Julie’s Review of [easyazon_link identifier=”1668085739″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Spark of the Everflame: A Novel (The Kindred’s Curse Saga)[/easyazon_link]: I went into this with some biases from the posts I have seen in the bookverse. One is that the series is amazing but you have to get through book one, and that the FMC Diem is unlikable. And […]
We decided to join the Top Ten Tuesday meme with today’s discussion post. The topic is a freebie so here is our pick. Top/Bottom 10 Book to Movie Adaptations Julie: Look, adaptations are a dangerous thing sometimes. Some of them are just fabulous. And some, horrific. But here is my list of the best adaptations […]
The Civil War didn’t divide every place along clear lines. In some communities, it settled in more quietly—reshaping relationships, testing loyalties, and turning ordinary moments into something uncertain. In The Reluctant Patriot, Susan Lohafer follows one man trying to stay outside of that shift as it gradually reaches his doorstep. [easyazon_image align=”center” height=”500″ identifier=”B08XSMTW7S” locale=”US” […]
Julie’s Review of [easyazon_link identifier=”B0GTG8ZPX1″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Realm of Shadows: A Slow Burn Hades & Persephone Gothic Romantic Fantasy Retelling (Heir of Hades Romantasy Series Book 1)[/easyazon_link]: Something about this book really got under my skin. The emotions and angst I felt, right alongside our main character! Going into it I knew it was a Hades […]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B0G4FPKNPR” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Circus Bim Bom: A Cold War Adventure[/easyazon_link] A Cold War Adventure Historical Fiction/Cold War Fiction w/romance subplots Date Published: 03-01-2026 Publisher: Bim Bom Books “There are no accidents in life, only opportunities wearing different clothes.” When the first privately owned Soviet circus arrived in 1990 America as the Soviet […]
Julie’s Review of [easyazon_link identifier=”B0GJRPLFG7″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Curse of the Tiger Prince: A Twisted Spicy Fairytale Retelling/easyazon_link]: In this fairytale reimagining, we follow a princess in the modern world – she has a cell phone! – and there’s magic, too! The story kicks off with the King announcing the betrothal that princess Aisling is unhappy about, […]
Plant medicine has moved from the fringes into mainstream conversations, featured now on everything from celebrity websites to wellness podcasts. Shannon Nering’s new memoir, The Mother Vine: How I Healed My Heart With Ayuhuasca (4/21/26, She Writes Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster) is a soulful, oftentimes hilarious, journey from a harried mother’s rat race in the TV […]
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, […]