Book Review
The Miracle of a Butterfly
by Aleena Ortiz
The instructive picture book "The Miracle of a Butterfly" is direct in illustrating the life cycle of a butterfly. Betty Lowery and Paul Lowery’s "The Miracle of a Butterfly" is a picture book about the beauty and life cycle of the...
Book Review
Presence Driven
by Aleena Ortiz
In the religious book "Presence Driven", biblical stories are analyzed in search of deeper understanding around God’s true plan. Paul Ellis’s religious book "Presence Driven" makes Bible-based assertions about God’s authority....
Book Review
Not Good Enough
by Aleena Ortiz
The self-help book "Not Good Enough" promotes self-awareness as a means of breaking free from detrimental cycles. In her engaging self-help book "Not Good Enough", Sabrina Trobak suggests that awareness of one’s beliefs can lead to a...
Book Review
The Crazy Untamable, Tamable Tongue
by Aleena Ortiz
In the instructive picture book "The Crazy Untamable, Tamable Tongue", a sharp-tongued boy has his tempers tamed by a girl’s love. In Cynthia M. Warren’s picture book "The Crazy Untamable, Tamable Tongue", a boy learns about the...
Book Review
And Then He Sang a Lullaby
by Aleena Ortiz
Ani Kayode Somtochukwu’s novel "And Then He Sang a Lullaby" interrogates love, secrecy, and a revolution in Nigeria. August’s mother died in childbirth; he blames himself. His father is distant and inconsolable, and his sisters push...
Book Review
The Stars of Mount Quixx
by Aleena Ortiz
In S. M. Beiko’s fantasy novel "The Stars of Mount Quixx", inner truths and love come to the fore in a remote, unusual countryside setting. Constance and Ivory are on a summer trip in Mount Quixx, where a mysterious fog has settled and...
Book Review
Your Way There (To Being Fully Alive)
by Aleena Ortiz
Leading by example, "Your Way There (To Being Fully Alive)" is an insightful self-help text with advice on dealing with a plethora of relationship conflicts. Gretta Keene’s self-help book "Your Way There (To Being Fully Alive)" gives...
Book Review
Silver Bounty
by Aleena Ortiz
Victoria McCombs’s fantasy novel "Silver Bounty" is a pirating adventure featuring impending doom and the allure of the sea. After losing many of their crew, Emme and Arn hand over the Royal Rose to Arn’s first mate, Ontario—much...