October 10, 2014 · 8:15 am
When It Rains It Pours
| Title |
When It Rains It Pours |
| Author |
Reese Anderson |
| Genre |
Urban Fiction |
| ASIN/ISBN: |
ASIN: B00IPJ7YM0 |
| Book Link: |
http://www.amazon.com/When-It-Rains-Pours-ebook/dp/B00IPJ7YM0/ref=cm_cr-mr-title |
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Book Description
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| Getting accidentally pregnant is never a good thing, especially when you are seventeen years old. And it doesn’t help if your mother is a pastor at one of the biggest churches in your city…For Janelle, getting kicked out of her parent’s house was one of the best things that happened. For most teenagers, the opportunity to live away from your parents, with a rich aunt, sounds like heaven. It was heaven.. until Janelle found out her aunt had her own issues. Between adapting to a new city, and having her aunt as her new guardian, heaven could quickly turn into hell. |
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BRT REVIEW
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| Yes it is most definitely a Hurricane with a few Tornado’s thrown in to this story. The entire cast seems to be lost in one big Ground Hogs Day. Young Janelle, who can’t seem to make a logical choice if it was tied to her, becomes the steady girl of a drug dealing & emotionally tormented young guy whom she claims to have no feelings for; but when her old flame and ex-baby daddy doesn’t provide the affection she craves, her new beau is suddenly the guy she wants. Furthermore, she’s honest to a fault, even confessing to indiscretions during her relationship which open her up to some black eyes and bruises. No wonder Janelle doesn’t have good decision making skills since her aunt and parents are both pretty juvenile in their behavior as well. Holding grudges, being ridiculously belligerent and irrational, all while claiming Christian superiority and/or to be strong black women. There was A LOT of repetition, which made me feel like a lot of the conversations were unnecessary or the author ran out of ideas for dialogue. This read is probably best suited for those in the same age bracket as the character (18-25) because anyone older than that will likely side eye the utter foolishness and improbability of the majority of events. Despite my annoyance with pretty much everyone in the book, I’m gonna eek out 3.5 winks because I do believe there is an age demographic for this book that may view it more favorably. Good review talk! But you be the judge. |
September 30, 2014 · 5:13 pm
Goon
| Title |
Goon |
| Author |
T. Styles |
| Genre |
Urban/Street/Crime Fiction |
| ASIN/ISBN: |
ASIN: B00MK6XJ8M |
| Book Link: |
http://www.amazon.com/Goon-The-Cartel-Publications-Presents-ebook/dp/B00MK6XJ8M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top |
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Book Description
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| When five-year-old Roman’s mother is murdered before his eyes in Fayette, Mississippi he is left alone with his loyal dog, a blue nose pit-bull named Ice. Things appear to look up for Roman when Billy Bob Adams, a career criminal, finds him and whisks him to Baltimore, Maryland. With modern day slavery as his motive, Billy Bob teaches Roman every villainous trick he knows…including murder. From the moment Yoko was born she was unwanted. Born with a visible handicap people judged her upon first sight. Before long they turn the sweet child into a bitter young adult who does anything she can for attention. Even if it means taking responsibility for crimes she didn’t commit. When Roman and Yoko meet they become an escape for one another. Since an idle mind is the devil’s workshop they put their skills together and become living nightmares for unsuspecting drug dealers. Many years later, Roman vows to trade his turbulent childhood and crimes for a family of his own. Which means leaving Yoko and her volatile love of blood behind. When Roman must rely on his murder game to provide for his family, he excels and becomes the primary assassin for a multi-million dollar drug operation. But what happens when Yoko returns with a request that Roman doesn’t want to honor? Explosive drama. Goon is an action packed thriller with unpredictable twists and excitement! Enjoy! |
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BRT REVIEW
