Malicious Obsession
Title: Malicious Obsession
Author: A.L. Masters
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media LLC
ISBN: 978-1638717584
Pages: 510
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
A dangerous and gripping journey that some people find themselves on in this world is the road to obsession. Whether you are the victim of someone else’s compulsion or the obsessive one, this subject has a habit of not only leading down dark and dangerous paths, but of derailing lives in the process. Finding the
Stages of Being
Title: Stages of Being: Tick Tock
Author: George Acker
Publisher: Page Turner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1638717157
Genre: Self-Help
Pages: 150
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
Hollywood Book Reviews
With enlightenment as the primary facet of his books, author George Acker presents the second of his literary works dedicated to explorations on the mastering of the self, titled Stages of Being: Tick Tock.
Brimming with metaphysical, social, and political truisms surrounding man’s existence and development, offered within this work is an enlightening treaty which
Fighting to Survive
Title: Fighting to Survive: My Nightmare of Pudendal Neuralgia and Entrapment
Author: Judy Rentz
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 978-1662831966
Genre: Memoir, Christian, Health
Pages: 72
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
Fighting to Survive is a delicate and compelling memoir by author Judy Rentz. It is a painful but relentless account of the author’s struggle with pudendal neuralgia, a long-term pelvic pain that originates from damage or irritation of the pudendal nerve. In June 2007, Judy began experiencing terrible pain that consequently
Close Call
Title: Close Call
Author: John Nieman
Publisher: Gold Touch Press
ISBN: 978-1-956803-39-6
Genre: Crime Fiction
Pages: 226
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Reviews
Sometimes ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary situations, which is precisely what happens in this novel. A clandestine phone call and a little eavesdropping lead to a harrowing tale which puts an innocent man in the crosshairs of the police. He didn’t do the crime, but that doesn’t mean he is not without other secrets of his own.
Jackson Witt
Relentless Alien Eyes
Title: Relentless Alien Eyes
Author: Nina Hann
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
ISBN: 978-1483462189
Pages: 430
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the most debated topics on our modern world has to be the question of life beyond our world. Extraterrestrial life from other worlds in our Universe, (or other Universes for some believers) is something we’ve been searching for over the last century or longer, and
Risen From The Ashes
Title: Risen From The Ashes
Author: Jeffrey A. Kershaw
Publisher: PageTurner Press & Media
ISBN: 978-1638716532
Pages: 294
Genre: Fiction / Crime / Thriller
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Reviews
Intricacy abounds in Risen From The Ashes, author Jeffrey A. Kershaw’s international thriller of deception and deceit on a grand scale. From a decidedly ingenious financial scheme, to a flamboyantly planned and executed escape and evasion, to a nearly flawless frame-up of an
Eden Lost
Title: Eden Lost
Author: Richard Taylor
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538637
Pages: 278
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
When it comes to matters of the heart, love can be a truly mysterious thing. More times than not, love can sneak up on us, stirring emotions within us we had no plans on digging up and bringing down our defenses to let someone new and unknown into our lives. The ability to find or stumble into love
Love: Making Relationships for over 50’s
Title: Love: Making Relationships for over 50’s
Author: Freddie C. Holmes
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638715009
Genre: Self-Improvement
Pages: 384
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
This beautiful and stirring book, filled with useful suggestions and telling anecdotes, is for those of us and there are many! embarking on dating and romance after age 50.
This is a cautionary manual, providing great hope for the future of romance in our lives. ‘Cautionary’ in the sense that the reader is urged
Bound Away: Volume 1
Title: Bound Away: Volume 1
Author: LCDR John W. Hedegor, U.S. Navy (RET’D)
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.
ISBN: 978-1648045202
Pages: 1128
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
It is often said that life is not about the destination, but the journey. There are so many different aspects to life’s journey which come into consideration, both personally and in philosophical discussions. Can we control the trials and tribulations that hinder or halt our journeys and force us
Who Blows the Wind
Title: Who Blows the Wind
Author: Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier
Publisher: Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier Publishing
ISBN: 978-195416879
Pages: 26
Genre: Children’s Books/Young Adult
Reviewed by: Nicole Olson
Hollywood Book Reviews
A beautifully illustrated book by author Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier, Who Blows the Wind explores nature through the adventure of Little Brother, who finds it in his heart to begin a conversation with a tree. The story begins when he asks the tree about the wind. The tree sends him off to
The Moment I Should Have Bounced
Title: The Moment I Should Have Bounced
Author: Raymond W.S. Brown
Publisher: GoToPublish, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-647940-440-7
Genre: Relationship/Inspirational
Pages: 26
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
Pacific Book Review
We have all been in relationships where we know that we should leave, and when we should do so. Sometimes we do leave, sometimes we hold on for longer than we should. In Raymond W.S. Brown’s book The Moment I Should Have Bounced, he talks about such experiences he has personally had. With 40 chapters on
Unsafe At Any Altitude
Title: Unsafe At Any Altitude
Author: Richard Francis Schaden
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 9781664167032
Pages: 252
Genre: Biography, Autobiography, General Law, Aviation
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
Unsafe At Any Altitude is a brilliant text written by Richard Francis Schaden. The book takes a deep dive through Richard’s career growth from an aeronautical engineer at Boeing Airlines, airplane pilot, to becoming a lawyer championing for safer travel in the skies.
