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Enemy Immortal by Jim Meeks-Johnson
Narrated by AC Oliver Genre: Epic Scifi *Spoilers possible in discussion, though I do try to avoid them. Summary: Lieutenant Jade Mahelona is sent to be Earth’s representative on a rescue mission to track down missing colonists. Evil cyborg dude wants to take over more systems. Additional Comments: Decent descriptions. Nice world building. There are…
Audiobook Review 4/5 stars: Mickey and the Plow Horse by Edward A. Dreyfus PhD.
Narrated by Leonor A. Woodworth Genre: children’s, middle grade camp adventure, feel good *Spoilers possible in discussion Summary: Mickey doesn’t want to go to camp until he gets there. He believes his asthma holds him back from doing any kind of physical activity. Additional Comments: Not sure why the author’s mentioned in the blurb. The…
Audiobook Review: Melody’s Penny by C.J. Boyle
Narrated by C.J. Boyle Genre: thriller, wee bit paranormal Note: I am generally skeptical any time I see the author narrated their own work. In this case, that gut feeling panned out, but that’s not always the case. Summary: The blurb pretty much tells you the story. It starts out as a mystery/thriller and ends…
4 of 5 stars Some Stories are Not Seen by Mindy Hardwick
Narrated by Lauren Pedersen Run time: 4 hrs and 41 minutes Genre and keywords: Children’s; slice of life; sea stars Summary: Lucy wants what most kids want: a home, friends, regular food. She also loves science and wants to study the sea stars to figure out why they have a wasting disease. Additional Comments: The…
Audiobook Reviews 4 of 5 stars: The Haunting of Blackwater Cottage by Clay Wise
Narrated by Jess Trepanier Run time: 7 hrs and 37 min Summary: Ally (Alicia Hawkins) loses her husband to a car accident. This sends her into a tailspin. She decides to sell her house and move to a quaint cottage she bought without visiting. (Mistake number one) She needs to do a lot of work…
Audiobook Review 4 of 5 stars: Malicious Mischief by Christa Nardi and Cassidy Salem
Narrated by Julie McCarthy A Hannah and Tamar mystery Run time: 2 hrs and 8 min Genres: YA, mystery, cozy Summary: Somebody is running around schools and local businesses setting off smoke bombs. Somebody is also being mean to others online (cyber bullying). Miles asks Hannah and Tamar to help him out. Somebody has been…
4.25 of 5 Devil’s Claw by Valerie Davisson
The Logan Series book 3 Narrated by Leonor A Woodworth Run time: 6 hrs and 25 min Summary: Logan’s daughter Amy is home trying to wedding plan with fiancé Liam. Business people doing shady deals. Additional Comments: Back to a lot more action in this story. I thought this one had a better balance of…
Audiobook Review: Forest Park by Valerie Davisson
The Logan Series book 2 Narrated by Leonor A Woodworth Run time: 7 hrs and 12 min Summary: Logan wants to get stuff rolling for her school program. There’s a mystery happening around her. Additional Comments: Logan’s still a cool character. She’s largely an observer this time around. I feel like book 1 in the…
Book Highlight: Writer Resource: Writing by the Numbers by Jamis Jochim
About your book: Writer Resource: Writing By The Numbers About this Work: Every writer has a lot of questions about a wide range of topics. This book goes through a wide variety of topics, such as writing problems, publishing issues, and dealing with artists. Each chapter is formatted as a Top Ten List, and then…