Book Review: "The Great and the Small," 2nd Edition by A. T. Balsara
Death soon sweeps through the main character’s harbor town, affecting both protagonists in unforeseen ways, the outcome uncertain.
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Erika M. Weinert
- Apr 19
- 4 min
Middle Grade Climate Fiction Book Review: "The Climate Diaries, Book One: The Academy" by Aaron Arsenault
The stakes are high in this middle grade climate fiction novel, and they become increasingly higher for main character Jax with every page.
Erika M. Weinert
- Mar 13, 2023
- 3 min
Book Review: "Of Crowns and Legends" by Chelsea Banning
With magic commonplace, Chelsea Banning's debut novel, Of Crowns and Legends, hits the mark for fans of fantasy and Arthurian legend alike.
Erika M. Weinert
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Book Series Review: Shadow and Bone Trilogy
The Shadow and Bone book series is an easy read and it’s quite addicting. The end of each book leaves you wanting—needing—more.
Garima Nabh
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Book review: “Love Potions (Warlocks MacGregor Book 1)” by NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow
Erik isn’t looking for love, but when he moves next door to Lydia Barratt in the valleys of Wisconsin, sparks fly.
Erika M. Weinert
- Sep 4, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune
What I like most about The House in the Cerulean Sea is that I would let my thirteen-year-old daughter read it.
Erika M. Weinert
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: "The Haunted" by Ed & Lorraine Warren, Robert Curran, and Jack & Janet Smurl
Since the first books I edited in 2012 were paranormal nonfiction, I guess it was only a matter of time before I posted a review of this...
Erika M. Weinert
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: “The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires” by Grady Hendrix
If you’re a fan of the horror genre with stomach-wrenching gore and sensitive material, this book is for you.
Erika M. Weinert
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Book Review: “Hollow Kingdom” by Kira Jane Buxton
“Hollow Kingdom” is a humbling read by a first-time author whose style is that of someone who has been writing masterpieces for years.
Erika M. Weinert
- Jan 3, 2021
- 1 min
Book Review: "Birth of the Fae: Locked Out of Heaven" by Danielle M. Orsino
Two factions of angels are locked out of heaven by their creator after heaven's war with Lucifer.
Erika M. Weinert
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: "The Cabin at the End of the World" by Paul Tremblay
Paul Tremblay takes a deep dive into the characters of this home-invasion thriller with emphasis on a couple vacationing at a remote cabin i
Erika M. Weinert
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman’s writing style has a classy old-world feel to it.
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams
After digesting Douglas Adams' fifth and final book in The Hitchhiker's Guide series, "Mostly Harmless," I feel a sense of...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" by Douglas Adams
This book makes you almost believe you can fly or some such nonsense. Or is it nonsense? 🤔 Anyway, brilliant as always with a lot of...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: "Life, the Universe and Everything" by Douglas Adams
In volume three of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams' unparalleled writing style pushes on with the tidbits of...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" by Douglas Adams
This book is even better than the first. I feel like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was an introduction to all of the characters...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Audiences will be talking about this novel for years to come.
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