Some Favorite Books This Month!

I’ve been having a tough time keeping up with both the reading AND posting here. While I get it all sorted out, I thought I could at least post the reviews here to Amazon, so you can read them there!

Note: I am listing reviews as I do them each day. Sometimes, Amazon takes days or even a week or more to approve these reviews, so you will see a lag between when I list reviews and when a link is available. The longest I had to wait was 3.5 weeks!

Note about Goodreads and BookBub Reviews Linked Below

Sometimes, you’ll see me link to my review at Goodreads or BookBub. That’s usually because I’m having some sort of issue with Amazon: they’re taking waaaaay too long to post the review or they’ve rejected the review because they say it doesn’t adhere to “community standards.” They are never specific… and just ask me to review the community standards page. I wish they would be specific… so I can avoid whatever it is they don’t like. Most “rejected” reviews are rather tame; some are even 5 stars. I’ve noted that some words seem to trigger it, like boring or transitioning. Hey, sometimes things just ARE boring, and it is much more succinct to say that than “visually unappealing” when talking backgrounds in children’s activity books! Others completely leave me scratching my head about what might be “wrong” with the review.

Hope that life becomes a little more sane so I can post my full reviews here soon!

Fiction

Historical Romance

Master Mair Bennet by Anne Wrightwell
Garden of Joy by Daphne Bloom
Temptations of a Duke’s Daughter by Samantha Holt
Stranded with the Earl by Charlotte Russell
Secrets Between Lovers by Charlie Lane
The Hellion is Tamed by Tracy Sumner

Contemporary Romance

Malibu by Moonlight by Brooke St. James
Saving Each Other by Capri Posey
Truth or Date by Susan Hatler
My Last Blind Date by Susan Hatler

Mysteries, Suspense, and Thrillers

The Receptionist by Kate Myles
A Familiar Sight by Brianna Labuskes
Witches and Stitches by Laura Greenwood
The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson

Speculative Fiction

Forget Me Not by Michelle M. Pillow
Christmas Collection by CB Samet
Harpy’s Freedom by Laura Greenwood

Chick Lit / Women’s Literature / Literary Fiction

The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson
Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost by Lindsay Marcott

Children’s Fiction

The Whale Who Felt a Little Blue by Isla Wynter
Summer Camp March by Reverend Peter G. Vu
Home by Christine Reynebeau
No Showers! by Sal Elkins

Nonfiction

General

1917 by Melina Druga
Succeed in Podcasting by Leonard Reis (While I downloaded an ARC from Booksprout, I can’t find the book at either Amazon or Goodreads!)
500 Funny Quotes for Women by Stan Hardy

Writing

How to Land Your First Clinical or Regulatory Medical Writing Job in Biotech and Pharma by Tiny Grassroots Publishing
Journaling by Michael Stack
Guided Journaling by Kathy Shanks
How to Write a Book in Ten Minutes a Day by Denice Simms

Logbooks, Planners, and Journals

Pitmasters Log Book by Chikku Publishing
Caregiver Log Book For Seniors by Chikku Publishing
Cosplay Costume Planner by Chikku Publishing
My Recipe Journal by Chikku Publishing
Reseller Inventory Log Book by Chikku Publishing
My Hiking Logbook by Chikku Publishing
Supervision Notebook by Chikku Publishing
First Time Grandmother’s Journal by Chikku Publishing
Mom Decluttering Planner by Chikku Publishing

Activity Books for Adults

Sudoku Brain Games by Chris T. Saldrick
Beach Please, Funny Beach Quote Adult Coloring Book by Jo Puzzled
Flower Adult Coloring Book by Lemon Drop Coloring
Inca-tastic Colouring Book by Helen Pugh (I couldn’t find this coloring book at Amazon; link is to review on Goodreads.)
Good Vibes Coloring Books for Adults by Penciol Press (A disturbing trend… 2nd book in two days… where a publisher/author has managed to get a partially negative review of mine removed from Amazon. Will link to Goodreads review once I get the book entered into GR’s database.)
Lamborghini Coloring Book by Mark J Thompson
Ferrari Coloring Book by Mark J Thompson