Review: The First Date by Zara Stoneley #OneMoreChapter #NetGalley

The First Date by Zara Stoneley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First, I want to thank Zara Stoneley, One More Chapter and NetGalley for providing this book so I may bring you this review.

The First Date by Zara Stoneley is an incredibly cute and funny read that many can relate to. This book will make you smile and laugh out loud at times. Not to mention you may be able to relate to it at times.

I absolutely loved the front cover of The First Date. The cup of coffee with the heart foam was perfect! Loved the font layout and the colors as well. Kudos to the Graphic Designer on this cover.

There were so many aspects of this book I totally related to the main character. So much so I found myself cracking up laughing at the character! You have to love all the references to Tinder, online dating, not looking like your online profile pic, and shaving habits.

My fave part of the storyline where this guy wanted to give her pointers on how to go on first dates. Who does or says that in real life?!

If you are looking for a fun and comical read pick this one up.


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Review: Until I Find You By Rea Frey #NetGalley

 Until I Find You by Rea Frey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First, I want to thank Rea Frey, St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

Every Mother’s worst nightmare comes true in Until I Find You by Rea Frey! This is an incredible must read that pull on your heart strings, shock you, and question who you can really trust.

Rea dedicates this book to her daughter Sophia the brightest light she will ever see.

One major theme in this book I found is stick to your gut instinct and never give up! No matter if nobody believes you never give up!

Rea incredibly impressed me thinking outside the box and diagnosing her main character Rebecca with an eye disease that left her blind. Rea does an amazing job showing us not just telling how Rebecca navigates motherhood and everyday life. I am not a mother but I couldn’t imagine how challenging it would be being visually impared.

Besides Rebecca’s story there were other side stories going on as well. Many of them tied to Rebecca’s in one way or the other.

This is one book that will stay with you long after you are finished with it.

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Review: The Man I Loved Before By Anna Mansell #BookonTour #Bookouture #NetGalley

‘Dear Ben, I can only write you this letter because I know you’ll never read it…’

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When Jem writes to her ex Ben, it’s to explain everything. All the secrets she kept from him – from the little lies she’d sometimes tell about how new those shoes really were, or how many glasses of wine she’d had that evening… right up to The Big Thing that happened on the night that changed everything. But she never expects he will actually see what she’s written.

She is just writing because she thinks it will help to get the words out. Later, she resolves, she’ll burn the letter, and then the past will be in the past for good.

Because Jem is doing fine now. She’s busy: working, spending time with her best friend, and looking after her mother, who’s in remission from cancer. She’s even dating again and has just met a guy who she thinks she could actually fall for. At long last, Jem is really, definitely somewhere close to happy.

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Review: The Surprise Circus by Dr. Carol and Aria Soloway

The SURPRISE CIRCUS is an inspiring and imaginative children’s book which takes the message, you have to believe in yourself and you can achieve great things—even something as amazing as becoming the ringmaster of your own circus—to children. In the book, six-year-old Aria is disappointed because the circus doesn’t come to her town, but each week, the ringmaster sends her a circus character whose mischievous antics will delight and dazzle children. The strongman lifts all the furniture, the juggler throws her baby sister in the air, the fire eaters burns down the curtains, the clowns throw her mommy’s fresh baked pie in the air, etc..

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Review: The Book of Us By Andrea Michael #OneMoreChapter #HarperCollinsPublishing #NetGalley

She had to be able to look back at this as a time that was sacred, magical. There would be pain enough later.

Cass and Loll used to be inseparable. They met at university and they made sense, like two halves of a whole. They had planned their lives around each other, writing down their dreams in The Big Book of Our Life – the things they wanted to achieve, the places they’d go after they finished university. But then one night changed everything.

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Review: Better Off Bald A Life in 147 Days by Andrea Wilson Woods

Adrienne Wilson is a depressed, suicidal teenager—until the

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day she receives a diagnosis of stage IV liver cancer. Facing the fight of her life, Adrienne discovered just how much she wants to live. In Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, Andrea Wilson Woods chronicles her sister's remarkable life, from the time she was born to the day she dies at age fifteen. Written like a journal, Andrea takes the reader inside her and Adrienne's journey explaining how she gained custody of Adrienne from their mother and how the sisters' relationship evolved over time. 

