BOOK REVIEW LISTINGS

Caught in a Web

Caught in A Web is written by Joseph Lewis and is a fictional story that illuminates the crisis teenagers face from the hardened drug dealers that prey on middle and high school students.   Lewis’s book is a gripping novel and at the same time a powerful social commentary on today’s drug epidemic that our nation faces. ...

Cauldron of Wrath

Cauldron of Wrath, a gripping novel by Terrence Poppa, is introduced by excerpts from Iran's Preamble to its Constitution, setting a thought-provoking backdrop for the story. This reading immerses readers into the narrative and also foreshadows the underlying themes of political intrigue and terror that permeate Poppa's contemporary thriller. ...

CC's Road Home

CC's Road Home, by Leah B. Eskine, is a young adult novel that takes place in the early sixties. It is a story about teenage pregnancy in an era where the subject was gingerly tiptoed around. Back then, shame would rain down even on a family of any young pregnant unwed girl. 

Eskine's beginning chapters captivates the ...

CeeGee's Gift

CeeGee’s Gift by Joy H. Selak is an intergenerational novel that involves the reader, regardless of age, in the mysterious life of a 12 year old girl. Celia Gene, called CeeGee, is an introspective, shy young girl who struggles with an unexplained ability to know the future.

CeeGee describes herself as being critical and stubborn. ...

Cello Bride

Cello Bride by Angel S. Broady is a passionate story, richly imagined in the spaces of real history. Broady meticulously creates for the reader a strange, beautiful yet harsh society where parents give their daughters to Royalty to be used as concubines. The author gives a new take on the cherished but controversial custom of having concubines. Brody’s ...

Chameleons: An Untold World War II Story

    Chameleons An Untold World War II Story by Marcus A. Nannini is an absolutely fascinating examination of the mystery of what happened to the 2 man crew of the deadly Japanese midget submarine, the I-16-tou that participated in the Pearl Harbor attack.  The midget submarine I-16-tou had two 1000 pound torpedos that were fired at ...

Channeling Harrison

Channeling Harrison by David Young is the memoir of Young's life and his relationship with George Harrison. David Young is a very accomplished musician. His career has spanned many facets of the industry and he is well received and acknowledged in each of these areas. David recounts the ups and downs, bad times and good times of his life in ...

Chaos at the Concours: A Thomas Ballard Mystery

Chaos at the Concours by D.G. Stern is a murder mystery featuring Thomas Ballard and his lady friend, detective Olivia Nederfield. They have been invited to attend the 35^th annual Concours d’Elegance at the Indian Whisper Golf Course on Little Loggerhead Island. There will be 600 beautifully preserved vehicles from the past at the ...

Chasers

Chasers by Vivian Hwang is set in a small town in Colorado. The story opens with three young adults-Shelby, Gary and May. The prologue introduces you to the narrator Shelby who explains the similarity between her and the other two teens. That will be your first shock. Needless to say, these three teens are different from the other kids in their ...

Chasing 120

Chasing 120 by Monte Wolverton deals with ever so popular and practiced premise of our society--do what it takes to live longer. Meet Dr. Tyler Belknap that has quite the following-due to the fact that he promises 120 years of life. The key to this longevity is his Bible based regimen and of course the purchase of his products. Dr. Belknap is seen ...