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A Girl Named Joy  By Kara Jefferies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.5/5 GO GRAB YOUR BOOK VIA AMAZON Synopsis  From the alluring book 'A Girl Named Harper' comes the highly anticipated second installment, A Girl Named Joy. Dive back into the romantic saga that began with Harper’s journey and continues with Joy’s story. Joy's smile masks a lifetime of hidden pain. Rejected by her parents during childhood, she's grown up feeling that love is fleeting and trust is fragile. Now a young adult, she struggles to let anyone close, fearing the pain of abandonment all over again. Enter Xavier, a whirlwind of charm and good looks, drawing Joy in despite her lingering resentment towards his cousin Harper, which threatens to drive a wedge between them. As an unforeseen tragedy shakes her world and those around her, Joy is faced with the challenge of discovering the meaning of true family. Can Harper and Joy reconcile their differences and forge a friendship, or will their tumultuous ...

Unbreakable Determination  By Maria Florkiewicz ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.5/5 GO GRAB YOUR BOOK VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis  Vi Marta, 12, accepts her lot in life and when questioned always lies about the bruises she suffers from her father, Joe Marta's, harsh hands, and by younger brother Joey, who's actually encouraged by her father to be mean to Vi. Vi's mother Carol is indifferent and never defends Vi from her father or her brother. Carol is also being abused by both her husband and seven-year-old son as well. Carol desperately wants the love of her husband, and would do anythhing to obtain his love, including going along with her husband's brutality. The only consistency in Vi's life, is from her grandmother, her mother's mother, and her sixteen-year-old uncle, her mother's brother. Vi is invited to join the cross-country running team where she is showing great potential. Then, her mother shatters her life by telling her that they're moving to NYC ...

Lateral: Manhunt  By Sophie Ester and Carolyn Nicholas  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.5/5 GO GRAB YOUR BOOK VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis  Robert Dayle thought he would have his revenge. He nearly succeeded too. But in the end, they had survived. Carol was happy; together with her family again, married to a famous rock star, no less! Yes, Carol was finally happy… But revenge is a dish best served cold. A dish to be savoured. And someone was still hungry… Lateral is the second in a six-part mystery series featuring the lives of Steven, Jamey, Robin, Vincent, and Carol Vanhoven. It’s a story about family, survival… and revenge. My Thoughts  "Lateral: Manhunt," the second installment in a six-part mystery series by Sophie Ester and Carolyn Nicholas, continues to unravel the complex dynamics of the Vanhoven family. The book delves deeper into themes of survival, familial bonds, and, most intriguingly, revenge. At the center is Carol Vanhoven, whose life seems idyllic—reunited...

Reversal: Manhunt  By Sophie Ester and Carolyn Nicholas  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.4/5 GO GRAB YOUR BOOK VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis  A simple arrest for a traffic violation in San Francisco is the unlikely beginning of a bizarre chain of events. The brutal murder of a policeman and his wife. The assassination of a prisoner and the death of half a dozen police officers. But that was just the beginning for the mysterious Robert Dayle. He wants them all dead. No matter what the cost. Nobody messes with Robert Dayle! A declaration painted on the police station wall. The gauntlet is thrown. And so begins the game of cat and mouse Reversal is the first of a six-part mystery series featuring the lives of Steven, Jamey, Robin, Vincent and Carol Vanhoven. My Thoughts  Reversal: Manhunt, the first installment in a six-part mystery series by Sophie Ester and Carolyn Nicholas, delivers a tense, fast-paced thriller that kicks off with a bang. What starts as a routine traffic ar...

Six of Cups: poems  By Neha Bansal ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 5/5 GO GRAB YOUR BOOK VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis  Titled Six of Cups, which is a minor arcana card in a traditional tarot deck that symbolises nostalgia for the good old days, this collection of poetry is an ode to the evocative remembrance of sepia-tinged memories, both collective and individual. These memories give a sense of rootedness in an increasingly alienating world. Poems like “Good Old Doordarshan,” “Sibling Squabbles,” and “Supernatural” are light-hearted but stir up memories that will make anyone smile at common rites of passage. Other poems like “My Grandpa’s Stories,” “Festival Of Lights,” “Paper Boat,” “Birthday Parties,” and “Mint Chutney” evoke a sense of hiraeth for past homes and hearths we can’t go to. Six of Cups is a perfect read for the readers who want to take a trip down memory lane and re-live those memories of the past that make us who we are today. My Thoughts  Six of Cups by Neha Ban...

Rooster and Squid: Bowling Burglar  By Jen Cole  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.8/5 GO GRAB YOUR BOOK VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis  Rooster, a handsome Golden Retriever who loves belly rubs and bacon, and Squid, a mangy grey cat who loves big naps and butt scratches, are an unlikely duo. Even though their early days were spent scrounging for food and seeking shelter, they knew they were meant for more. As luck would have it, they were rescued by the town veterinarian and welcomed into the best family ever. Life with their new family is never boring. In Bowling Burglar, a family picnic in the backyard is interrupted by breaking glass and a scream from next door. As the mystery unfolds, Rooster and Squid are smack dab in the middle of the chaos. Since they spend half their time at the animal hospital, Rooster and Squid also pass along important pet tips about bee stings, zinc toxicity, eyesight in dogs and cats, lizard tails, obesity, and little-known facts about lobsters and fr...