THIS FAMILIAR HEART: AN IMPROBABLE LOVE STORY by Babette Fraser Hale Memoir / Relationships / Aging / Grief Publisher: Winedale Publishing Date of Publication: April 2, 2024 Number of Pages: 312 pages In this intimate rendering of a relationship, we learn how deceptive surface impressions can be. Leon Hale, author of Bonney’s Place, was sixty […]
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. What new-to-you authors have you enjoyed in the past 12 months? Julie: Most of the authors I read these days are new to me because they’re […]
AMETHYST, THE SHALLOWS by Kellye Abernathy YA / Magical Realism / Coming of Age Publisher: Atmosphere Press Page Count: 296 pages Publication Date: February 6, 2024 Scroll down for a giveaway! “This is a night for being brave.” In the aftermath of a devastating sickness that shatters their close-knit beach town, six lonely kids are […]
[easyazon_image align=”right” height=”500″ identifier=”1611883393″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41c+ngtdj7L._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”333″] [easyazon_link identifier=”1611883393″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Future’s Dark Past: A Novel (Volume 1) (Time Forward Trilogy, 1)[/easyazon_link] Author: JL Yarrow Blurb: The catastrophic Purge War at the end of the twenty-first century destroys planet Earth, jeopardizing the future for the remnants of humanity. Horrific repercussions roll across the ages until, […]
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. […]
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 […]
[easyazon_link identifier=”B0BFT856QL” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]The Torch: The Rising Darkness[/easyazon_link] Young Adult – Sci-Fi / Fantasy Date Published: September 18, 2022 “He wanted more power, and more control. When I was with him, that seemed to be his main goal.” “What other power was there?” “Oh, more than you could ever know.” Author […]
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: [easyazon_image align=”left” height=”160″ identifier=”1962827011″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41puBtYl32L._SL160_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”160″][easyazon_link identifier=”1962827011″ […]
Lynn Goodwin’s WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF [easyazon_link identifier=”1804393487″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″] Disrupted[/easyazon_link] [easyazon_image align=”center” height=”500″ identifier=”1804393487″ locale=”US” src=”https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41N5jiAXISL._SL500_.jpg” tag=”chapbrea05-20″ width=”333″] Book Summary The San Ramos High students are busy rehearsing their performance of Our Town when the school and the surrounding towns are rocked by a 7.1 earthquake. As a series of unusual […]
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=”none” identifier=”B0B7K25W41″ locale=”US” […]