Let’s chat about our favorite Indie Bookstores for Independent Bookstore Day! Julie: I think my favorite indie bookstore would have to be Powell’s in Portland, Oregon. The store covers an entire city block! It is uh-mazing! Rose (our former co-blogger) and I visited it on a fun vacation trip! Our awesome metro of Houston has […]
Have you checked out our various Features pages lately? Julie and I are all about Features posts. (Who doesn’t need an occasional break from reviews?) In this new feature post, we will be discussing What Books Taught Us. And no, we don’t mean cooking, crafting, or organizing. We are talking about serious, useful skills. We […]
10 Reasons Why I’m So in Love with My Ereader If you’re avid readers who socialize with other book lovers, you must have noticed the trend to have an e-reader among your circle. What is it all about, you wonder? After all, it’s another electronic device that looks similar to an iPad, except much less […]
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Julie’s Review: I finally read this. Finally. Finally borrowed the (amazing) audiobook from the library because Moon Called has been on my TBR and ShelfLove shelf forevah! I actually have collected much of the series in print, and met the lovely Patricia Briggs at a book signing. But still it has taken me forever to […]
DEEP EXTRACTION An FBI Task Force Novel, Book 2 by By DiAnn Mills Genre: Contemporary / Mystery / Christian Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Date of Publication: April 4, 2017 Number of Pages: 413 Scroll down for Giveaway! A pacemaker should have saved oil and gas magnate Nathan Moore’s life. Instead, it provided his […]
We’re starting a new feature here on Chapter Break called Chat About Covers. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do […]
Interview with Izzy Szyn What do you do when a new idea jumps out at you while you’re still working on a book? Do you chase the squirrel (aka “UP syndrome”) or do you finish your current project first? Totally squirrel. Ideas tend to form around 3am and won’t leave me alone until I get […]
Let’s chat about those books that are hidden gems. Books you came across by accident, not because of their popularity, and just loved. Julie: To me, the Dragon’s Gift series is a hidden gem. They are fun and exciting and delicious and not at all well known. I was so happy to have gotten the […]
Lynn’s Review: I’ve been in a serious reading slump recently. Nothing I’ve read has been particularly exciting, let alone stellar. Denton and his adventures were exactly what I needed, a complete flip from everything I’ve been reading. We meet Denton two days before his deathdate. He’s hungover, doesn’t remember what happened, and is in the […]