by Chip Jacobs Expected release date is Sep 16th 2025 from Rare Bird Books Blurb: In an evocative follow-up to his Los Angeles Times bestselling Arroyo, Chip Jacobs returns with a gripping tale of brotherhood, recklessness, and footloose souls in the anything goes of late-seventies Southern California. As their elite, all-boys prep school turns coed, transforming from suburban Lord of the Flies to gender-roiled soap-opera, two unlikely […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR of By Cheryl Grey Bostrom Book Summary Kirkus Reviews recently chose What the River Keeps for its “Best Indie Books of June 2025” list *** Reclusive biologist Hildy Nybo returns to her childhood home on Washington’s Elwha River, where she untangles her mysterious past. Hildy Nybo is a […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF Ekta Garg’s Book Summary Have you ever wondered why Jack and Jill needed that pail of water in the first place? Or how Sleeping Beauty managed to prick her finger despite a royal order to destroy every spindle in the kingdom? Fairy tales and nursery rhymes have given us […]
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: : This series is getting better and […]
By Amanda M. Thrasher Genre of Book: Children’s Chapter Book, Fantasy, Adventure Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Pages: 169 Publication Date: 10 June 2025 SYNOPSIS Join Lilly, Boris, and Jack as they embark on another thrilling adventure that will test their courage and friendship! Excitement fills the air in the enchanting world of fairlings as […]
Julie’s Review: : This was a Netgalley read. Vicious Princess is a fast-paced fun read. It’s over 400 pages and I read it in a handful of days, which is saying a lot. The action starts and never stops, the stakes are high, violence and brutality are all around, and the spice is spicing. […]
Kimberly Lee’s WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR Book Summary For David Byrdsong, life is a series of daily obligations. An attorney, he lacks both ambition and the ability to commit to a long-term relationship with his girlfriend, Gayle. Abandoned by his family at an airport when he was eleven, he learned to […]
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF Grandma Yogini by Raven Howell by Raven Howell Book Summary Henry and his sister, Meredith can hardly wait for Grandma to arrive for a visit. But what should they expect? Among the children’s diverse friends and their grandmothers who bake, create art, and speak Spanish, will Grandma be able […]
Julie’s Review: I am a sucker for a story with a kick-ass FMC who doesn’t follow the norms and expectations and goes out to forge her own life her way. And that’s exactly who our Princess Lilac is. Locked away for years because of her unexpected and unexplainable ability to speak the Daemon language, she […]
True crime often tells us who did it. But the best stories tell us what it meant. Madman by M.F. Gross is one of those rare books that balances suspense with historical and emotional depth, turning a forgotten manhunt into a full-bodied exploration of fear, justice, and memory. by M. F. Gross In 1949, Crystal Beach, […]