Some Favorite Books This Week!
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!
By the way, the first book on the top line above is my own book, published in April to help restaurants through the pandemic. Know any restaurateurs, restaurant managers, or head chefs? Let them know about the book! It could save their business!
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 isn’t up 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
- The Maiden of the Grove by Michelle Deerwester-Dalrymple
- The Laird’s Return by Jayne Castel
- The Devil’s Laird by Brenda Jernigan
- A Most Suitable Bride by Rose Pearson
Contemporary Romance
- The Wedding Whisperer Boxed Set (Books 1-3) by Susan Hatler
- Do-Over Date Boxed Set (Books 1-5) by Susan Hatler
Christmas Contemporary Romance
- The Last Christmas Ball by Lily Seabrooke
Mysteries, Suspense, and Thrillers
- The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice
Chick Lit / Women’s Literature / Literary Fiction
- Hadley and Grace by Susan Redfearn
- West with Giraffes by Linda Rutledge
- Gerta by Kateřina Tučková
Children’s Fiction
- Santa’s Green Christmas by K.B. Carr
- A Day at the Museum by Maryanne J. Lawrence
- The Positive Groundhog by Charlotte Dane
- Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket by Sue Fliess
- If I Wake up as a Lioness….. by M. K. Ila Yug
- If I Move Like a Rabbit…. by M. K. Ila Yug
- Family Fun Day: Tweet & Friends Book 1 by Eleanor Wint
- The Clumsy Groundhog by Ingo Blum
Nonfiction
General
- The Binge Watcher’s Guide To The Handmaid’s Tale by Jamie K. Schmidt
- Widowish by Melissa Gould
- Step by Step Drawing Ocean Animals by Little Pencil
- Word Jumbles For Adults Volume 1 by Rustad Publishing
Writing
- Editing Your Novel’s Structure by Bethany A. Tucker
- All About Copyediting by K.J. Heritage
- Scientific Kindle Publishing by Abdulrahman Muslihudeen
Health, Wellness, & Medicine
- Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss by Andrew Sorenson
- The Science of Intermittent Fasting by Andrew Sorenson
- Resistance Band Workout for Seniors by Francis Papun
Cookbooks
- Peruvian Cookbook by Kate Princeton Johnson
- Baking Cookbook for Teenagers by Cook Baker
- The Mediterranean Slow Cooker Cookbook for Beginners by Wilda Buckley
- Renal Diet Cookbook by Allison Covelli
Children’s Activity & Joke Books
- I Spy With My Little Eye Valentine’s Day by Kids Spy Books
- First ABC Animals Coloring Book for Kids 2-5 by Marta March
- Space Activity Book for Kids by Curveball Velocity Books
- Christmas Activity Book For Kids Ages 6-10 by Happy Harper
- Christmas Activity Book For Kids Ages 4-8 by Happy Harper
- A Walk on the Beach by Monica Wellington
- Children’s Coloring Book by Hedgehog Publisher
- Airplane Activity Book for Kids by Pamparam Press
- Dolphin Coloring Book for Kids by Rustad Publishing
No-So-Favorite Books This Week!