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Review: Sea Squirt Secret A Mystery By Joe P. Attanasio

The year is 1972 and the place is Western New York, in and around Buffalo. A quirk of nature and an unexpected discovery at the research lab spells trouble for a pair of chemists. There is little the local police can do. John, a returning Vietnam veteran and nephew to one of the chemists, tackles the mystery. Sandy, the daughter of the other chemist, joins him. --- This novel does not contain graphic violence or sex. Suitable for ages 13 and up.

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Review: What If By Mike H. Miller

What If: An Exploration Into the Mind by Michael H. Miller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First, I want to thank Michael H. Miller for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.

What If An Exploration Into The Mind by Michael H. Miller was a very fascinating read. I was actually surprised as I don’t usually read books like this.

I really liked the cover and how the title What If was jumbled with other color words.

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Review: Shift and Shine a memoir by Deborah Richards

 After surviving an early, abusive marriage in her native England, Deb Richards fled with her life and her young daughter for the dream of sunny skies in Los Angeles. It was there that she met the handsome and successful songwriter Jake, who along with Alan Merrill wrote one of the most famous rock and roll anthems of all time, "I Love Rock and Roll." Together, Jake and Deb put that dime in the jukebox of life and had a dream marriage where they balanced Hollywood, famous exes and blending families. 

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Review: The Fog by Andrew J. Brandt

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From the author of international bestseller The Treehouse and The Abduction of Sarah Phillips, the latest thrilling novel by Andrew J Brandt.

Tucked away in Texas hillcountry, the town of Decker wakes up to find every woman has seemingly vanished in the middle of the night, leaving behind their clothing and rings in their beds.

Except one woman.

When the body of Catherine Harlow is found, the victim of a gruesome murder, the town devolves into a scene of paranoia and panic, with a power-hungry police chief pulling the strings and enforcing his will.

Thus begins this supernatural thriller from "new king of suspense" (Goodreads review) Andrew J Brandt.

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Review: The Purity Ring Murders: A Gil Leduc Mystery by Jim Toner #WNYAuthor

The Purity Ring Murders: A Gil Leduc Mystery by Jim Toner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

First, I want to thank Jim Toner for providing me with this book so I could bring you this review.

The Purity Ring Murders a Gil Ledug Mystery by Jim Toner was a very refreshing young adult mystery with a catholic vibe twist to it.

The black and white cover of the couple and how they were positioned on the cover caught my eye. The title and the way it was placed between the couple was perfect. Kudos to the Graphic Designer for the awesome cover.

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Review: Unfinished Suite: Poetry and Prose By Mark C. LLoyd

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Mark C. LLoyd is a published Poet and a produced Playwright who resides in Lockport, New York. As a Playwright, Director, board member and production consultant he has worked with many theater companies in the Buffalo, New York area. To date he has directed over two dozen of his own one-act plays.

In 2009 Mark won an award for Directing from the Theatre Association of New York State and in May of 2006he won the award for Writing "Hollywood Dreams-A Monologue”. He has been the featured reader and host at numerous Poetry events and has self-produced several artistic and theater productions.

His self-published Poetry chap book from 2010 “Warm Blooded Mornings” is still available for sale as well as his 2012 miniature book “It’s The Place You’llFind Me” by Destitute Press. In 2013 Mark's book “Unfinished Suite: Poetry & Prose” was released by No FrillsPublishing and was described as “… Lloyd has mastered the art of living in each moment. He captures and brilliantly documents the details of those moments that most take for granted, as if he sees the future and recognizes the fortune in front of him. He breathes life into every day human interactions.”

PresentlyMark is working on editing another book of Poetry, a Novella and two books of Plays as well as the possibility of Writing and Directing a few independent film projects.

