SPR’s book reviews of new self-published books
Miss K.A.R.E.N.’S. Mystical Magical Emerald Green Garden Shed by Roberta M. Griffis, Illustrated by Jerelyn Abicca-Smestad
Author Roberta M. Griffis and illustrator Jerelyn Abicca-Smestad combine their talents for the whimsical and lesson-packed children’s story Miss K.A.R.E.N.’S. Mystical Magical Emerald Green Garden Shed.
Caroline is a young girl who just moved into a new house after her mother’s life unexpectedly turned upside down. Trying to find some sense of normalcy or peace, Caroline befriends their quirky neighbor, Miss Karen, whose garden seems to hold endless wonders, particularly emanating from her sparkling green shed. Mixing subtle magic with moral lessons and compassionate guidance, this book is an uplifting story of friendship, showing children how to overcome sadness and […]
The boundary between the living and the dead blurs in The Daughter of Death, a new YA adventure novel by author Cassandra MacCheyne.
The boundaries of friendship and the challenges of personal mental battles are laid bare in Love & Letters, a novella about falling in love and finding a way to speak your personal truth by L.B. Carol.
Humanity’s ultimate prize, everlasting life, is the narrative carrot dangling in The Secret of Immortality: The Tombmakers Village, a globe-spanning new thriller by author CJ McKivvik.
Author John Etzil gives a riveting peek into Jack Lamburt’s vigilante origins in First Justice. Long before becoming a secretive small-town sheriff, Lamburt must wrestle with his grief and constant hunger for revenge, channeling his anger into a high-risk mission on foreign soil, while rekindling his connection with a stunning and deadly assassin, Frankie.
Niyati Tamaskar boldly tells the story of her cancer journey in unabashed and fearless detail in Unafraid: A Survivor’s Quest for Human Connection.
With a disagreeable and dishonorable, yet vaguely charming lout at its core, Leo the Liar is an amusing and unpredictable family drama from Bernie Donnelly.