Unstoppable by S.R. Johannes: After everything that has happened, Grace goes to the Everglades to live with her grandmother, Birdee. Even though she is now home-schooled by her bird-obsessed grandmother, the move gives Grace time to relax. She learns to scuba dive and starts boating with old man Rex, Birdee's casual friend/boyfriend. One day while out in the marshes of … [Read more...] about Unstoppable Book Blast and $100 Giveaway
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The Almond Tree Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti “An epic drama of the proportions of The Kite Runner… Grabs you from the first page… A gripping and compassionate work of fiction” —Huffington Post The unforgettable story of a young Palestinian boy whose mathematical gifts allow him to escape the difficulties of life as an Arab Israeli, The Almond Tree is a beautifully crafted … [Read more...] about The Almond Tree Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
[simpleazon-link asin="0062313630" locale="us"]Labor Day Movie Tie- In Edition: A Novel (P.S.)[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 4 of 5 stars The movie trailer for Labor Day led me to want to read the book. The teen voice was unflinchingly honest and authentic though limited in it's viewpoint. As a result the book is not as romantic as one might presume from the movie trailer. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Book Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
[simpleazon-link asin="006228553X" locale="us"]The Good Luck of Right Now[/simpleazon-link] My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you like quirky characters, this may be the book for you. The main character, Bartholomew, writes to Richard Gere. Another character fears alien abduction and attends grief counseling because his cat died. There's also a bi-polar priest. Though the characters … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
Hawthorne Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Hawthorne by Sarah Ballance After a terrifying encounter with the unexplained, it takes ten years and the news of her grandmother’s passing for Emma Grace Hawthorne to return to her childhood home. She seeks peace in saying a proper goodbye, but what she finds is an old love, a sordid family history, and a wrong only she can right. Living in the shadow of Hawthorne Manor, … [Read more...] about Hawthorne Book Blast and $50 Giveaway