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A Dancer in Depth

Title: A Dancer in Depth: Paragraphs from a Theatre Life Author: Stanley Howard Mazin Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC ISBN: 978-1638719588 Pages: 262 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Reviewed by: Christina Avina Hollywood Book Reviews William Shakespeare said, “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” We are each

Ellie: First Mate

Title: Ellie: First Mate Author: Lois Richman Publisher: Writers Branding ISBN: 978-1639453306 Pages: 420 Genre: Romance / Thriller Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews The toxicity some relationships can bring in our lives is always one of the most difficult to escape. Our inherent need to find love in any way, shape, or form

How to Treat a Lady

Title: How to Treat a Lady:  Dating Advice for Young Men from Older Women Author: DeeDee Rayburn Publisher: Litfire Publishing ISBN: 978-1-64151-872-7 Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help Pages: 34 Reviewed by: Arthur Thares Hollywood Book Reviews Sometimes a title can be misleading or cheeky, while other times, it is blunt and straight to the point. While

Jon and Anna

Title: Jon and Anna Author: Anita Venturi Publisher: XlibrisUS ISBN: 978-1984529466 Pages: 82 Genre: Literature & Fiction Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza Hollywood Book Reviews The need for love and romance in our lives definitely comes in different levels for us all. For some, having romance and finding that movie-quality partner who makes the whole

The DNR Trilogy: Volume 3: Clinical Justice

Title: The DNR Trilogy: Volume 3: Clinical Justice Author: Don W. Hill, M.D. Publisher: Bookwhip Company ISBN: 978-1953537201 Pages: 492 Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Reviewed by: Christina Avina Hollywood Book Reviews One of the hardest things in life to ever have to admit is that we have fallen off the path of life

The DNR Trilogy: Volume 2: No Good Deed

Title: The DNR Trilogy: Volume 2: No Good Deed Author: Don W. Hill, M.D. Publisher: Bookwhip Company ISBN: 978-1953537171 Pages: 450 Genre: Mystery /Thriller / Suspense Reviewed by: Christina Avina Hollywood Book Reviews The path of healthcare can be a noble and memorable path in life. To spend years of one’s life studying the

Evil Eyed Women

Title: Evil Eyed Women Author: Helena Butler Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC ISBN: 9781638716112 Pages: 92 Genre: Memoir Reviewed by: Susan Brown Hollywood Book Reviews Descriptors for toxic people are many and include words like poisonous, dangerous, condescending, noxious and, in this memoir, evil eyed. The definition of an evil eyed person is

Child of Sorrow

Title: Child of Sorrow Author: Gloria Taylor Weinberg Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 0615819109 Genre: Fiction Pages: 64 Reviewed by:  Allison Walker Hollywood Book Reviews There were not a lot of options for unwed mothers in the 1950s and ‘60s. When teen girl Vicki tells her parents she is pregnant, they waste little time in packing her

Signs of the Times in 2020

Title:  Signs of the Times in 2020: The Beginning of Sorrows Author:  Joe Irizarry Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: ‎1664236961 Pages: 88 Genre: Spiritual Reviewed by:  Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Reviews Every believer lives hoping to meet their creator after death. Christianity commands that one leads a righteous life, praising God and trusting in him

Pardner

Title: PardnerAuthor: Patrick M. BrowningPublisher: Westwood Books PublishingISBN: 9781685361433Pages: 472Genre: Contemporary, Coming-of-Age, WesternReviewed by: Lily AmandaHollywood Book ReviewsPardner is an absorbing coming-of-age novel based on true events. The story follows Murphy, a young boy who grows up to become an experienced rancher and horseman. At the age of fourteen, Murphy, nicknamed Pardner, was what his