Reviews – Page 3 – Book Club Babble

When ten-year-old Aggie Hayes accidentally lights a tragic fire with disastrous results, the terrified girl flees to the forest, where she uses her deep knowledge of the woods to hide. Meanwhile, angry at being... Read More...

The World Played Chess – Dugoni’s Beautiful Symbiosis of Writer and Reader

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews, The Author's Cut

Reading Robert Dugoni's The World Played Chess is akin to dabbing on a pleasing perfume. As it seeps into your skin and melds with you, you realize the synergy between scent and skin has created something extra... Read More...

Charming, Authentic, and Powerful – The Apology Project by Jeanette Escudero

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

Amelia Montgomery, a talented and notoriously tough attorney, has forged her career with a take-no-prisoners attitude, leaving a long trail of broken relationships in her wake. Her lack of compassion has left h... Read More...

How Much Would You Sacrifice To Save the Planet?

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Unthinkable lives up to its title when stay-at-home dad Nate Lovejoy is asked to commit murder to save the lives of millions, including his two young daughters. Like any sane person, he immediately disregards t... Read More...

The Sightless City – Noah Lemelson’s Debut Fantasy Mash-Up

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

I tried to come up with a category for Noah Lemelson's debut novel, The Sightless City, but had a tough time putting a box around it. It's a fantasy, but I'd also use words like thriller, steam-punk, and even h... Read More...

Paradise, WV is Heaven . . . For Serial Killers

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Paradise, WV is a thriller with heart and humor – a rare combination in this genre, pairing as beautifully as wine with cheese. As a matter of fact, bring this refreshingly thoughtful and complex novel to the p... Read More...

Chunky – A Feel-Good, Fantastically Funny Graphic Novel

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

From the very first page of Yehudi Mercado's graphic novel Chunky, you will find yourself adoring its endearingly awkward main character Hudi and his imaginary monster cheerleader Chunky. Hudi's parents think h... Read More...

Choose Me – A Smart Lightning-speed Thriller With Unique Twists

Amy Wilhelm

Interviews, Reviews

Taryn Moore is a stunning and intelligent college co-ed who has a complicated viewpoint of men. Her father left when she was a young girl and the college course she's taking Star Crossed Lovers stirs up her emo... Read More...

Dipped In It – Bethany Harvey’s Moving New Memoir

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

I had the pleasure of reading an early draft of Bethany Harvey's moving memoir, Dipped In It. When she later asked me to write an endorsement for the release, here's what I said... Bethany tackles the messiness... Read More...

Victoria Aveyard’s YA Fantasy Series Realm Breaker Crosses Refreshingly New Boundaries

Amy Wilhelm

Reviews

New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard has another hit on her hands! Best known for her uber-succesful Red Queen series, she's embarked on a new journey with a new cast of characters in Realm Breake... Read More...

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An Interview with Suzanne Moyers, Author of ’Til All These Things Be Done

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Assassin’s Lullaby – An Interview with Mark Rubinstein

Decay and Rise by Courtney Nord – A Vehement Success of Expression

Looking for a Mind-bending Thriller? You’ll Love We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall

You Won’t Be Able to Look Away From Lovering’s Can’t Look Away

What to Watch: The Most Fun and Exciting Movies of 2020

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Should I Watch All the Old Knives? – Joint Review with Katie Kupstas

The Best Book-To-Movie Adaptations To Hit Your Screens

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

The Hardest Book – Guest Post by Annabelle McCormack

Things to Do When You’re Not Reading – Some Family-Oriented Winter Activities and Outings

The Secret Soundtrack – Guest Post by Heloisa Prieto

Sugar Birds – Cheryl Grey Bostrom’s Powerful Fiction Debut

The World Played Chess – Dugoni’s Beautiful Symbiosis of Writer and Reader

Charming, Authentic, and Powerful – The Apology Project by Jeanette Escudero

How Much Would You Sacrifice To Save the Planet?

The Sightless City – Noah Lemelson’s Debut Fantasy Mash-Up

Paradise, WV is Heaven . . . For Serial Killers

Chunky – A Feel-Good, Fantastically Funny Graphic Novel

Choose Me – A Smart Lightning-speed Thriller With Unique Twists

Dipped In It – Bethany Harvey’s Moving New Memoir

Victoria Aveyard’s YA Fantasy Series Realm Breaker Crosses Refreshingly New Boundaries