A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmerican Navy / Australia / autobiography / flying / non-fiction / pilot / PTSD9 Comments
A gripping account of how a major air disaster was averted, by the captain and former Top Gun pilot “Instinctively, I release my pressure on the sidestick. Out of my subconscious, a survival technique from a previous life emerges: Neutralise! I’m not in control so I must neutralise controls. I ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / Contest / holiday novella / novella2 Comments
Will their competitive spirits ruin the spirit of Christmas? When Ben Winters and Lara Cottridge hear that a Vermont radio station is hosting a Christmas contest with a $10,000 prize for a charitable project of the winner’s choice, they seize the challenge. Although strangers, they both are obsessed with all ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAU Paris / f/f romantic elements / Fantasy / m/m romantic elements7 Comments
The multi-award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings and The House of Binding Thorns concludes her Dominion of the Fallen saga, set in a Paris devastated by a magical war. The great magical Houses of Paris – headed by Fallen angels and magicians – were, however temporarily, at peace ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's fiction / childrens-books / father and son / humorous / monsters / picture books6 Comments
From the author-illustrator of “Bunnies!!!” and “Puddles!!!,” as well as the illustrator of Tickle Monster, Kevan Atteberry, comes a monstrously tender and silly tale guaranteed to elicit lots of giggles and monster hugs. Do you love me as much as the skink that you chase or the smell of the ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbees / children's fiction / childrens-books / Farmer / farming / picture books1 Comments
Thank you, hedge, / Thank you, tree. / Thank you, flower, / Thank you, bee. / Thank you, rain, / Thank you, sun. / Thank you, farmers, / every one. In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbirds / children's fiction / childrens-books / picture booksNo Comments
A young girl eagerly identifies and counts the birds she observes around her town during the New England Christmas Bird Count. Young Ava and her mother prepare to participate as “citizen scientists” in the Christmas Bird Count. She is excited when Big Al, the leader of their team, asks her ... more >