The Adventure of Mr. Icket – The Kindhearted Cricket
Title: The Adventure of Mr. Icket – The Kindhearted Cricket
Author: Martha Abrams Marrow
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64803-758-0
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 30
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
Two huge details become obvious to readers of The Adventure of Mr. Icket – The Kindhearted Cricket by author Martha Abrams Marrow. First, readers are shown an overabundance of creativity in the story of Mr. Icket, a cricket, complete with rhyming
Hello Up There!
Title: Hello Up There!
Author: Judi Buenaflor
Illustrator: Carol Kelley
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1-64908-806-2
Pages: 30
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
The story’s flow of Hello Up There! by author Judi Buenaflor has just the right tempo to make this an extraordinary children’s book. The story of Jimmy, handicapped by an accident and relying on a wheelchair to get around, goes to the zoo with his mom to
Political Heat
Title: Political Heat
Author: John Nieman
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1955955720
Genre: Fiction/Politics & Government
Pages: 174
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
Hollywood Book Reviews
Being a politician has its benefits and its drawbacks, the praise and the boos ebbing and flowing with each change in the news cycle. One has to possess a strong fortitude to run for elected office, never mind staying in elected office. Graham Kruse is the fair-haired Mayor of New York City. He has had a lengthy political
Disaster at Bushehr
Title: Disaster at Bushehr
Author: Reginald Nelson
Publisher: Urlink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538675
Pages: 448
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
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Disaster at Bushehr is a stimulating and compelling book that puts the reader on edge. It is impossible not to appreciate the author’s work as every event, every character and every occurrence is strategic, and makes sense even for a fiction book. The author does not exaggerate nor does he add near impracticable elements in his tales.
From a Distance
Title: From a Distance
Author: Vernon Bargainer
ISBN: 978-1-4759-8161-2
Publisher: iUniverse
Genre: Fiction/Romance
Pages: 300
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
Hollywood Book Reviews
Can you really fall for someone that you see from a distance? In author Vernon Bargainer’s romantic novel, From a Distance, you can at least begin to fall for the idea of someone and it can grow into so much more. When a spark happens upon finally meeting, you get what every romantic at heart wants, a true love story.
When Sarah
I Remember Running
Title: I Remember Running: Sequel to It Is Morning
Author: Vernon Bargainer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1462033478
Pages: 253
Genre: Romance, Suspense, Mystery
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
I Remember Running is a skillful and original novel written by Vernon Bargainer. It is a sequel to It Is Morningby the same author and also a stand-alone novel.
The author introduces us to Lorrie Dean, who’s wedding to Andy is cut short when she is kidnapped
It Is Morning
Title: It Is Morning
Author: Vernon Bargainer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-1450228725
Pages: 268
Genre: Romance, Mystery, Suspense
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
It Is Morning is a wonderfully written and emotionally engaging novel by author Vernon Bargainer which explores contemporary themes and is the first volume in its series.
Andy Boone was excited to start a new future in East Texas. On his way to his new job location, he accidentally thrashed his car through the
At the Feet of Angels
Title: At the Feet of Angels
Author: Vernon Bargainer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0595005772
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 246
Reviewed by: Ella Vincent
Hollywood Book Reviews
At the Feet of Angels is a compelling and inspirational novel. Vernon Bargainer has written a novel that will resonate with readers.
At the Feet of Angels tells the story of Jenny, a girl who is taken from her mother by her uncle and ends up living with a couple, Sheila and Bryan Holdershaw. Though they make an attempt to
End-Time Living
Title: End-Time Living: Despite Conflict and Hardship, All is Well
Author: David S. Heeren
Publisher: URLink Print and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538958
Pages: 132
Genre: Religion
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in Heaven, for, in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before
The Saudi Oil Gambit
Title: The Saudi Oil Gambit
Author: Reginald Nelson
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538514
Genre: Fiction, Action, Suspense
Pages: 302
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Reviews
The spy genre has to be one of the most challenging genres to write. Not only are there so many subgenres and side plots to incorporate, but your characters are always going to be compared to legends like James Bond. Though the task is daunting, author Reginald Nelson took a crack at it and
I’m Just A Girl
Title: I’m Just A Girl
Author: D.S. England
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1662428766
Genre: General Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Humor
Pages: 244
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
This book is a moving and emotional feast. I’m Just A Girl is a novel set-in a near future somewhat dystopian America. A pandemic computer virus has reduced a once thriving technologically heavy society to a shadow of its former self. People operate bars, restaurant and strip malls out of tiny enclaves of the
Murder at Mountain Creek
Title: Murder at Mountain Creek
Author: Nancy Bone Goff
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1649088772
Pages: 222
Genre: Mystery
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
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Sudie Hubert is a young woman apprehensive of her new living arrangement. She and her husband, along with their infant daughter Beth, have moved into a cabin with Dawson’s Uncle John and Aunt Stella. The Hubert family is expanding as Sudie is expecting. Dawson works at a local
The Sword and the Rose
Title: The Sword and the Rose: A Swiss-American Dervish in Egypt
Author: Tara Sufiana
Publisher: Go to Publish
ISBN: 978-1647493271
Pages: 270
Genre: Memoir, Travel
Reviewed by: Jennifer Bailey
