Chips and a Log by Toldi Lili is very interesting with a novel idea of bringing together short stories and poems in one book. Some of the short stories are funny, some less funny. But on the whole, the book is a wonderful read. The...

Short and Simple: A Collection of Short Stories by R.L. Jones is a collection of stories with various themes such as love, angst and even vampire. The title says it all. Yet, there are some stories that I don’t find simple to understand. “Awakening: The...

Ciao by Bethany Lopez is about Melissa and the challenges she faces in her sophomore year at Dearborn High. It's the beginning of a new academic year for Melissa after an enjoyable summer of relaxing and hanging out with friends. She is aware of the...

Author Nancy LaRonda Johnson brings readers a dark tale of good versus evil in her book Anticipation of the Penitent. Alezea was merely a child when her parents took her out of school and introduced her to their financial enterprise. She was forced to make...

Asylum – 13 Tales of Terror, by Matt Drabble, comprises 13 tales of terror inside a tale of terror. Asylum is a very interesting concept. Matt Drabble starts his story by introducing Martin Parcell, the new assistant janitor at Blackwater Heights, a spooky looking old...

Discovery, by Tracy Winn, is a short story. The design and layout of the book are standard but nicely placed on the pages, allowing for an easy read. The story offers mystery and adventure for readers of all ages to enjoy. This is the story...

The Jack O'Rourke Series - Second Beginnings, by Kristi M. Washbourn is a typical teen story. Jack moves to a new town and it's her first day in school. Though she is nervous on the first day, her confidence and positive personality surfaces and she...

Between Eden and the Open road by Philip Gaber is the most honest collection of prose and poetry you are likely to find out there right now. The collection is imperfect and it asks you to look at what it offers with unafraid eyes, with...

Cometh The Two was written by Jon Messenger. The book was created in a general poetry genre. The design and layout suits the story well. It is a short story in poetry with a topic of knights-soldiers. The book has a great adventure story within...

Things between Mitch and Olivia are complicated, in fact have always been complicated. In Cynthia D’Alba’s Texas Two Step we learn that Mitch and Olivia used to date and were madly in love, until Mitch’s brother James died tragically, leaving behind his pregnant socialite wife....