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Review: Twisted But True By Darren Burch

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Retired Sergeant Darren Burch takes you on a 30-year journey of dark, humorous and depraved cases from his experiences as a patrol officer, sex crimes detectives, and night detective in homicide, starting with his harrowing teenage encounter with a fatal car fire in Twisted Metal, followed by morbidly funny and outrageous stories, each more twisted than the last.

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Review: A Hope For Emily By Kate Hewitt #BookonTour #Bookouture #Netgalley

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Looking back, I wish I could find my way back to that moment. I’d snatch it and hold onto it and live in it for the rest of my life, if I could. When Emily could still throw her arms around me. Oh God, just give me that moment, or one like it again. That’s all I want.

From the moment Emily was born, reaching out with her tiny little star-shaped hand towards her mother, blinking with long eyelashes over soft blue eyes, she became Rachel’s whole world.

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Review: The Secrets They Left Behind By Lissa Marie Redmond #WNYAuthor

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Three missing girls, no leads, a vault of dark secrets, and a case that's getting chillier by the minute, set the stage for this nail-biting procedural from former cold case homicide detective and acclaimed author Lissa Marie Redmond.

Three college freshmen go missing from their rural hometown of Kelly's Falls while on Christmas break. Their cell phones, coats, and purses are left behind, but the girls have disappeared without a trace. As the days turn into weeks and the investigation grows cold, twenty-three year old Buffalo police officer Shea O'Connor is called on to dig up leads undercover.

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Review: A Million Dreams by Dani Atkins #BookonTour #Bookouture #USPublication #NetGalley

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The lump in my throat dissolves into tears. “They’re going to take Noah away, Pete."

“No judge will ever rule that a child should be taken away from his parents.” My husband’s voice is defiant.

“Even if it turns out we’re not his parents?”

Izzy’s eight-year-old son Noah is her whole life. With his long eyelashes, mischievous grin and boundless energy, he’s got her husband Pete’s sunny outlook and Izzy’s curious mind. When they receive a surprise phone call from the fertility center that helped them have Noah, it’s surely nothing to worry about.

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Review: No More Bets By Mitzi Einstein

She came to Las Vegas to get away from her life. He decided to leave and start over.

When dealt a bad hand, they can either bluff or reconcile with the truth.

At the age of twenty, Rosie Bern’s life completely changed – she found out she had cancer, left school and was dumped by her boyfriend. For three years she has been struggling to get her life back on track as well as start a new relationship, after being ghosted by every man who got wind of her illness.

Determined to pull Rosie out of her pity-party, her childhood friend invites her to Las Vegas, where her father owns a luxury hotel.

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Review: Sister Dear: A Novel By Hannah Mary McKinnon

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Beauty. Wealth. Success.

She’s got it all.

And it all should’ve been mine.

When Eleanor Hardwicke’s beloved father dies, her world is further shattered by a gut-wrenching secret: the man she’s grieving isn’t really her dad. Eleanor was the product of an affair and her biological father is still out there, living blissfully with the family he chose. With her personal life spiraling, a desperate Eleanor seeks him out, leading her to uncover another branch on her family tree—an infuriatingly enviable half sister.

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Review: Operation Subdue By R.J. Castille

Ragan Jensen is in need of help. Her body sounds the alarm, leaving her desperately seeking the attention of the medical professionals at her assigned healthcare organization, Kellogg Premier. Practically ignored at every turn, Ragan is left to wonder if she will ever find someone who will listen long enough to address her obvious needs.

Elaine Cooper is a caring and patient-oriented nurse at Kellogg Premier, her new employer. She meets Ragan at Urgent Care, the department she was assigned to, and it struck her immediately as odd how little everyone else around them seemed to care. As she began to notice more, she becomes acutely aware that something is not quite right there. Unable to let it go, Elaine follows a dangerous path right into the clutches of those who work to protect those secrets.

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Review: Want You by Joanne Dannon

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He was my childhood crush. Now he's a movie star.

When Sam Balfer comes back to Australia twelve years later, he asks me to walk the red carpet as his date. I'm an engineer--not exactly date material for Hollywood's hottest star--and I'm skilled at tripping over air.

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