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Because of an unexpected adventure, Tara Sufiana finds herself spending five years living among the Sufis of Egypt. During this time, she is immersed in their mystical practices, discovering the dervish within, learning to express herself through sacred dance and music at religious
What’s Next in 3031
Title: What’s Next in 3031
Author: Geoffrey Keane
Publisher: Pageturner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1638710462
Pages: 404
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
“Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, and we will have multiplied the intelligence – the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization – a billion-fold.” This is a quote from Ray Kurzweil, an American inventor who echoes what is in this remarkable read. What’s Next
Friendship City
Title: Friendship City: Hanging by a Thread
Author: Carl H. Mitchell
Publisher: Covenant Books
ISBN: 1638854351
Pages: 296
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Newton Mathews
Hollywood Book Reviews
The year is 2058. The many remaining remnants of the murderous World Council are being fought by NYPD detective Nick Garvey, and Lenora Allison, President of the battered and reeling United States. They must deal with the uninvited introduction of a man-made killer plague as well as the destruction of the newly formed Friendship
Ivy: Yankee Sweetheart, Rebel Nurse: Part 1
Title: Ivy: Yankee Sweetheart, Rebel Nurse: Part 1
Author: Dr. Larry G. Morgan
Publisher: Go to Publish
ISBN: 1647491789
Pages: 268
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
Ivy: Yankee Sweetheart, Rebel Nurse: Part 1 is about the lives and times of people storm-tossed by love and loss during the American Civil War runs in eerie parallel to recent events in our nation’s Capitol. The book owes its allure and drama to
The Power of Passion
Title: The Power of Passion
Author: Dennis W.C. Wong
Publisher: Writers Branding, LLC
ISBN: 978-1954341265
Pages: 122
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
It has been said, time and time again, love is truly one of the most powerful forces the world has to offer. Love can bridge the gap between soulmates, siblings, parents and their children, and even friends suffering from some disagreement. Wars have been fought over love,
Genesis Understood
Title: Genesis Understood
Author: Lance Thomas Wynn
ISBN: 978-1649086815
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
Pages: 314
Genre: Theology/Science
Reviewed by: K. R. Lawrence
Hollywood Book Reviews
Author Lance Thomas Wynn’s book took me to places that my brain had never dared enter before; into the mind and reasonings of God, the devil, and the meanings of our Universe. In the book, we investigate the beginning before the beginning, the great flood, and the tempestuous traps
The Red Pick-Up Truck Mystery
Title: The Red Pick-Up Truck Mystery
Author: George S. Haines
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media LLC
ISBN: 978-1638713647
Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction / Mystery
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Red Pick-Up Truck Mystery by George S. Haines is the kind of book you don’t see a lot of these days. It’s a novel that can be read and enjoyed by the whole family. While the protagonists are a couple of teenagers, this is not just a story for young adults. Anyone
Tempest Keeper
Title: Tempest Keeper
Author: J Henry Warren
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638712220
Pages: 502
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Aly Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Ask anyone that knows me and they will tell you my all-time favorite genre to read is suspense/thriller novels. They are always my go-to because I find myself absolutely riveted from the moment I pick up the book until I finish reading the last word. It is a
Sermons with Insight
Title: Sermons with Insight
Author: Roland Zimany
Publisher: First Edition Design Publishing
ISBN: 978-1622879106
Pages: 266
Genre: Christian Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Ella Vincent
Hollywood Book Reviews
Sermons with Insight is a collection of sermons from retired Lutheran minister Roland Zimany. His sermons comprise a book that will provide inspiration to readers.
Sermons with Insight starts with a series of Christmas sermons. In “Magnificat,” Zimany preaches about how Jesus Christ empathized with the disadvantaged with society. He
Kingly and I: A Trip around the Sugar Cane Farm
Title: Kingly and I: A Trip around the Sugar Cane Farm
Spanish Title: KINGLY Y YO: un paseo por el cañaveral
Author: Anelly Schwab Alfaro
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4808-7085-7
Genre: Bilingual – Illustrated Children’s Story – Educational
Pages: 40
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
We all know the saying, “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” yet in author Anelly Schwab Alfaro’s masterpiece titled Kingly and I: A Trip around a Sugar Cane
Insomniac
Title: Insomniac: Short Stories For Long Nights
Author: Joe Kilgore
Publisher: Encircle Publications, LLC
ISBN:978-1645992677
Pages: 288
Genre: Lawyers & Criminals Humor/Short Stories/Literary Fiction
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
Hollywood Book Reviews
No matter who you are or where you go, at one point or another we have all made mistakes. Mistakes are always hard to acknowledge and admit to others and ourselves, and some mistakes are worse than others, making it harder and harder
The Kingbee
Title: The Kingbee
Author: George S. Haines
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 1496958918
Pages: 268
Genre: Adventure fiction
Reviewed by: Newton Mathews
Hollywood Book Reviews
George S. Haines’ novel The Kingbee is a historical young adult detective thriller. The Kingbee, the fifth instalment in the series, picks up the story of Sam and Howie of the S and H Detective Agency. In Grant County, Indiana, they will face a new mystery involving a bank robbery, a coal mine, and German scientists. It’s 1948,
Patricians: Sinful Seven
Title: Patricians: Sinful Seven
Author: Ryan Browning
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1496932778
Pages: 266
Genre: Suspense Thrillers / Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Tony Espinoza
Hollywood Book Reviews
Power is one of the most sought-after things in the world. Power comes in so many forms and meanings, it is almost impossible to find someone who isn’t coveting it in one form or another. Whether it is a struggle for political power or for the power to overcome fear and find love, power is a cornerstone