SUGAR ON THE BONES By Joe R. Lansdale Private Investigator Mystery / Noir Crime / Hard-Boiled Mystery / Lawyers and Criminals Humor Publisher: Mulholland Books Pages: 317 Publication Date: July 16, 2024 SYNOPSIS In this holy mess of a case for the “perpetual bad boy” (New York Times) sleuths in the beloved Hap and Leonard […]
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. What a creepy cover. […]
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. Have your reading interests changed over time? Julie: Interestingly, yes. For a while I was all about mysteries. Young adult me devoured every Nancy Drew book […]
Welcome to the easiest challenge you’ll find all year! Read books. Mark off squares. That’s all it takes to participate in Bookish Bingo! Play along with us! Here are the rules: Each month we will upload a new bingo card. You download the bingo card and mark off squares as you read books each month. […]
by Marilyn Slaughter Illustrator: Angel Neha Children’s Book Date Published: March 6, 2024 Publisher: Mindstir Media This short story is about Nathan’s adventures during a 5th grade science field trip to the Sunbrook Forest National Park. Nathan is familiar with the park because he and his sister Iris has visited the park before […]
Alright, everyone. Did you fill out your Bookish Bingo Cards? Share your cards and link up your posts below! Recap of the rules: Each month we will upload a new bingo card. You download the bingo card and mark off squares as you read books each month. At the end of the month, we will […]
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 : This was a fun story and maybe would be […]
Fairy Tale Retellings, Book Two (standalone) Historical Romance (Medieval) Date Published: 04-10-2024 Little Red Riding Hood reimagined with a dark and realistic twist. Princess Blanchette’s world shatters when the Black Wolf tears apart her castle and everything she holds dear. All she clings to is the vow she made to her grandmother […]
Children’s Book / Healthy Eating / Parenting Date Published: 2/13/2024 Does your child refuse to try new foods? Do they go off foods they used to like? They don’t want to help with meal prep? They become impossible at mealtimes and say they don’t like it before seeing it. Why are dinosaur-shaped nuggets so […]
Second Edition by AMANDA M. THRASHER Children’s Horror / Fantasy / Magic / Chapter Book Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Page Count: 246 Publication Date: January 9, 2024 SYNOPSIS Stewart sees a ghostly figure out of the corner of his eye. He and his friend, Andy, begin a ghost investigation that leads to an adventure […]