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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

Holy Spirit Mystifying Scriptures Volume 1

Title: Holy Spirit Mystifying Scriptures Volume 1 Author: C.J. Pitts Publisher: Primix Publishing ISBN: 9781955177702 Pages: 64 Genre: Religious, Christian, Non-Fiction, Art Reviewed by:  Leah Shepherd Hollywood Book Reviews In this compact and inspirational book, C.J. Pitts presents beautiful drawings, each one illuminating a specific Bible verse, along with the author’s brief explanations about her

Beyond Earth

Title: Beyond Earth: Exploring Other Galaxies Author: Dolores Watson Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media ISBN: 1638713898 Pages: 64 Genre: Geology; Science Fiction Reviewed by: Liz Konkel Hollywood Book Reviews In 2065, Earth has begun exploring the galaxy with a mission to uncover the origins behind Earth's development. This desire to learn more leads them to the

Homicide in Bronze

Title: Homicide in Bronze: A Kira Logan Mystery Author: J. C. Andrew Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC ISBN: 9781950101037 Pages: 312 Genre: Fiction / Mystery / Suspense Reviewed by: Anita Lock Hollywood Book Reviews  An art commission unwittingly opens a can of worms when an anonymous threatening letter rolls into a flurry of mysterious

A Homicide in Hooker’s Point

Title:  A Homicide in Hooker's Point Author:  Gloria Taylor Weinberg Publisher: ‎ Xlibris ISBN: ‎ 1469142449 Pages: ‎ 224 Genre:  Fiction Reviewed by:  David Allen Hollywood Book Reviews  It's no surprise that A Homicide in Hooker's Point won a 2011 Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers' Association and was the 2015 North Street Book Prize winner

Fighting to Survive

Title: Fighting to Survive: My Nightmare of Pudendal Neurolgia and Entrapment Author: Judy V. Rentz Publisher: Xulon Press ISBN: 978-1-6628-3197-3 Genre: Memoir Pages: 43 Reviewed by:  Allison Walker Hollywood Book Reviews Judy Rentz's yard is no doubt the envy of her entire neighborhood. A natural-born designer and gardener, Rentz spends her days turning her

The Nosferatu Conspiracy: Book Two, The Sommelier

Title:  The Nosferatu Conspiracy: Book Two, The Sommelier Author:  Brian James Gage Publisher:  KDK 12 ISBN: B09JM2MQ6C Pages: 654 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by:  Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Reviews Author Brian James Gage captures the reader’s attention just by how he narrates the story. He is vivid, graphic when he needs to, and evocative. The