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Review: The Girl Who Could Read Hearts by Sherry Maysonave

★★★★

Six-year-old Kate Kindrick possesses a rare “seventh sense” passed down through generations of her father’s family: the unique ability to see inside of people’s hearts. A heart might look like “a Grand Canyon disaster, full of oozing painful craters and gorges” or be “covered with gray-green storm clouds, all dotted with icy pockets.” The Kindricks also have prophetic dreams and sensations that inexplicably link them together from miles apart. Kate’s intuitive gift is magically linked to an angel doll called Etta Ebella, gifted to Kate by her beloved grandmother, Mer.

But when the prized doll is marred in a […]

Lisa Butts2016-10-13T06:17:55+02:00September 9th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Religious Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Unbarred Innovation by Mayur Ramgir

★★★★

Mayur Ramgir is an entrepreneur – founder of the up-and-coming Zonopact, and the single creator and developer of the CLINTRA software. Holding an MS in Computational Science and Engineering from Georgia Tech, as well as and other degrees and learning from from University of Sussex, University of Mumbai, MIT, and University of Oxford, it’s safe to say that he is well-versed in the concepts of innovation, and self-created success.

In his new book, Unbarred Innovation: A Pathway to Greatest Discoveries, Ramgir attempts to tell the stories of the great innovators of our time, and how they may have […]

James Grimsby2018-05-09T10:20:52+02:00September 8th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: PURR Passive Income Power™ by Bradley Morgan

★★★★

If you’re looking for a high-energy introduction to making money in the digital age, then PURR by Bradley Morgan is a wonderful place to start. With his unique branding, complete with a bevy of acronyms and trademarked self-improvement techniques, Morgan takes readers through the many ups and downs of working for yourself, and generating passive income along the way.

The process is pitched in a straightforward way, and while the inspirational quotes peppered throughout can be slightly disruptive, the intention of the book is clear and admirable. Bradley Morgan comes across as a man who was once forced to […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-09-30T09:44:49+02:00September 6th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Finance Book Reviews|

Review: Money Rx by Joseph C. Newtz

★★★★

Money Rx: Your Prescription for Financial Success by Joseph C. Newtz provides a font of wisdom from a humble advisor.

Most books that promise to improve your life or give you expert advice tend to be self-aggrandizing and can even be condescending at times. On the other hand, there are books like Money Rx that are straightforward and refreshingly honest. This book doesn’t make any unrealistic promises, but it does break down various issues of financial management into elements that are easy to understand, even for a layperson.

Starting with a blunt account of who the author is, how […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2019-01-22T15:30:29+02:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews, Finance Book Reviews|

Review: Stumbling On A Tale (Time to Time #2) by Suzanne Roche

★★★★½

It all started with a book. Now three siblings are stuck together, traveling through time, once again…whether they like it or not.

Join Peri, Henry, and Max – two siblings and a half, in reverse order – as they make their way from the high spirits and high seas of an immigration ship en route to New York, and on to new adventures in the Middle Ages. Lost together in a forest after another of Peri’s bright ideas, the three find unlikely companions in a group of colorful travelers: a man and his pig, a maid searching for a […]

James Grimsby2019-01-22T11:00:57+02:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Historical Fantasy Book Reviews, Middle Grade Fiction Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

Review: Miss Matched At Midlife by Rebecca Brockway

★★★★★

For women of a certain age the prospect of dating can be social whirl of a nightmare. But when Rebecca Brockway found herself single in her 40s, she documented her next decade of dating experiences in a humorous memoir, “Miss Matched At Midlife” with a positively can-do attitude. After her marriage of 17 years ended with four kids in tow, Rebecca set out to look for The One – or at least make up for lost time in the dating arena – going on more than 150 first dates – probably more first dates than most of us have […]

Cate Baum2016-09-21T09:00:41+02:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: SEER: The Ghosts of Gray Fable by Eli Bloom

★★★★½

SEER: The Ghosts of Gray Fable by Eli Bloom is a chilling and thrilling YA novel.

With a bold plot line and an unforgettable protagonist, SEER instantly stands out as a paranormal classic. Author Eli Bloom captures youth, innocence and courage within these pages, while brushing on topical subjects that will strike a chord in readers of any age.

While the premise of the book makes it seem as though this book focuses heavily on the events of the possible school shooting, and everything Gray Fable might do to stop it, the writer is more keenly interested in revealing […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-02-21T07:21:20+02:00September 1st, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Paranormal Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

Review: The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver by Shawn Inmon

★★★★★

The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver by Shawn Inmon is a gripping story of the ultimate “What if?”

The time travel genre is populated by a number of standard premises, meaning that multiple authors have discussed many of the same philosophical and ethical issues over the years. In The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver the classic time-traveling tropes are present, but they seamlessly weave between highly developed characters and an emotionally gripping story line that makes readers forget that they’re reading fiction.

Thomas Weaver has not had a particularly good life, and after 55 years on the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2016-09-30T09:36:08+02:00August 31st, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Time Travel Book Reviews|