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A Touch of Life

Title: A Touch of Life: Real-life story of the author during the darkest times of WWII in the Philippines Author: Frank A. De La Rosa Publisher: Shunduay LLC ISBN: 978-1-7349645-1-6 Pages: 156 Genre: Memoir Reviewed by:  C.C. Thomas Hollywood Book Reviews Author Frank A. De La Rosa’s work, A Touch of Life: Real-life story

Ending the War on Uganda’s Children

Title:  Ending the War on Uganda's Children Author:  Barbara Gibby Publisher:  URLink Print & Media, LLC ISBN:  1647534720 Genre:  Non-Fiction Pages:  308 Reviewed by:  Arthur Thares   Hollywood Book Reviews With a title like this, you know that the book's content isn't going to be light and fluffy. The contents are often sad, scary,

Hard Head City

Title: Hard Head City Author: Calvin Kerr Jr. Publisher: GoldTouch Press LLC ISBN: 978-1951461614 Pages: 122 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Reviewed by: Nicole Olson Hollywood Book Reviews Every person could stand to read this book. In Hard Head City, author Calvin Kerr Jr. tells eight short stories involving diverse group of people living in

Mental Telepathy

Title: Mental Telepathy:  Affair Diary or Tides of Fate Author: David C. Fitch Publisher:  Goldtouch Press, LLC ISBN: 195215507X Pages: 264 Genre: Occult & Paranormal Reviewed by: Nicole M. Olson Hollywood Book Reviews David C. Fitch’s romantic thriller follows the troubles and heartache of divorcee Mark Ingersol.  While divorced from his wife, Mark lives

Our Immigrants’ Son

Title:  Our Immigrants' Son Author:  John Francis Patrick Murphy Publisher: Whilom Publishing ISBN: 979-8675478569 Genre:  Prose Poetry/Historical Fiction Pages: 434 Reviewed by:  Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Reviews The time-traveling aspect of this book is only a fraction of what makes Our Immigrants' Son astounding. The author writes gracefully and modestly. Reading about his family and

My Country Story

Title: My Country Story: Growing Up As The Farmer’s Daughter Author: Annie Farmer Publisher: Xlibris ISBN: 978-1796011814 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Pages: 66 Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza Hollywood Book Reviews One of the toughest and most challenging professions a person can undertake is that of a farmer. Whether they are working the crops and

Thus I Came

Title: Thus I Came: Voiceless Short Stories Author: Tien C. Lee Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC ISBN: 978-1952155901 Pages: 358 Genre: Education & Teaching/Schools & Teaching Reviewed by: Anthony Avina Hollywood Book Reviews While school and a proper education are the foundations of any modern society, life is often filled with lessons to be learned,

Sheba’s Song

Title: Sheba's Song Author: Magaly Heriveaux Publisher: Outskirts Press ISBN: 1478760435 Pages: 114 Genre: Teen & Young Adult Fiction Reviewed by: Liz Konkel   Hollywood Book Reviews Sheba's Song is a must-read tale about love and friendship which explores young Sheba's time in foster care at Hickory Brook Creek with memories. She searches for

Trapped

Title:  Trapped Author: Ted Bagley Publisher: Matchstick Literary ISBN: 9781645506614 Pages: 124 Genre: Modern Fiction Reviewed by: Anita Lock   Hollywood Book Reviews Darkness comes in a familiar form for a young man from the South Side Chicago in Trapped. August James, aka AJ, knows what life is like living in the South Side of

Uff Da!

Title: Uff Da! Summer Solstice at Midnight Sun Author: Karen Ganger Publisher: URLink Print and Media ISBN: 978-1-64753-419-6 Pages: 252 Genre: Fiction Reviewed by: Susan Brown   Hollywood Book Reviews Uff da is one of those cultural expressions like Aloha in Hawaiian, or Prego in Italian, or Oy Vey in Yiddish that represents a