A Death on Fools Lane (An Eve Sawyer Mystery) by Jane Suen – Review by Alison Risher
A Death on Fools Lane by Jane Suen My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a well-crafted mystery. The characters are believable- they are real enough to be fallible. […]
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The Secrets of Arkhaim (The Reeds of West Hills) by B. E. Padgett – Review by Alison Risher
The Secrets of Arkaim by B. E. Padgett My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another gripping installment in a fascinating series. The setting is a boarding school for students who […]
Lucky Break (Trentbridge Tales Book 2) by Lee Wood – Review by Alison Risher
Lucky Break by Lee Wood My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can’t get enough of this series! This starts off as a typical who-done-it, however it is anything but […]
Rocketship Made of Stars (I am an Alien) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Alison Risher
Rocketship Made of Stars: Naming Constellations by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars The main character brings an alien to school with her. There are no security hoops […]
Xenia Navarro and the Magic Ants by Lois Wickstrom and Milagros Darling – Review by Alison Risher
Xenia Navarro and the Magic Ants by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is a heartbreakingly beautiful story. Parts of it are ripped from today’s headlines. […]
The Guardsman (The Olympic Peninsula Series Book 2) by Cat Treadgold – Review by Alison Risher
The Guardsman by Cat Treadgold My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a great book for anyone who likes suspense with a little bit of romance involved. The characters […]
I Am An Outer Space Alien (I am an Alien) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Alison Risher
I Am An Outer Space Alien by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a delightful tale of a young girl who hates her name. She has […]
Sage Advice by Cori Cooper – Review by Alison Risher
Sage Advice by Cori Cooper My rating: 5 of 5 stars The author takes readers back in time to senior year of high school. Readers get to experience the highs […]
Complicated Choices by Risa Nyman – Review by Alison Risher
Complicated Choices by Risa Nyman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a wonderful story. A high school senior sacrifices her summer and her senior year. Her single mother […]
Mr. Lucky (Trentbridge Tales Book 1) by Lee Wood – Review by Alison Risher
Mr Lucky by Lee Wood My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a fabulous book! Having been homeless myself, the storyline really resonated with me. The protagonist and the […]
Back to the 80s by S.E. Reichert and Kerrie Flanagan – Review by Alison Risher
Back to the 80’s by S.E. Reichert My rating: 4 of 5 stars I laughed. I cried. There was romance, and heartbreak. There was a secondary, behind-the scenes romance. The […]
How to Catch Little Boys and Eat Them by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Alison Risher
How to Catch Little Boys and Eat Them by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is hysterical! The premise of the book is ingenious. I find […]
Hole in the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff – Review by Alison Risher
Hole in the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is so hilarious! The story begins when the main character makes a fateful decision. Everything […]
Notebook Mysteries ~ Parisian Intrigue (Notebook Mysteries Book 6) by Kimberly Mullins – Review by Alison Risher
Parisian Intrigue by Kimberly Mullins My rating: 5 of 5 stars The author takes readers on a trans-Atlantic voyage to a World’s fair-type of expo, held in Paris in 1889. […]
Fetching Dreams by Mary Bleckwehl – Review by Alison Risher
Fetching Dreams by Mary Evanson Bleckwehl My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a phenomenal story! Two young girls from opposite sides of the world become pen pals through a […]
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi – Review by Alison Risher
A Teacher’s Heart by Melissa Lavi My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is so heartwarming! It has a melodic rhythm. There is a pleasing rhyme scheme. The illustrations […]
Falling Again (Buckeye Falls Book 3) by Libby Kay – Review by Alison Risher
Falling Again: A Buckeye Falls Novel by Libby Kay My rating: 5 of 5 stars Although this is fiction, the author realistically portrays the reality of marriage when life has […]
A Match Made in Montana (The Millers of Marietta Book 2) by Elsa Winckler – Review by Alison Risher
A Match Made in Montana by Elsa Winckler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Two sets of wounded families collide in Montana. Typical small town living assures readers of some […]
The Hussar’s Duty (The Winged Warrior Series Book 3) by Griffin Brady – Review by Alison Risher
The Hussar’s Duty by Griffin Brady My rating: 5 of 5 stars Although I do not enjoy war or warfare itself, there is a special place in my heart for […]
Talks Like Thunder (Red With Native Blood Book 1) by Randal Nerhus & Marjorie Carter – Review by Alison Risher
Talks Like Thunder by Randal Nerhus My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a phenomenal book! I picked this book because I enjoy reading about Native Americans. I learned so […]
The Synchronicity of Love: Stories that Heal, Transform, and Awaken by John David Latta – Review by Alison Risher
The Synchronicity of Love: Stories that Heal, Transform, and Awaken by John David Latta My rating: 3 of 5 stars The author shares details of his spiritual journey. From a […]
Seen by Lori Nelson – Review by Alison Risher
Seen by Lori Nelson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is amazing! The characters grapple with ethical dilemmas that we face today. People try not to look at […]
Ways to Improve Bailey by Cori Cooper – Review by Alison Risher
Ways to Improve Bailey by Cori Cooper My rating: 5 of 5 stars Two collegiate siblings live together and share their lives. The loveable, if slightly overbearing brother, has decided […]
Trapping the Butterfly (Butterflies Fly Free Series Book 1) by Debra Parmley – Review by Alison Risher
Trapping The Butterfly by Debra Parmley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Time swiftly got away from me while I was reading. I wasn’t ready to leave the characters yet! […]
What Do the Plants Say? (Alex, the Inventor) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Alison Risher
What Do the Plants Say? by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars Along with beautiful artwork by the illustrator, the author grows readers a story of communication. Plants […]
Secrets of the Sorcery War (Ruarnon Trilogy Book 2) by Elise Carlson – Review by Alison Risher
Secrets of the Sorcery War by Elise Carlson My rating: 3 of 5 stars The second installment of this trilogy was a good continuation of the storyline. The author gives […]
Editor Kill Fee (The Taylor Browning Cozy Mysteries Book 3) by GG Collins – Review by Alison Risher
Editor Kill Fee by G.G. Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is an excellent mystery! The characters are from all walks of life. The storyline makes me […]
The Promised Plan by Sharon Hughson – Review by Alison Risher
The Promised Plan by Sharon Hughson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I chose this book because my mom wishes that my sister and I were closer. It really struck […]
The Guardian of Whispers (The Reeds of West Hills Book 1) by B. E. Padgett – Review by Alison Risher
The Guardian of Whispers by B.E. Padgett My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the beginning of a fabulous new series! The characters are amazing. Secret societies, and special […]
Raising Elle (Sweet Valley Series Book 1) by S.E Reichert – Review by Alison Risher
Raising Elle by S.E. Reichert My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a story of courage. It is the story of what it may take to start over after […]
