Title: The Memory Collectors Author: Kim Neville Genre: Fantasy Plot: Evelyn, or Ev for short, has a unique ability. She can feel emotions that people have left on ordinary objects. Those emotions can rub off on others in unexpected ways. Ev knows this better than most. That’s why she’s super careful about handling those objects.Continue reading “The Memory Collectors – Kim Neville”
Category Archives: Memories
No Ordinary Dog – Will Chesney
Title: No Ordinary Dog Author: Will Chesney Genre: Memoir Plot: Will Chesney grew up wanting to be a Navy SEAL. He was bound and determined to pass all of the requirements, even when some of his friends ‘wash out.’ Will pushes through basic training, and BUDS (which included the dreaded Hell Week) for a yearContinue reading “No Ordinary Dog – Will Chesney”
The Book of Lost Hours – Hayley Gelfuso
Title: The Book of Lost Hours Author: Hayley Gelfuso Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Lisavet is a young Jewish German girl during WW2. One night, soldiers take to the streets, breaking into all the Jewish owned shops. Her father opens a door and pushes Lisavet through. He promises to return. After some time, Lisavet realizesContinue reading “The Book of Lost Hours – Hayley Gelfuso”
Abroad in Japan – Chris Broad
Title: Abroad in Japan Author: Chris Broad Genre: Memoir Plot: Chris talk about his journey in Japan. He talked how he got his job, and BSing the interview, teaching English at a high school in the Japanese countryside. He’s honest about how hard it was to adjust to a new culture and trying to learnContinue reading “Abroad in Japan – Chris Broad”
The Last Speakers – K. David Harrison
Title: The Last Speakers Author: K. David Harrison Genre: Memoir Plot: K. David Harrison talks about his journeys through the wilderness and remote villages to document and record the world’s dying languages. Over the course of the years, he’s found hot spots of the highest risk of disappearing forever. He talks about how people whoContinue reading “The Last Speakers – K. David Harrison”
My Next Breath – Jeremy Renner
This book may be gory graphic for some readers. Title: My Next Breath Author: Jeremy Renner Genre: Memoir Plot: Jeremy Renner tells his story about his snowplow accident on January 1, 2023. He talks about the events that led up to that day and why he and his nephew were out using the snowplow andContinue reading “My Next Breath – Jeremy Renner”
A Killing Cold -Kate Alice Marshall
Title: A Killing Cold Author: Kate Alice Marshall Genre: Thriller Plot: Theodora Scott, Theo for short, is going to meet her fiancé’s, Connor Dalton, family at their winter mountainside retreat. Not long before they leave, Theo gets cryptic messages that warn her to stay away from Connor. It puts her on edge because of herContinue reading “A Killing Cold -Kate Alice Marshall”
Once a Queen – Sarah Arthur
Title: Once a Queen Author: Sarah Arthur Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Plot: Eva Joyce is a teenager who gets to spend the summer at her grandmother’s English manor. It’s a very sudden invite from her grandmother as Eva’s never talked to her or received a letter or card. Her mother hardly talks about her momContinue reading “Once a Queen – Sarah Arthur”
The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch
This is book 1 of The Gentlemen Bastard series. Title: The Lies of Locke Lamora Author: Scott Lynch Genre: Fantasy Plot: Locke Lamora grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Camorr. As an orphan, he got picked up by a their maker gang. Then traded to a ‘priest’s’ gang for being tooContinue reading “The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch”
The Circus Train – Amita Parikh
Title: The Circus Train Author: Amita Parikh Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Lena Papadapoulos is the daughter of famous circus illusionist, Theo Papadapoulos. She lives on the train traveling across Europe but has never fit in or had an act of her own. So she’s never really fit in. Then she finds a boy, Alexandre, passedContinue reading “The Circus Train – Amita Parikh”
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