Reading Challenge Month 2018

Reading Challenge Month: Winners and Wrap Up

Sep 30, 2018 | 15 comments

Hi everyone! Well September has just flow by and another Reading Challenge Month is in the books (so to speak!). I can’t believe how quickly the month has passed. I had an incredible time reading new books and pushing my envelope a little to try things I may not...

FILED UNDER: News and Notes, Winner
TAGGED: Reading Challenge Month 2018

Review: Heart of Dust by H.L. Moore

Sep 28, 2018 | 19 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Doran O’Seanain lives amongst the soot and choking foulness of the Iole City coal mines and he’s losing the battle against the push for a better life. As Foreman, he’s led a two-year strike against...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Futuristic/Science Fiction, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: assassination, Death's Embrace series, H.L. Moore, Reading Challenge Month 2018, self published

Self-Published Book Week Wrap Up and Giveaway!

Sep 28, 2018 | 45 comments

Hello everyone! I can’t believe how fast time has flown, but we are wrapping up our final week of this year’s Reading Challenge Month with our Self-Published Book Week challenge. As with every week, you guys can play along with this event in two ways....

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TAGGED: Reading Challenge Month 2018

Review: Shades of Darkness by Nicky James

Sep 27, 2018 | 31 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s been six years since Rory has seen the sun. A horrific incident shattered his life and his sense of safety and he lives in darkness. Rory exists with Heliophobia and even artificial light is...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: bullying, mental health, Nicky James, Reading Challenge Month 2018, self published, Trials of Fear series, virgin

Review: All Things by Amber Belldene

Sep 27, 2018 | 19 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Alma Lee, Episcopalian vicar, tries to be all things to all people. Which is why she’s at the closing party for the lesbian bar across the street from her church. The owner, Cindy, is a long-time...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: Amber Belldene, BIPOC, bisexual, clergy, cozy mystery, law enforcement, murder, mystery, Reading Challenge Month 2018, Reverend Alma Lee Mystery Series, self published

Review: Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews

Sep 27, 2018 | 22 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ethan Robinson heads home early on the day before his wedding, only to find his fiancé and his best friend together in bed. Ethan knows things haven’t been absolutely perfect with Michael,...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, coming out, deaf/hard of hearing, Keira Andrews, Reading Challenge Month 2018, self published, vacation

Review: Taking Love’s Lead by H.L. Day

Sep 26, 2018 | 16 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel I’m excited to chat about my pick for Self-Published Book Week in our Reading Challenge Month because I really liked this story. That doesn’t always happen in self published books for me, unless...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: dog, H.L. Day, Reading Challenge Month 2018, self published

Review: Sinister Hunger by Katze Snow

Sep 26, 2018 | 15 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Sinister Hunger has been on my TBR list for a while and so what better time to move it forward than during Joyfully Jay’s Self-Published Book Week of the 2018 Reading Challenge Month? Sinister Hunger...