Author: Ivette N Diaz
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Book Recommendation: The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
Today’s book recommendation/review is “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. This psychological thriller is about Rachel, a divorced alcoholic that takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track watching flashes of the same cozy suburban homes as she commiserates on her own lonely life. On…
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Breaker The Price of Talent Series by AK Nevermore
Today’s books recommendation is “Breaker” The Price of Talent Series book 1 by AK Nevermore. On an alternate earth, a cataclysm has altered a subset of the population. Talents are persecuted for their psychic and physical mutations, giving rise to two conflicting societies based upon maintaining genetic purity. And the Source, a shadowy corporate entity dependent…
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The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours The Poetry of Jill Scott
Todays book recommendation/review is “The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours” by Jill Scott. Yes the Jill Scott whose song I have playing on the reel. As a poet I drew inspiration from women like Jill Scott whose poetry flowed and had a hip hop or floetry vibe. She started writing poetry at the age of…
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Book Review: Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
Today’s book recommendation/review is the Divergent series by Veronica Roth. Beatrice “Tris” Prior lives in a dystopian Chicago world where society is divided into 5 factions. Each faction exhibits a certain type of virtue: Candor (honest), Abnegation (selfless), Dauntless (brave), Amity (peaceful), Erudite (intelligent). On a specific day each year all 16 yr olds must…
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Hocus Pocus & The All-New Sequel by Disney
Today’s book review is Hocus Pocus & The All-New Sequel based on the Disney movie. I was excited to read this as I am a huge fan of the movie and it is a ritual to watch it every year with my family but unfortunately was very disappointed. This book is in 2 parts. The…
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Book Review: Pumpkin Spice Scare by Molly Maple
Today’s book recommendation is Pumpkin Spice Scare: A Small Town Cupcake Cozy Mystery (Cupcake Crime Series) by Molly Maple. Charlotte McKay is a cupcake baker who has restarted her life in Sweetwater Falls living with her sassy great aunt who has some just as saucy friends who all make up the Live Forever Club (as…
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Book Review: Matched Series by Allie Condie
Todays book review and recommendation is the Matched series by Ally Condie. Cassia lives in a world where at the age of seventeen a big thing happens. The matching. The matching is where the government chooses a match for you whom you will eventually marry. Cassie already knows who she will marry. Her lifelong crush.…
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Book Review: Airframe by Michael Crichton
Today’s book review and recommendation is Airframe by Michael Crichton. Michael Crichton is a well known science fiction author and his books made me fall in love with sci-fi. This one in particular was a science fiction mystery thriller about a high profile investigator named Casey Singleton who has a serious incident and mystery thrown…
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Book Review: Percheron Saga by Fiona McIntosh
Today’s book review and recommendation is The Percheron Saga by Fiona McIntosh. Lazar fought his way to freedom and earned the coveted spot of Spur of Percheron the protector of the Zar Joreb who has just died. His son Boaz is set to take over but while Boaz is a good 15 yr old kid…