The Boiling Season - Christopher Hebert

The Boiling Season

by

Christopher Hebert

Copyright 2012 Christopher Hebert

HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN 978-0-06-208851-2

Alexandre spent his childhood in the slums of a Caribbean island rife with political unrest. Determined he could be so much more than those about him, he struggles everyday, for his entire life, to be better.

But eventually, the strife about him catches up, and he finds out his roots aren't that far from the worst about him.

I couldn't put this book down. I found myself hoping for the best for this young man. Feeling empathy toward him. Wanting him to succeed.

I give this book...

....Five Stars and...

...a big Thumbs Up!

****DISCLOSURE: This book was provided by Amazon Vine in exchange for a non-biased and independent review.

The review copy was an uncorrected proof, and as such may differ from actual sale copies.





The Gospel of Damascus - Omar Imady

The Gospel of Damascus

by Omar Imady

Copyright 2012 MSI Press

ISBN: 9781933455105

An excellent fictional account of the events leading to the coming of the Christ in Damascus.

Transcending religions and denominations, we are drawn into a realm of celestials who lead and guide humans to the Will of the Divine.

I simply couldn't put this one down!

I give this book Five Stars and a big Thumbs Up!

***DISCLOSURE: This book as proviedby Library Thing's Early Review forreview.

Wednesdays Were Pretty Normal - Michael Kelley

Wednesdays Were Pretty Normal - a boy, cancer and God

by Michael Kelley

Copyright 2012 Michael Kelley

B & H Publishing Group

ISBN: 978-1-4336-7169-2

When their two-year-old son is diagnosed with leukemia, Michael and Jana Kelley's life screeches to a halt as they devote themselves one hundred percent to his care and cure. What ensues is an emotional and spiritual realization, an awakening, that literally builds a firm foundation with the One who sees and knows all.

Kelley leads us through his journey, and how an incredible three years with his son's illness brought him to where he is today.

I give this book Five Stars and a big Thumbs Up!

****DISCLOSURE: This bok was provided by Amazon Vine in exchange for an independent and non-biased rview.

This book was completed on 5 July 2012.

Carry the One - Carol Anshaw

Carry the One

by Carol Anshaw

Copyright 2012 Carol Anshaw

Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-4516-3688-8

***This  was an advanced readers copy, so final printing may differ from review.

A wedding. Too much booze. Too much drugs. And a long drive home. When a young girl is killed, hit by a car, bounced from the windshield, and lies dead by the side of the road, each passenger, and the driver of the car carries a bit of the dead girl away.

Guilt harbors within, and each require the others just to survive. An elite club if you will.

This is an excellent story of a violent death and the mad race to try to outrun its shadows. Spanning several years, it examines love, obsession, siblings, political convictions, the struggles of an artist, drug addicton, and homosexuality.

This book seaks to the heart. I didn't want to put it down!

I give this book

Five Stars and

a big Thumbs Up!

****DISCLOSURE: This book was provided by Amazon Vine in exchange for an independent and non-biased review.







The Emerald Storm: An Ethan Gage Adventure

The Emerald Storm: An Ethan Gage Adventure

by William Dietrich

Harper Collins Publishers

Copyright 2012 William Dietrich

ISBN: 978-0-06-198920-9

***Note this review is from an uncorrected proof, so the actual final print may be slightly different than the reviewed copy.

I absolutely adored this book! [I think I know someone who is so like the main character, Ethan Gage!]

This fast paced thriller takes you from Paris to the tropics. From historical characters with names you're sure to recognize to the un-named heroes of an era long gone.

One is swept up with Ethan Gage as he struggles to keep his family together and protect his fortune. Only to lose both. Then scrape and fight to get them back.

A strange attempt to uncover a lost treasure, only to lose it in the storm of the century. Along with the two family members aboard a ship, where someone will once more be lost.

Despair to hope and back again. Passion. Adventure. Tribal ritual. Voodoo. Military encounters. And so much more will keep you on the edge of your seat!

If you enjoy adventure... you won't want to put this one down!

I give this book...

...Five Stars and....

...a big Thumbs Up!

****DISCLOSURE: This book was provided by Amazon Vine in exchange for an independent and non-biased review.

Isaac a modern fable - by Ivan G. Goldman

Isaac

a modern fable

by Ivan G. Goldman

The Permanent Press

Advanced Readers Copy

A lively tale that follows Biblical Isaac in the 21st Century!

How does a man, more than a few thousand years old, deal with that old devil Satan. You'd think with the wisdom of the ages, wouldn't you?

But Isaac, who goes by the name Lenny, finds himself emotionally immature and falling in love. With  a woman named Ruth. The pair must make some difficult decisions. Ones that will effect not only them, but others about them.

Will they choose wrong? Or will, somehow, they best that old temptor, Satan who calls himself Borges.

Uh uh uh! I'm not going to tell!!!

You'll want to get this book, hold on tight, and prepare for a wild ride. Full of nuance, wit and passion, I can do no less than give Isaac a modern fable...

...five stars and...

...a big Thumbs Up!

****Disclosure: this book was provided by Early Reviewers in exchange for an independent and non-biased review.

Swiped - by Evan Angler

Swiped

By Evan Angler

Copyright Evan Angler – 2011

Published by Tommy Nelson

ISBN 978-1-4003-1836-0

Okay, so I learned a lesson the hard way here….

don’t volunteer to read books for teens if they don’t interest you! Ugh!

Swiped really is an excellent book, although a bit drawn out for my taste. And just about the time it had me hooked… I come to the end of the book and find I’ve got to purchase the next in the series to find out what happens to our hero and heroine! [Not something I have ever been a fan of! Cliffhangers are simply not my cup of tea!]

Based in a post third World War America, unlikely teens join forces to discover why some teens who test for getting the ”mark” don’t return. Both with ulterior motives of their own.

Unfortunately, I began reading the book expecting it to be a post-rapture work where everyone must have the “mark” to buy or sell. The unknowing teen will be totally at a loss. And I am afraid Angler leaves them without a proper ending to this particular segment of the story! You are literally left hanging on the line at the end of this book, knowing nothing more than what you started with. Not a lot.

Perhaps when the series is completed, and if read one right after the other, the reader might make heads or tails of the story.

I don’t believe the average teen will be hooked by this single edition.

I have to give Swiped only….

…three stars, and a …

…thumbs down.

***DISCLOSURE: This book was provided by Book Sneeze in exchange for an independent and non-biased review.