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
- Dalton’s Challenge by Penny Fairbanks
Contemporary Romance
- Healing Hands Boxset (Books 1-6) by Vanessa James
- Knight Events (part of A Small Town Christmas collection) by Sheri Richey
Christmas Fiction
- Mistletoe and Spirits by Rebekah Lewis
- Craving Christmas by Kristen Kelly
- All I Want for Christmas by Lucy Eden and collected authors
- Christmas Nibbles by Lucy Eden and collected authors
Children’s Fiction
- Do Ants Wear Pants? by Gabrielle Grice
- Peter the Picky Polar Bear by Kieshia Chun
Nonfiction
General
- Rock Drumming Foundation Course by Stephen Hawkins
- Jazz Drumming Foundation Course by Stephen Hawkins
Puzzle Books for Adults
- Cryptograms Puzzle Books for Adults by Tom Brain
- The Challenging Book of Sudoku by Crazy Bananas
- Hard Mazes for Adults by Rustad Publishing
- Word Jumbles for Adults Volume 2 by Rustad Publishing
- Word Jumbles for Adults Volume 3 by Rustad Publishing
- Word Jumbles for Adults Volume 4 by Rustad Publishing
Self-Help & Spiritual
- Spiritual Healing by Emily Clark
- Cancer by Mari Silva
- Sun Signs by Mari Silva
- Moon Spells by Mari Silva
- Leo by Mari Silva
- Self-Guided Meditation For Anxiety by Kristin Plain
- Advanced Reiki Healing by Mari Silva
Cookbooks
- Gluten-Free Kids Lunch Break by Eva Iliana
Children’s Activity & Joke Books
- Word Search Puzzles for Kids Ages 6 to 8 by Blair Feliz
- Valentine’s Day Activity Book For Kids Ages 4-8 by Happy Harper
- Fruit Coloring Book for Kids by Rustad Publishing
- Rawr! by Books by Jordanna
- Animal Coloring Book for Kids Ages 4-8 by Zeeshan Ali