Reviews for books I gave five stars to.
When Rafe starts his new job as IT manager at Goliaths of Wrestling he quickly discovers that his annoying and terrible neighbor Dan is one of the wrestlers. While he is able to mostly avoid him at work, their relationship quickly changes when he spots Dan through his living room window doing something obscene and … More Review: Cheap Heat by Lily Mayne
In Women in the Valley of the Kings, Sheppard tells the untold story of eleven women who changed the landscape of Egyptology in different ways. This book covers the life and careers of Amelia Edwards, Marianne Brocklehurst, Maggie Benson, Nettie Gourley, Emma Andrews, Margaret Alice Murray, Kate Griffith, Emily Paterson, Myrtle Broome, Amice Calverley, and … More Review: Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age by Kathleen Sheppard
This was a very emotional and impactful graphic novel. I have been meaning to read this for a while now and was glad that I could read about this piece of history that was not included in the history books I had to read during school. This is the story of George Takei’s childhood in … More Review: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott
This was another Turner book that I couldn’t put down! Wade’s story is one that I have been eagerly waiting for since I fell in love with him during the Soulbound series. It’s been five years since that series and Wade is now 23 years old, a college student, and a full pack member. He … More ARC Review: Secondhand Skin by Hailey Turner
This was another adorable Garlic graphic novel! Garlic is growing up, learning magic, traveling, and becoming more human. In this Garlic is learning that change is scary but also a part of growing up. Even fun adventures can be scary but also necessary to grow. This was just a great story to convey that growing … More Review: Garlic & the Witch by Bree Paulsen
Holy hell was this a hell of an ending! I don’t even know where to start with this except that it was a fantastic and emotional ending to this epic story and I am really going to miss it. This book starts about a year-ish after the previous book ended. The war is in full … More Review: The Queen’s Starfire Throne by Hailey Turner
“A heart was a dangerous weapon, after all.” At the end of the previous book we were left with Soren protecting the princess, Hanovi injured, Nathaniel being turned into rionetka, and the others running from a horde of revenants that had been set loose on the city and avoiding capture. This book picks up right … More Review: The Emperor’s Bone Palace by Hailey Turner
TW: on page death of a parent with dementia; grief; homomisic family and coworkers; After the reveal of Vivienne’s murder at the end of the previous book I couldn’t wait to read this book to find out what happened. This book had a lot of intense emotions and big revelations that kept me hooked the … More Review: Dead Serious Case #5: Madame Vivienne by Vawn Cassidy
Well this was fantastic and emotional! Jess Anastasi really knows how to write captivating stories with great couples that you can’t help but fall in love with. As Park Ranger Troy Hurst and firefighter Jared Winters fall in love, they are also dealing with fires in the Sam Houston National Forest and two abandoned teenage … More Review: Burn It Down by Jess Anastasi
The Wrath to Come shows how one of the most popular stories of all time, Gone With the Wind, can be used to explain the current division in the United States. Churchwell explains how the history of mythmaking has influenced America’s politics and how Gone with the Wind influenced that mythmaking. “The United States is, … More Review: The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells by Sarah Churchwell
“God does not walk in these hills…The devil is here in these hills, and the devil is greed.” As a West Virginian, I have heard of the Mine Wars but like most people, I never learned about it in school because it was not a topic that is taught. If you read this book you … More ARC Review: The Mine Wars: The Bloody Fight for Workers’ Rights in the West Virginia Coalfields by Steve Watkins
This was an in depth look at Tutankhamun and how the discovery of his tomb changed the world. This book is broken into three parts that break down the different parts of Tut’s discovery and legacy: history of the tomb, Tut finally revealed, and Tut’s legacy. This starts by giving us the history of Howard … More Review: Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World by Bob Brier
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