Synopsis A fresh exploration of American feminist history told through the lens of the beauty pageant world. Many predicted that pageants would disappear by the 21st century. Yet they are thriving. America’s most enduring contest, Miss America, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. Why do they persist? In Here She Is, Hilary […]
Category: 3 1/2 paws
Review – Parabellum by Greg Hickey @greghickey5 #crimefiction #suspense
November 14, 2020
Synopsis Why does this keep happening? A shooting at a Chicago beach leaves several dead and dozens injured. In the year before the attack, four individuals emerge as possible suspects. An apathetic computer programmer. An ex-college athlete with a history of head injuries. An Army veteran turned Chicago cop. A […]
Review – An Indelible Day by Cairo Marques #shortstory
September 7, 2020
Synopsis The story accompanies a single day of John C., a man of about thirty. In this short passage of time he has three dialogues with three different people. These dialogues, certainly, have shaped his day and, likely, will exist within him eternally. Review This short story […]
Review – Limbo Jubilee by Grendolyn Peach Soleil
August 13, 2020
Synopsis Limbo Jubilee is a raw novella steeped in magical realism. Neala’s surreal story begins in the backwoods of St. Roscoe, West Virginia. Neala’s hero is her Aunt Betsy, who saves the day in a pair of red cowgirl boots. Neala’s life is forever changed as she witnesses the death of her […]
Title: SLOW DOWN Author: Lee Matthew Goldberg Publisher: All Due Respect Pages: 270 Genre: Thriller/Noir Synopsis How far would you go to make your dreams come true? For budding writer and filmmaker Noah Spaeth, being a Production Assistant in director Dominick’s Bambach’s new avant-garde film isn’t enough. Neither is watching […]
Little Tea Southern Fiction Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction (April 28, 2020) Paperback: 252 pages Synopsis Southern Culture … Old Friendships … Family Tragedy One phone call from Renny to come home and “see about” the capricious Ava and Celia Wakefield decides to overlook her distressful past in the […]
Review & #Giveaway – Heart of Africa #movie #LDS
July 29, 2020
Synopsis A Congolese man runs from a terrible accident and finds himself at a revolutionary camp, where he is told that he has a great destiny. He tries to escape and start a new life by going to another town, joining a new religion, and becoming a missionary. Ultimately, though, he finds […]
Synopsis Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of England’s finest novelists. Now it’s home to […]
Synopsis Three women, from coast to coast and in between, open their mailboxes to the same intriguing invitation. Although leading entirely different lives, each has found herself at a similar, jarring crossroads. Right when these women thought they’d be comfortably settling into middle age, their carefully curated futures have turned out to be […]
Mousse and Murder (An Alaskan Diner Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Publisher: Berkley (May 5, 2020) Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Synopsis A young chef might bite off more than she can chew when she returns to her Alaskan hometown to take over her parents’ diner in this charming […]