As a young engineer working for Boeing,
The Legend of The Bent Organ Pipes
Title: The Legend of The Bent Organ Pipes
Author: George S. Haines
Publisher: Pageturner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638716396
Pages: 360
Genre: Adventure Fiction
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
In author George S. Haines’ The Legend of The Bent Organ Pipes, a Spanish soldier on the blink of death shares the location of a hidden treasure in New Mexico with a local priest. The priest in turn writes down the information on a
A Snake At My Shoulder
Title: A Snake At My Shoulder
Author: Joan Kenny
Publisher: Go To Publish
ISBN: 978-1647495350
Pages: 304
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Aly Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Every now and then a book comes along that feels as though it changes you just by having read it. It makes you think about how one’s inner psyche and life experiences can change them into the individual you see before you today. This was that book for me.
Branded
Title: Branded
Author: Joseph T. Humphrey
Publisher: Intrepid Pen Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1955729017
Pages: 494
Genre: Teen & Young Adult Christian Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Memories are a tricky thing. They can easily define who we are, and can help leave a blueprint or road map of the roads we’ve taken to get to the point we are at now in this thing we call life. The mission to regain lost
The Christmas Spryte Encounter: Giving
Title: The Christmas Spryte Encounter: Giving
Author: Nanette Crighton
Publisher: Nanette Crighton
ISBN: 978-0578781440
Pages: 28
Genre: Children’s Holiday Books
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
For many people around the world, the start of winter is all about the holidays. Whatever holiday or practice you celebrate, the December is going to be filled with festivities, family, great food, and a certain twinkle of magic only the holidays can provide. Children especially love this time of year, and one lesson many
Jacobus: A Eunuch’s Faith Book 3
Title: Jacobus: A Eunuch’s Faith Book 3: Life’s Decisions
Author: Paul Trittin
Publisher: Clever Publication
ISBN: 978-1989942291
Pages: 324
Genre: Historical Christian Fiction
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
Hollywood Book Reviews
There is no doubt that throughout all of civilized human history, the debate about homosexuality and its place in our society has been one of the most vocal, angry, and hard-fought debates we’ve experienced. The fight for equality and acceptance for the LGBTQ community is one that has and still is being fought
In the Shadow of an Eagle
Title: In the Shadow of an Eagle
Author: James Safreno
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 9781953791009
Pages: 466
Genre: War& Military, History, Action & Adventure
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
Life is not about the ups-and-downs which you experience, but rather how you deal with them. So it is for the main protagonist in this well-crafted narrative by James Safreno. As a sequel to the York family, In the Shadow of an Eagle, follows James, the great-grandson of Soaring Eagle as
The Medicine Mage
Title: The Medicine Mage: 12 Steps from Depleted Doctor to Magic Healer of the New Earth
Author: Xumei Zhong
Publisher: Difference Press
ISBN: B08KWQ12KZ
Genre: Non-Fiction / Healthcare / Self-Help
Pages: 302
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Medicine Mage: 12 Steps from Depleted Doctor to Magic Healer of the New Earth, which brings a wealth of intelligence and insight to bear on healing in a chaotic, pandemic-tossed world, promises keys to burn out, alienation and anomie suffered by
Voices From A Wendy House Contrivance
Title: Voices From A Wendy House Contrivance: A Drama Novel
Author: Tom Walters
Publisher: AuthorHouseUK
ISBN: 978-1728382142
Pages: 138
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
Hollywood Book Reviews
In our formative years in life, one of the values which is instilled in us from a young age is the necessity for a top-tier education. Whether it is the need for our children to gain a basic understanding of math and literature, or to higher education pursuits for long-term careers through college
Who Blows the Wind
Title: Who Blows the Wind
Author: Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1-5462-7289-2
Pages: 26
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Review by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
It is an interesting question, who blows the wind? Surely one in which youngsters would ponder and would like to learn the answer.
In Who Blows the Wind, by author Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier, readers are introduced to “Little Brother,” a native tribal Indian, living in the world surrounded
The Death Maze
Title: The Death Maze
Author: Richard Parnes
Publisher: Writers Branding, LLC
ASIN: B09F5JM3PC
Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Pages: 391
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Death Maze is a book which literally has it all. In author Richard Parnes’ skillful hands, a tale of fantasy, science fiction, eco-mindedness and drama comes together in the tiny town of Arione, California. The geographic hopscotch from Miami to Arizona, to Florida, to California, with occasional side commentaries on New York City, will be
Seeds of Evil
Title: Seeds of Evil
Author: B. C. White
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1955955935
Pages: 384
Genre: Thriller/Suspense, Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Jennifer Bailey
Hollywood Book Reviews
World War II has just ended and Greg Varricci longs to find employment among the dock workers of San Francisco. While in a bar one night, after many drinks and winning an arm-wrestling fight, Greg is hired as a guide for an exploration team, by one Nathanial Hawthorne.
Beyond Forgetting
Title: Beyond Forgetting
Author: Frank A. De La Rosa
Publisher: Shunduay LLC
ISBN: 978-1734964554
Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir, History
Pages: 127
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Reviews
Memoirs are one of the most intimate and overlooked art forms in literature. They are both a link to a more general history and a personal story, giving readers an all-encompassing view into world events through the eyes of an author. The pitfall of memoirs is they can feel a little disconnected if you have no
Five Mile Charlie
Title: Five Mile Charlie: A Special Pony for Carly
Author: Kimberly Adams
Illustrated by: David Gnass
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 978-1-64543-692-8
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 38
Reviewed by: Barbara Miller
Hollywood Book Reviews
In the imaginary land where fanciful personified animals live, frolic, and thrive, readers are brought to the Five Mile Farm, to meet Carly, a young girl, who rules the roost as being a friend and caretaker for many animals. The animals include a few friendly dogs: a wiener named Okie;