Category: 3 1/2 paws

Review – Limbo Jubilee by Grendolyn Peach Soleil

    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 […]

Review – Slow Down by Lee Matthew Goldberg @LeeMatthewG #PUYB #noir #thriller

      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 […]

Review – Little Tea by Claire Fullerton #southernfiction @cfullerton3

        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

    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 […]

Review – Willa’s Grove by Laura Munson #PUYB #women #fiction

  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 […]

Review – Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida #netgalley

    Synopsis   Mia might look like a Millennial but she was born yesterday. Emerging from a coma with short-term amnesia after an accident, Mia can’t remember her own name until the Siri assistant on her iPhone provides it. Based on her cool hairstyle (undercut with glamorous waves), dress (Prada), and signature lipstick (Chanel), […]

Review – Murder at Midnight by John Ukah #mystery @JohnUkah

  Synopsis Alex Simpson, an ex-police officer, decides after a bout of typhoid fever to take a break in a serene and therapeutic environment. The last thing he expects is to be called upon to solve a murder at the Kinging Guest Lodge. But that is what happens, when the delectable and vivacious Maria Marshall […]

Review – Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation by Mike Thorn @MikeThornWrites #shortstories

  Synopsis “Dreams of Lake Drukka” and “Exhumation” explore the unearthing of horrific, long-buried family secrets. Journeying into the darkest recesses of the past, these stories depict the dire consequences of discovering the truth. Writing about this duology, author Mike Thorn says: “It was only in retrospect that I could see the connections between these […]