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Becoming a Lake Girl and Family

Title: Becoming a Lake Girl and Family Subtitle:  Owning and Operating a Family Resort on the Magical Lake of the Ozarks  Author: Debora (Christenson) Amandola, PhD Publisher:  Balboa Press ISBN:  978-1982273415 Genre: Memoir Pages: 67 Reviewed by: Margie Przybylski Hollywood Book Reviews In Becoming a Lake Girl and Family, Debora (Christenson) Amandola, PhD,

Divine in Essence

Title: Divine in Essence Author: Yarrow Paisley Publisher: Whiskey Tit ISBN: 978-1-952600-55-5 Genre: Short Stories  Pages: 216 Reviewer:  Allison Walker Hollywood Book Reviews In his short story collection, Divine in Essence, wordsmith Yarrow Paisley pens a collection of ten surreal and disquieting tales too gnarled and unruly to fit neatly into any genre's box.

A Child’s Guide to Wisdom

Title:  A Child’s Guide to Wisdom  Author:  Everton Robinson  Publisher:  Laurcan Publishing LLC ISBN:  Education/Religion  Pages:  70  Genre:  Parenting Reviewed by: Ella Vincent    Hollywood Book Reviews A Child’s Guide to Wisdom is an educational and insightful book about how children can learn values to make them better adults in the future. Author Everton

Axel: The Mysterious Tapestry

Title: Axel: The Mysterious Tapestry  Author: Adelpha L. DeGuzman Publisher: Independently published ISBN: 979-8871869796 Pages: 238 Genre: Fantasy Reviewed by: Liz Konkel   Hollywood Book Reviews An imaginative fantasy adventure, Axel: The Mysterious Tapestry, by author Adelpha L. DeGuzman is playful, and filled with themes of family, destiny, and becoming a hero. Axel received a

Petrification

Title: Petrification  Author: Reggie David Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc. ASIN: B08NFMHSZK Pages: 194 Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews To make sense of life, oftentimes people will turn to fiction to find ways of coping or explaining some of life’s greatest challenges or questions. Whether it is what

The Spear And The Sentinel

Title: The Spear And The Sentinel  Author: J. L. Hancock  Publisher: ‎ Braveship Books ISBN: 978-1-64062-202-9 Pages: 340 Genre: Fiction / Techno-Thriller Reviewed by: Ephantus M. Hollywood Book Reviews   Author J. L. Hancock’s The Spear And The Sentinel is a fast-paced techno-thriller featuring themes of weapons of mass destruction and artificial intelligence weaponry.

The Campaign

Title: The Campaign Author: Hank Silverberg Publisher: Urlink Print & Media, LLC ISBN: 978-1647532185 Pages: 402 Genre: Literature & Fiction / Young Adult Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews In the United States, nothing has consumed the public eye more in recent months than politics. The Presidential race of 2024 has been on

Stranger on the Shore

Title: Stranger on the Shore Author:  William J. Borak Publisher: Atmosphere Press ISBN: 978-1639888177 Pages: 178  Genre: Mystery Reviewed by: Rahul Sabbas Hollywood Book Reviews   'She woke to the smell of salt water, the gritty sand cold against her skin, but it was the emptiness inside her - an absolute void of

A White Man’s China

Title: A White Man’s China Author: George Jaeggi Publisher: Gnome Book Writing ISBN: 978-1958400784 Pages: 128 Genre: Asian & Asian American Biographies Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews   Unless someone is willing to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, it is always easier to judge someone when someone doesn’t have all

Fairies and Sorcery

Title: Fairies and Sorcery  Author: Donald R. Richter  Publisher: Aspire Publishing Hub, LLC ISBN: 978-1964393421 Pages: 412 Genre: Fantasy  Reviewed by: Liz Konkel  Hollywood Book Reviews   Fairies and Sorcery by author Donald R. Richter is a story with magic, adventure, and a journey about second chances and helping others.  This is a tale