Staying Sane by Emma Volesky #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Mental illness is a struggle that takes its toll not only the person, who is suffering by it, but also on their friends and family. We often find ourselves at loss in understanding the complexities of such problems. Several of us claim that there is no such thing as…

Naomi (Book 2 in Maggie Trilogy) by Mya O’Malley #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Naomi is the second book in Maggie Trilogy by Mya O’Malley. The author has left breadcrumbs all over the book to help the readers, who are unfamiliar with her previous book, to not feel left out of the plot. Naomi, the protagonist, after helping the souls of Maggie and…

In Conversation with Julie Coons – The Author of This Does Not Leave This House

This Does Not Leave this House by Julie Coons is very close to my heart for a number of reasons. Although I cannot mention them all here, I would like to mention my top three reasons – This memoir puts forth many disturbing, yet real, aspects of the author’s life, but it never became a…

Beneath the Lighthouse by Julieanne Lynch #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Readers’ Favorite Book Award Contest – Enter Today! Although horror is not my genre, the plot of Beneath the Lighthouse by Julieanne Lynch intrigued me enough to read it. I am delighted to report that this is more than a horror story. Beneath the Lighthouse has many ingredients of…

Daughter, Undefined by Jackie Ruchti #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. Readers’ Favorite Book Award Contest – Enter Today! Imagine that you were adopted but nobody told you; however, by the behavior of your mom (or the person whom you considered to be your birth mother), you always suspected that you were adopted. Hurtful, right? It’s bad enough to not…

First Survivor by Mark Unger #BookReview

Reviewed by me for Reader’s Favorite. We claim to be in charge of our lives until we are forced to go through an alien territory; however, these are the circumstances that push us to explore our strengths and weaknesses. This is what happened when Louis, the three-year-old child of Mark Unger, the author, and his…