For this discussion post, we are joining the Tell Me Something Tuesday challenge run by Jen at That’s What I’m Talking About. Here’s the topic for this week. Where do you purchase the majority of your books? Julie: It certainly depends on the season I’m in. Lately my books mostly come from the library (Libby app). I […]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B0F9R2M684″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Stealing from Wizards[/easyazon_link] JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General Date Published: 11-04-2025 In Stealing from Wizards Vol. IV: Arson, Kuro (a ½ lutin, ½ wizard teenager) remains at Avalon Academy for more magical mayhem, reluctant heroism, and poorly-timed duels. Trapped on the Academy’s island for a summer of make-up […]
Emily Hanlon’s The Martha and Marya Mysteries follow two women—one impulsive and eccentric, the other practical and reserved—as they navigate friendship, faith, and murder in the coastal town of Pequot Bays, New York. [easyazon_image align=”none” height=”300″ identifier=”B0CTBJD2MK” locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lztnOZJkL._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”200″] [easyazon_image align=”none” height=”300″ identifier=”B0BZ2PM93Q” locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51S0qNiPZoL._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”200″] [easyazon_image align=”none” height=”300″ identifier=”B0FLQMJV35″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41a25iMQgzL._SL500_.jpg” […]
For readers drawn to layered mysteries and moral intrigue, [easyazon_link identifier=”B0FHWF6LWH” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]The Amalfi Secret[/easyazon_link] by Dean and Catherine Reineking delivers a rich blend of personal stakes and international tension. [easyazon_image align=”left” height=”500″ identifier=”B0FHWF6LWH” locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IT2hkDsIL._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”333″] When Gabe Roslo travels to Amalfi to reconnect with his grandparents, tragedy turns his visit into a race […]
Could mermaids really exist? Welcome to Day 20 of the Wizard of Ends virtual book tour! Mermaids have always fascinated me, especially because I believe they might actually exist – maybe even today, right now as you read this, there is a mermaid pod frolicking somewhere deep in the ocean. Considering that we have […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR Rhea Thomas’ Let Birds Fly Book Summary Let Birds Fly by Rhea Thomas is a magical realism short story collection where the extraordinary sparks everyday lives toward transformation. Connected by Ripple Media, each of the fifteen characters navigates personal struggles, such as an impossible itch, a mercurial third eye, […]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B0FV9WP6QK” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Snoodles in Space: Escape from Zoodletraz[/easyazon_link] Children’s Book Date Published: October 28, 2025 Publisher: Enigami Publishing Strap in, because the Snoodles are back and things are about to get… weird. In this third out-of-this-world adventure, Droodle the Poodle and Doo Doo Kidoodle are in big trouble. They’ve broken the one rule […]
Here at Chapter Break, we don’t always write a full review of every book we read. Well, now we decided to do these monthly wrap-up posts with roundups of our reviews this month and mini-reviews to fill in the gaps. Enjoy! Mini Book Reviews Julie’s Mini Reviews: [easyazon_image align=”left” height=”160″ identifier=”1538774194″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mgM2aOz0L._SL160_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ […]
Readers drawn to inventive literary fiction will find [easyazon_link identifier=”B0FJRX3SDX” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Karl Marx and the Lost California Manifesto[/easyazon_link] by Scott D. Carlson both wildly imaginative and deeply human. Set during the California Gold Rush, it reimagines one of history’s most famous thinkers in a landscape of greed, chaos, and discovery. Fleeing debtors’ prison in London, Karl […]
Readers drawn to stories where emotion and imagination collide will be captivated by Rhythm Sword Warriors by Lara J. Nance—a high-concept sci-fi adventure pulsing with rhythm, light, and heart. After decades of hiding underground from alien invaders, Calena has learned to survive—but not to live. Haunted by her mother’s death and trapped in her […]