For this discussion post, we are joining the Fantasy With Friends discussion with Pages Unbound. This week’s prompt: Do you have any favorite subgenres of fantasy such as urban fantasy, historical fantasy, etc.? Julie: I have some thoughts on fantasy. The OG fantasy that was high or epic fantasy is not for me. […]
New Picture Book Through the Garden Gate Invites Children Into a World Where Imagination and Nature Thrive [easyazon_image align=”center” height=”402″ identifier=”1685552021″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51rJUyuYxLL._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”500″] [easyazon_link identifier=”1685552021″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Through the Garden Gate[/easyazon_link] By Sharon Rose | Illustrated by Erin Brown On Sale: April 7, 2026 Publisher: The Collective Book Studio Kids Blurb: Through the […]
[easyazon_link identifier=”164914234X” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Golfing, Gardens & Ghosts (Katie and Maverick Cozy Mysteries)[/easyazon_link] Cozy Mystery Date Published: 01-28-2026 Publisher: Secret Staircase Books, an imprint of Columbine Publishing Group, LLC School’s out for the summer and math teacher Katie Wilk needs something to occupy her time, something beyond helping to plan Jane Mackey’s upcoming wedding. So, […]
Julie’s Review of [easyazon_link identifier=”B0G6SMM3N7″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Tides of Gold and Oblivion: A Steamy Dystopian Romantasy (The Council of Cyllene Book 2)[/easyazon_link] This book throws you directly into the story; an itty bitty recap would have been nice. I tend to forget things, though the first book ended quite epically. I devoured this book in a […]
We’re chatting about covers on Chapter Break. ‘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 still judge. [easyazon_infoblock align=”center” identifier=”B0G4FGB962″ locale=”US” […]
Life is built on the assumption that what we experience is shared and understood. For Aubrey Shallcross, that assumption has never fully held. The voices he hears have always been part of how he moves through the world in The Hearing Voices Series by Charles Porter. [easyazon_image align=”left” height=”500″ identifier=”0989425622″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51UtYnIxM3L._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”324″] Aubrey […]
Julie’s Review of [easyazon_link identifier=”B0G2T2KFN6″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Wrath & Desire (Realm of Zadrya Book 2)[/easyazon_link] I really enjoyed (devoured) the first book in this world, yet it took me a longer time to complete this second book. It was much longer, yes, but also I felt the pacing was slower and more contemplative. In book 2 […]
For this discussion post, we are joining the Book Blogger Hop topic hosted by Coffee-Addicted Writer. Here’s the topic for this week. Do you have any bookish habits or quirks you catch yourself doing again and again? Julie: Does hoarding books like air count as a bookish habit? Because I have a problem. I need […]
When belief hardens into certainty, it can push people toward decisions that reshape far more than their own lives. Two men, shaped by completely different experiences, begin moving toward the same moment without fully understanding how deeply their choices will intersect. In Body Man by Al Pessin, that convergence drives the story forward. [easyazon_image […]
[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”500″ identifier=”B0FX16Q4GP” locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Mz37bfK2L._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”313″] [easyazon_link identifier=”B0FX16Q4GP” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]How to Build a Champion: A Novel[/easyazon_link] by Dylan Cody Book Blurb: A feel-good story of courage, resilience, quick wit, and joy. Book Synopsis: How to Build a Champion is a picaresque story of courage, resilience, quick wit, and joy, which follows Cassandra, […]