Green Anoles and Other Pet Lizards by World Book

The book gives a nice overview of anoles, but it is very vague on many parts. It talks about how to take care of an anole as a pet and what you should have prepared for them when you get one. It doesn't get into the specifics, such as the methods of providing proper nutrition to your anole or the type of tank you should hold your anole in. Overall, it is a good introduction for anyone, but if you are serious about raising an anole, a more in-depth...

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Amber and Blood by Margaret Weis

This book seemed rush, and it definitely shows. It is riddled with spelling mistakes, extra words, and missing words. In addition to this, there are many inconsistencies, some between this book and the previous and others in different chapters. The chapters felt disconnected, as if the author took long breaks between them. The whole book was a mess, and the ending was not...

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Just Like Other Daughters by Colleen Faulkner

Just Like Other Daughters is a book about Alicia and her daughter Chloe, who has Down syndrome. It details the struggles both of them experience through many events that occur. It is hard for both of them without their father Randall, who left them to pursue other interests. The story is told from the first-person perspective of Alicia, a mom in her fifties who is struggling...

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The Great Hawk by Karl F. Hollenbach

The Great Hawk is a book about a boy named Jimmy who spends the summer with his grandparents. He becomes interested in falconry and asks his grandparents to help prepare him to learn his new hobby. The book might seem like a simple story that a child might enjoy, but it is rather gruesome. The author has a definitive way of writing very detailed, which is definitely something...

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Bruce Edwards Words and Music Tour 2013 by Bruce Edwards

This audio book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review. Bruce Edwards Words and Music Tour 2013 is a sample of the author, Bruce Edwards, reading excerpts from his book The Age of Amy: Bonehead Bootcamp. This audiobook was an experiment to see how reading his book would seem being read with a musical score in the background. The CD has about fifteen...

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Life Is All About Range by Jane Pastore Coleman

This book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review. Life Is All About Range is a book about the author, Jane, who leaves city life to live with a man, Bob, she has fallen in love with. Bob lives in a totally opposite environment - he is out in the country. This book is about Jane's adventures, and how she had to get used to living her new lifestyle. I...

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Dignity is a Renewable Resource by Shanna Goodman

This book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review. Dignity is a Renewable Resource is labelled as a self-improvement book that attempts to show the reader how to face their fears by trying new things. The author does something new each month for a year in order to experience new things she has never done while facing her fears. The book has a simple...

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On Blazing Wings [Audiobook] by L. Ron Hubbard

On Blazing Wings is another classic by L. Ron Hubbard. It takes place during World War II, where an American David is fighting for the Fins against the Russians. This book had a good amount of action that kept things interesting. You never knew what was going to happen next, because it is not just a normal plane fighting book. There are many twists that you simply...

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Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan by Michael J. Straczynski

Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan consists of backstories for three of the characters in Watchmen: Nite Owl, Dr. Manhattan, and Moloch. The art style of the book is very nice. Each panel has a large amount of detail and helps tell the story wonderfully. Nite Owl's story was my favorite out of the three in this book. It details how Nite Owl (second generation) came...

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Living Large on Less: A Guide to Saving Without Sacrifice by Christina Spence

Living Large on Less: A Guide to Saving Without Sacrifice shows you a variety of ways to reduce the costs based off your style of living. It seems that the whole book was tailored to how the author lives and basically nothing else. Also, it suggests that in order to save money on many things you have many friends ready to exchange things such as food and other possessions. This...

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Due North by G.M. Rogers

This book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review.  Due North is a book that focuses on a woman named Madison who is away at college. She spends her semester with Jack, a man who she is deeply in love with. They part ways after the semester, though she is always thinking about him. She goes to her home in Iron Bay, where she meets Dane. She...

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The Lemon Bars of Parnassus by Lee Kisling

This book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review. The Lemon Bars of Parnassus is an interesting book that contains poems that have comedy while being mixed with sorrow. Each poem contains an individual idea that is unique to itself and is sometimes quite witty. Some of the poems reference things that the reader may not know of, such as in...

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The Susu Pals by Richa Jha

This book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review. The Susu Pals is a children's book about two friends that (literally) do everything together, but are separated when one of them befriends a new neighbor. They must deal with their days without the friendship of the other. First and foremost, this book will have limited appeal based on the location...

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Stella Bain by Anita Shreve

This book was acquired free from the author in exchange for a review. Stella Bain is a novel about a woman by the same name who loses her memory due to shell shock. Surgeon August Bridge and his wife take her in and August does what he can to help Stella with her memory. The book takes place during World War I, where Stella Bain is serving as a nurse's aide in...

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