Womanish by Kim McLaren is my favorite non-fiction this year, as it hit me just at that nostalgic feeling where you feel motivated to self-examination and creating resolutions for yourself. A collection of essays, McLaren has a powerful and wise voice, and she shares her understanding of the way the world works with readers freely.
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/top-8-non-fiction-titles-i-read-in-2018/Review: Tell Me Three Things
Synopsis: Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short),…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/26/review-tell-me-three-things/Review: Suddenly Mine
“I dare you to stop reading until the end.”—RACHEL VAN DYKEN, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author for One More Moment Love is a sanctuary Christian Montgomery is burnt out—the family business might be his entire world, but his father’s judgment means Christian never stops working. His only respite is gazing at the beach…
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Synopsis: Meredith Hunt is content with her solo life. She owns and runs a successful Pilates studio, volunteers at the high school every week, and recently bought a house. She can take care of herself, which is good because she has a hard time relying on other people. When she’s…
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PNWA’s Nancy Pearl Book Award is a contest designed to recognize recently published works by PNWA members. Books with an original copyright date of 2018 can be submitted for consideration. Winners will be announced at the 2019 PNWA Conference (September 12 – 15, 2019) and receive $1000 in cash prizes. Enter here: https://www.pnwa.org/page/pearlaward  
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/26/pnwas-nancy-pearl-book-award-contest/Dark Forge by Miles Cameron (Master & Mages Book ) [Author Q&A]
This book was sent to me by Gollancz in exchange for an honest review. 24.01.19 / Gollancz (Orion) / Historical Fantasy / Paperback / 400pp / 978-1473217713 About Miles (Christian) Cameron Miles Cameron is a fantasy novelist who currently lives in Toronto, Canada. He is a military veteran and has a degree in Medieval History.……
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Rating: 5/5 Westover’s story is just incredible. This is one of the highest shock-value memoirs I’ve ever read, and the most shocking part about it is that her story is true. The way her family system operates is so far from reality, it was a fascinating experience. Westover writes with both emotional closeness and a
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/educated-tara-westover/Don’t Look Back: A Book Review
Don’t Look Back: Konrad Sejer #2 By Karin Fossum Synopsis: Meet Inspector Sejer: smart and enigmatic, tough but fair. At the foot of the imposing Kollen Mountain lies a small, idyllic village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the
Read More from: https://speedyreadercom.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/dont-look-back-a-book-review/Spartan Promise – Jennifer Estep
Another great read from Jennifer Estep I love how she weaves all her series together in little ways. This one takes us back to Mythos Academy but you get to know Rory who attends the Colorado school but her cousin and friends pop up in interesting ways. The post Spartan Promise – Jennifer Estep appeared
Read More from: https://booksinbrogan.com/blog/2019/01/24/spartan-promise-jennifer-estep/Spell Crazy – Julie Leo
I can’t recommend this book since it definitely needs reworking as far as pacing and characters. I also didn’t like that there were multiple characters that had too much going on with them and so I could never really understand what was going on with this “world”. We are just dumped into it from the
Read More from: https://booksinbrogan.com/blog/2019/01/25/spell-crazy-julie-leo/Review: The Blue Line
Synopsis: From the extraordinary Colombian French politician and activist Ingrid Betancourt, a stunning debut novel about freedom and fate Set against the backdrop of Argentina’s Dirty War and infused with magical realism, The Blue Line is a breathtaking story of love and betrayal by one of the world’s most renowned writers and activists. Ingrid…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/review-the-blue-line/First Impressions
a good quick look at a new bounty hunter and one for fans of the genr
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/first-impressions/Terrestrial Magic – Marina Ermakova
This is the first in a new series and has great descriptions of sites around Rome a city I have often been go, so it had a lot I like about with just that. Fortunately the story is also a good read, as you would expect there is a lot of information presented about this
Read More from: https://booksinbrogan.com/blog/2019/01/23/terrestrial-magic-marina-ermakova/Review: A Mother’s Secret
Synopsis: Thirty-one-year-old Carolyn Lapp has never been married-but she’s been a mother for fifteen years. In a community with strict standards and a long memory, Carolyn knows she might never find a man who will have her and her son, Benjamin. Carolyn’s family tries to marry her off to a widower…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/review-a-mothers-secret/Review: How to Change a Life
Synopsis: A dare between friends leads to startling revelations and simmering tensions in the latest novel from the author of Wedding Girl. Eloise is happy with her life as a successful private chef. She has her clients, her corgi, and a recipe for the world’s most perfect chocolate cream pie. What…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/review-how-to-change-a-life/The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft [Book Review]
This book was sent to me by Orbit in exchange for an honest review. 22.01.19 / Orbit / Fantasy / Paperback / 608pp / 978-0356510859 Target Audience: Readers who love a big series you can really sink your teeth into. A huge labyrinthine world of discovery, mystery and adrenaline mixed with a band of lovable rogues on……
Read More from: https://alwaystrustinbooks.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/the-hod-king-by-josiah-bancroft-book-review-orbitbooks-thebooksofbabel-comethehodking-fantasy-tomsenlin-edithwinters-towerofbabel-review/Review: Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back
Synopsis: After life is shattered by loss or a traumatic experience–whether big or small–it can seem impossible to heal or even move on. Deep down you believe God intends good for you, but you just don’t have the energy or strength to figure out how to move forward. Author Laurie Pawlik has…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/review-growing-forward-when-you-cant-go-back/Review: Women, Rise Up!
Synopsis: God has gifted women with beautiful and unique calls on their lives. Unfortunately, many never step into their roles because of doubt, discrimination, fear, and insecurity. But in a world fraught with gender and relationship issues, the gifts and voices of women are needed more than ever. In this fully…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/review-women-rise-up/Top Fantasy Novels – 2018
Welcome to ATIB’s first Top 2018 post! I know what you are thinking. More top posts about 2018… We all have to do it and I am behind on life so I apologise for that. So I thought I would pace my posts into separate genres and share them occasionally in the coming months so……
Read More from: https://alwaystrustinbooks.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/top-fantasy-novels-2018-fantasy-epic-dark-kingsofthewyld-2018-favourites-reviews-reading/Top Five Tuesday: My Favourite Sherlock Spin-Offs
Greetings! Welcome to another themed #TopFiveTuesday here on ATIB. I am a bit Sherlock addicted at the moment. TV, Movies and Books (Fiction and Non-Fiction) all centred around the world’s greatest detective. I have seen many spin-offs of Sherlock in my time as a reader and have loved many of them so why not make……
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