Book Highlight: Sacrifices for the Balance by Jamis Jochim
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Vella Author Interview: Jamis Jochim
About you: I’m Jamais Jochim, the guy who knows every last fact about Spider-man and if I don’t I’ll track it down. I love bad movies, enjoy table-top gaming, and probably would drive you crazy if you weren’t ready for it. I have ADHD but refer to it as “hyperkinesis” because it sounds like a…
Choices Stories Review 3/5 Stars: Passport to Romance
Summary: You get an awesome job as a travel blogger. Your dream job, I guess. Additional Comments: Since it’s supposed to revolve around romance, I suppose it’s not surprising they gave you 4 choices this round. That’s quite a feat, seeing as they had to give believable backstories to each. Ellion Langdon’s the wandering rich…
4/5 Stars Choices Stories Open Heart Second Year
Summary: You’re back at Edenbrook. Additional Comments: I loved that this one had some real danger. The typical medical drama gets overshadowed by a hostage situation. It was a nice change of pace. I think you even got to take a road trip. As with book 1, I went Ethan’s road instead of Jackie or…
Choices Stories Review 4/5 Stars Platinum
Summary: You’re a singer with a dead-end job who gets the chance of a lifetime on a Television singing competition. Additional Comments: One of the mentors and possible love interests is a Taylor Swift-esque young woman with an awesome British accent. The other is a bad boy type. I forget if there is a third…
4.45/5 Stars Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima
A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Book 5 Narrated by Nancy Wu Run time: 9 hrs and 10 min Summary: Mattie’s first official date with Cole Walker sort of gets blasted. A community dance gets interrupted by an explosion. Additional Comments: I’ve enjoyed the slow-build to the romantic relationship between Mattie and Cole, but now that…
4.5/5 Stars Burning Ridge by Margaret Mizushima
A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Book 4 Narrated by Nancy Wu Run time: 9 hrs and 40 min Summary: Mattie and Robo stumble across more bodies. One has a personal connection to her. Additional Comments: Although the premise stretches believability a tad, a lot of setup in earlier books begins to pay off. This is…
Choices Stories Review 4.45/5 Stars: Wake the Dead
Summary: It’s happened: zombie apocalypse. You and your sister live in a tower. You have for much of your young life. But now you’re a young adult and you want to spread your little proverbial wings and fly. But you can’t keep your mouth shut about injustices you see. And the guy who runs the…
Choices Stories Review 3.5/5 Stars: Witness: A Bodyguard Romance
Summary: You witness a mob hit, so you get whisked off into witness protection. Additional Comments: Of course, your bodyguard is young and devastatingly handsome This book is marked mature. You can get the story without the sex but it’s very thin. The entire thing is pretty much an excuse to have the characters hook…
Choices Stories Review 3.5/5 Stars: Foreign Affairs
Summary: You (the daughter or son of a small country’s president) join a stuffy boarding school with your bodyguard in tow. There, you meet the handsome rival son of another country, one yours is sort of at odds with. Additional Comments: The story sort of lagged. They tried for a love triangle with the rival…