The Brides of RuHaren by J.R. McRae/Andrea Alemanno is a collection of verses that tells a story based on the Japanese legend of the fox women. Foxes or 'kitsune,' as they are termed in the Japanese language, are a common topic of Japanese folklore. Here...

Cadet Adam reminds me of a Robert A. Heinlein novel I read when I was a boy. I think it was called Space Cadet, but I can’t be sure because it has been so long, and I have read so many books. But I remember...

Elephant Dreams by Martha Deeringer tells the story of Fiona Finn who, as a sixteen-year-old, finds herself homeless and trying to survive on the streets of New York City. After she is attacked, she realises that she has to do something to make a better...

Afterdeath by Benoit Chartier is a well-crafted tale that will interest fans of young adult paranormal stories. The story starts on a very dismal note that will immediately enable the reader to connect with the compelling characters: “No angels showed up at Grandma Rose’s funeral....

I Still Remember is a poignant story of a young girl, a freshman in college, who meets a senior man on her first day at school. His interest in her is to help her out, as she is looking for the admissions office. He may...

Hollis McCalister is a typical nerdy teenager, who is only trying to survive high school on a daily basis, as well as constant bullying from one of his peers. His life is not easy. Apart from being shy, and really unhappy because of the whole...

Have you ever read a book blurb, decided you’d like to read that book, gotten into the first section and thought, “This is going to be good!’ Then you move on a bit, change your mind, nearly chuck the book, but then something makes you...

Dealing with the Devil is the first book in The Earthwalker Trilogy, written by Jennifer Siddoway. While visiting her comatose Romani mother in hospital, Wynnona (Wynn) Hendricks catches a glimpse of a handsome stranger in the lobby, staring back at her. Back at home, Wynn...

Mitsy's Life: Tender Tales of Friendship, Loneliness, Loss, and Love by Marti Eicholz introduces us to Mitsy, whose first memories are of looking down into a courtyard from a window above a humble store front church. From the time she could walk, Mitsy had known...

You might be tempted, as I was, to toss Rooks of the Raven by Franklin Neal aside after the first couple of chapters because of what appears to be some incoherence in descriptions, and dialogue that’s occasionally difficult to follow. But persevere. While I’m not...