Book Reviews

Recommended Reads

For the sake of encouraging other writers, I have included only the reviews of books that I recommended. All reviews are from books that I received through ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies). As always, although I was sent a complimentary copy of these books, all reviews are voluntarily and honest.

2nd June, 2026

What is Left Behind by Shelley Crowley

“I’m just a rotten branch on a rotten tree, and I was tired of pretending to be anything else.” “He wanted a family so bad …

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21st May, 2026

The Dissolution Protocol by Leon Dermot

“True metamorphosis demands the dissolution of what came before. Derek found authentic love, brief but real. In those last moments, he gave himself what he …

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10th May, 2026

The Confessor’s Portrait by Lena James

“That holiness may burn with the same fire as desire, and that both come from the same source.” The novel, The Confessor’s Portrait, by Lena …

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1st May, 2026

Life… by Pavel Piatrou

“Tiny droplets gathered into heavier ones and slid slowly downward – as if the mirror were crying, unwilling to reveal what awaited him.” The short …

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19th April, 2026

The Sun Knows Her Name by Courtney Thornton

“She pressed her hand against her chest, feeling the faint echo still there, steady and sure. For remembrance, the voice whispered again, softer this time.” …

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10th April, 2026

The Professor of Eventide by Meredith Allard

“A deep fatigue tormented me, a mournful, soul-crushing exhaustion I hadn’t felt in some time. You can only carry the burden of sorrow for so …

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