every move.   Someone has discovered what she’s up to and has there own plans to get their hands on the priceless goods.

Scarlett is now face to face with a new enemy.  Scarlet fears the Drews may have finally met their match. With the whole family at risk, it’s going to take everything they have to stop their empire going up in smoke. But will everyone survive the fight?

I give Her Rival three out of five stars!

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Book Review: The Escape

 

The Escape

by Lisa Harris

Pub Date 03 Nov 2020 

 Revell 

Christian 

I am reviewing a copy of The Escape through Revell and Netgalley:

Madison James and Jonas Quinn are U.S Marshall’s who find themselves thrust a high-profile case when they are called on to transport two prisoners across the country on a private plane.  But the plane experiences engine trouble en route from the Pacific Northwest to Colorado, the pilots crash-land the aircraft deep in the heart of the sprawling Salmon-Challis National Forest.

After Madison and Jonas regain consciousness they discover both pilots are dead along with one of the prisoners, the other prisoner is now a fugitive on the run.  They soon find themselves having to navigate the rugged and remote backcountry through Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado while tracking a murderer who is desperate to disappear and will do anything to stop them from taking him in.

If you love a heart pumping but clean thriller, I highly recommend The Escape!

Five out of five stars!

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Book Review: Hope Between the Pages

 

Hope Between the Pages

by Pepper Basham

Pub Date 01 Apr 2021 |

 Barbour Publishing, Inc.,  Barbour Fiction

 Christian  |  Historical Fiction  |  Romance 

I am reviewing a copy of Hope Between the Pages through Barbour Publishing Inc, and Netgalley:

Clara Blackwell helps her ailing Mother manage a struggling one-hundred-year old family bookshop in Asheville, North Carolina, but the discovery of a forgotten letter opens a mystery of a long-lost romance and undiscovered inheritance which could save its future.

Clara finds herself having to step outside of her predictable world in order to embark on a journey that starts with only a name Oliver, the name she found in her great grandmothers letter.  From the nearby grand estate of the Vanderbilts, to a hamlet in Derbyshire, England, Clara seeks to uncover truth about family and love that may lead to her own unexpected romance.

I give Hope Between the Pages five out of five stars!

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