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!

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

• Heirs of London: Historical Regency Romance & Cozy Mystery Collection by Joyce Alec
• An Expectation of Love by Rose Pearson
• Highlander’s Christmas by Mariah Stone (Sigh… yet another rejected review at Amazon for no real reason I can figure out. Perhaps it was because I said hadn’t closely read the book description at Booksprout… and the dumb Amazon review bot only read part of it, only seeing that I stated I “had not the read the book,” missing the all-important word following it… “description.” Kind of like the difference between “lightning” and “lightning bug.” Double sigh. Link goes to the review at Goodreads.)
• Rescuing Lord Roxwaithe by Cassandra Dean
• Bewitched by the Bluestocking by Jillian Eaton
• One Night of Scandal by Darcy Burke

Contemporary Romance

• Romantic Stories (Book 1-5): 5 Full-Length Novels by Dina Rask
• Music From My Heart by A. M. Vivienne

Mysteries, Suspense, and Thrillers

• The Magdalene Deception by Gary McAvoy
• The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth by Leonard Goldberg
• The Darwin Affair by Tim Mason

Speculative Fiction

• Duty by Rachel Rossano
• A Warlock’s Storm by Marie-Claude Bourque

Children’s Fiction

• LULU the Tiger & The Treasure Hunt by Ann Lee
• Roman Needs a Bath: Blended Siblings Series, Book 1 by S.K. Pu’u
• Charlie the Mouse and the Valentine’s Day Taffy by Maggie Lynn Heron-Heidel
• Don’t Mess with the Mouse by Vaidehi Publication
• The Old Dog and Her Boy by Alex Adams
• Ella Arrives in Australia by Sheree Chambers
• Where Is My Little Crocodile? – Dov’è il mio piccolo coccodrillo? by Ingo Blum
• Where’s My Joey? by Wendy Monica Winter
• The Twins Take Over! by Papa Paws
• The Selfish Tree by Vaidehi Publication

Nonfiction

General

• Chess For Beginners by Grandmaster Chess/Golden Knights
• Garden Journal Planner and Log Book by Rolling Blue Publishing
• The Bobb-Alexander Guide to Wine by Tafarie Bobb-Alexander

Writing

• Early Readers Catch the Worms: How Alpha, Beta, & ARC Readers Can Help You Publish a Better Novel by Carol Beth Anderson
• Scrappy Rough Draft by Donna Barker
• Lead Me to Success in Publishing by Melissa G Wilson

Activity Books for Adults

• 300 Large Print Word Search Puzzles by Grace Lockhaven

Health, Wellness, and Medicine

• Speech Therapy For 0-5-Year Olds by Helen Oakmoor
• Better Sleep for the Overachiever by Anne D. Bartolucci
• Gluten Free Diet for Beginners: Create Your Gluten-Free Lifestyle for Vibrant Health, Wellness and Weight Loss by Kira Novac

Self-Help and Motivational

• Rituals of Release: How to Make Room for Your New Life by Rachel S. Heslin
• 15 Ways to Think More Positive You Were Not Aware Of: How to Start to Think More Positively with Simple Exercise in Less Than 10 Minute a Day! by Emma Campbell
• Simple Small Talk: An Everyday Social Skills Guidebook for Introverts on How to Lose Fear and Talk to New People. Including Hacks, Questions and Topics to Instantly Connect, Impress and Network by Gerard Shaw
• Wake Up Grateful by Kristi Nelson

Spiritual and Metaphysical

• Numerology: Reveal the Secret Power of Numbers and Discover How Numerological Divination is Connected to Astrology, Tarot, and Ayurveda by Mari Silva
• Aries by Mari Silva
• Tarot Journal: Tarot Diary Recording & Interpreting, Track Your 3 Card Draw, Question, Interpretation and Notes by Icarus Books
• Nakshatras: The Ultimate Guide to the 27 Lunar Mansions of Vedic Astrology by Mari Silva
• Moon Signs: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Your Sign, Different Sun-Moon Astrology Combinations, and Compatibility by Mari Silva

Cookbooks

• Vegan Gluten-Free Baking by Kira Novac
• Gluten-Free Vegan Cookbook by Kira Novac

Children’s Nonfiction

• Manage My Emotions for Kids by Kenneth Martz
• 250 World War 1 Facts For Kids by Scott Matthews

Children’s Activity & Joke Books

• The Kids Laugh Challenge – Would You Rather? St Patrick’s Day Edition by Riddleland
• How to Draw for Kids: How to Draw 101 Cute Things for Kids Ages 5+ by Jennifer L. Trace
• Word Search for Kids Ages 8-12 by Jennifer L. Trace
• Colour The Dumper Trucks, Diggers & Tractors by NCBUSA Publications
• Easter Unicorn Coloring Book for Kids: For Kids Ages 4-8 by Dreamland Press
• St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Book For Kids by Happy Harper
• St. Patrick’s Day Activity Book for Kids by Pamparam Press
• Logic Puzzles for Kids Ages 6-8 by Jennifer L. Trace

No-So-Favorite Books This Week!