Tag: 2020 Book Reviews

How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff

How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff

The Breakfast Club meets We Are the Ants in this timely story for a generation of young activists.

If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do?

This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day.

But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with—fast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before it’s too late.

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the Light by Jim Alexander | Review

the Light by Jim Alexander | Review

On a daily basis, people are required to take the Light; a device that ascertains whether this will be their last day. The story alternates between showcasing and building up this new world and telling the story of an ordinary person having to cope in extraordinary circumstances. We will see through his eyes a world so achingly similar to our own, but different in one shattering, all-pervasive way.

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Under the Warrior’s Protection by Ella Matthews

Under the Warrior’s Protection by Ella Matthews

Under the Warrior’s Protection by Ella Matthews - A stand-alone historical fiction novel. Book 2 in the House of Leofric series. Captivating!

With their family name in tatters, Katherine Leofric and her sister are headed for a new life at their brother’s estate. They are escorted by the hardened Jarin, Earl of Borwyn, whom Katherine believes is only after her dowry! Then her sister is abducted on their treacherous journey, and Katherine must rely on Jarin’s protection. Now, seeing a different side to the man she's sworn to hate, it’s her heart that’s most at risk!

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Sarge! by John DiMaggio | Review

Sarge! by John DiMaggio | Review

SARGE!” is a fascinating memoir by the late Chicago Police Detective Sergeant John A. DiMaggio, one of the most decorated officers on the force during a career that spanned the years 1957 to 1991.

This is the manuscript of cases from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.

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