Moniker by Wrenna King Spice 🌶🌶🌶🌶 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Book review: Raven is a badass goth corporate girly who loves audiobooks while Ryan is the VA who voices the books she listens to. He finds her by wanting to invest his voice acting income incase the money stops coming, he becomes OBSESSED with her. It starts out through texting and voice messages that slowly moves to in person.. when they meet, boy is it SPICY. And the plot twist near the end?? Chefs 💋 I highly recommend reading this if you love voice actors, I hope this gets an audiobook with dual sexy voice actors!! I would listen to it ASAP

Length: 336 Pages (Print) This book is best described as a YA Dystopian Adventure, but in reality, it’s so much more. I say that because I’m far from being a YA yet I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It may be because it reminded me of another story that intrigued me when I was a young adult, which was entitled ‘Make Room! Make Room! Although the story premises were very similar, Rising Up stood out as unique and fascinated me with its ‘Be happy or die’ societal foundation that governed the city of Tranquility. The story is told through three YA characters, whose diverse personalities and life goals set them apart from one another, yet proved to be magnetic, drawing them toward a common aim. A rebellion takes root, and each of these characters has to make hard decisions as to their loyalties. The emotional stresses they each face pit them against the very system that is supposed to guarantee them happiness and long life. I found the story pacing was just right to allow me time to soak up the details of this new world. The author skillfully showed the emotions of each character, allowing me to know them well and to understand their motives and actions that followed. A few details to look for when reading this book are: - The Elite - The Alt - The Level/Caste System - The Significance of Color - The Outside - The Concept of a Controlled Society For me, this was an imaginative dystopian world with believable characters and a story that included intrigue, good vs. evil, a little romance, and a lot of reading enjoyment.

Part antiquity, part fictional adventure, part legacy - TITLE: Out of the Northern Mists the Cimbri Appear - Author: Jeff Hein - Length: 364 Pages (Print) REVIEW: After finishing this book, the first thing that came to my mind was the author himself. I imagined Jeff Hein to be a meticulous note-taker, extensive researcher, treasure hunter, adventure seeker, and a storyteller extraordinaire. I’ve always enjoyed reading history books and historical fiction. And I really appreciate when a writer can put me into his book through the realism he portrays in his settings, his facts, the prevailing issues at hand, natural disasters, yesteryear's geography, and the natural world as it would have appeared in his story. Author Jeff Hein did this so well that I became an invisible companion following several of the characters of the book as they played their part in this story. They didn’t see me, but I saw them, felt their emotions, and understood their objectives and motivations. Let me share a few snippets that helped me to do that: In stunned silence, we all looked westward as a growing rumble filled the air. A thin dark line formed where the sea met the horizon and as the noise grew, so did that line until it disappeared behind the trees between us and the shore. There was a distant crash of sound accompanied by spectacular fountains of water splashing skyward as we all realized we were watching a monstrous wave impact the outer islands and banks. ~Page 2 The author put the fear in me with these words. In recent times, our world has experienced the destruction and death caused by a tsunami. And once, when visiting my family on the main island of Hawaii, I experience a tsunami alert. We rushed to the car and drove up the mountain road behind where my parents lived on the beach to gain a higher elevation. The characters in this book didn’t have that mode of transportation, the time, or the realization of what was about to rock their world in a way they could never recover from. But the well-written description made me a part of that cataclysmic event.

I recently read a powerful book on coping with bullying — for both children and adults — and it truly stayed with me. So many of us have tender hearts for loved ones walking through this, or may have faced it ourselves. And yet, we often feel helpless or unsure how to offer real support — whether to others or to our own wounded places. What I appreciated most is how thoroughly the book approaches the topic. It begins by helping readers understand the culture of bullying — its roots, its ripple effects, and why it persists — and then thoughtfully moves into practical, empowering coping skills. But the chapter that struck me deepest was titled: “Are You a Bully?” That question alone opened an entirely new layer of insight. It gently invites reflection, accountability, and growth in a way that feels honest rather than accusatory — and that, to me, is where real change begins. If this resonates with you, please take the time to check out this book. https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Mask-Transforming-Culture-Bullying/dp/B0GMHBLLVN/

Just finished Friday Night Grace by Rose M. Johnson Friday Night Grace really brought the small southern town vibes with the real competition in schools. The story was very relatable and paced perfectly. The characters could have been my next-door neighbors, and there were points that I found myself self reflecting on things that were happening in the story. I really enjoyed this book and will definitely recommend this book as it's a great feel-good story but with substance as well!