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| This story keeps you guessing from the very first page. These characters are nothing like any I’ve read about before and their intense and thorough development was so intriguing that I couldn’t put the book down. I felt for little Bay, who would later become known as Roman, when everything she knew and held dear to her was snatched away so violently, but her evolution into the GOON she became is nothing short of frightening. There were so many troubled and damaged characters to feed off of in this book that I found myself both hating and feeling sorry for some of them as their horrendous behavior was often due to some past horror inflicted onto them. Yoko’s history and character kept me on my toes and this book read like a evolving mini-series. At time I wanted it to end because I was dying to know what was ultimately going to happen, but once it was over, I wasn’t satisfied. I wanted more. Great review talk! But you be the judge. |
February 4, 2013 · 6:00 am
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February 1, 2013 · 6:00 am
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January 30, 2013 · 6:00 am
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January 27, 2013 · 6:00 am
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Book Review Talk with Author Kelly Miller
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January 24, 2013 · 6:00 am
Lasso Me A Mom
| Title |
Lasso Me a Mom: A Bluebonnet Novel |
| Author |
Stephanie Jackson |
| Genre |
Contemporary Fiction |
| Publisher |
Amazon Digital Services, Inc./ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Release Date: |
September 26th, 2012 |
| ASIN/ISBN: |
B009HX2R9I/1480002194 |
| Purchase Link: |
http://tinyurl.com/9zmegrr |
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Nikki Turner has it all: she is an honor student, has a popular boyfriend and is a star dancer. However; never is there a time that a smile crosses her face. With a constant frown and a sharp tongue, she doesn’t let anyone get a rise out of her, especially her teacher Cassie McGregor. When it is revealed that Nikki is homeless and in the foster care system, Cassie, who is a certified foster mother, is chosen to be her temporary guardian, an agreement they both object from the start. As their animosity begins to deplete, Nikki and Cassie realize that what they’ve always wanted just might bring them closer. |
| BRT Rating: |
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| BRT Review Title: |
Heart warming but needs character development |
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I was pleasantly surprised to find that this new author read was a good one. I found the story of Nikki the sassy but intelligent high school student who is later discovered to be homeless to be well written. The teen dialogue was believable and although some occurrences were a little far-fetched, Jackson did a good job of bringing Nikki and Cassie’s world together in a believable and enjoyable way. There are a few intended tear jerker moments but a little more character development in Cassie’s background in addition to Nikki’s would have dredged up more feeling from me in trying situations. All things considered, this was a good read and I’m sure there will be more good reads to come from this young author. Good review talk! But you be the judge. |
January 23, 2013 · 11:00 pm
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January 13, 2013 · 6:00 am
The Price of Justice
| Title |
The Price of Justice |
| Author |
Alan Brenham |
| Genre |
Crime Thriller |
| Publisher |
Amazon Kindle |
| Release Date: |
October 30th, 2012 |
| ASIN/ISBN: |
B009ZI76EG |
| Purchase Link: |
http://amzn.com/B009ZI76EG |
| Author/Book Website: |
http://www.alanbrenham.com |
| Twitter/Facebook: |
http://twitter.com/alanbrenham |
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Price of Justice is a story about loss, revenge and second chances. This mystery/thriller follows widowed police detective Jason Scarsdale, who, trying to raise a young daughter while solving three murders, unwittingly befriends a grieving mother secretly bent on murderous revenge, drawing him into a web of malice that teaches him the value of breaking the rules. Assigned to investigate two sex-related murders, he teams up with Dani Mueller, a police crime analyst with some deadly secrets of her own. After navigating his way around the cross-hairs of two crooked police managers, he closes in on the killer, but he does not want to believe what the evidence is revealing. Just when Scarsdale thought things couldn’t get any worse, the killer abducts his daughter and the analyst is kidnapped by a man from her past. |
| BRT Rating: |
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| BRT Review Title: |
Brenham puts the thrill in crime thriller! |
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I read this in paperback. This was an enjoyable, unpredictable and a surprisingly heart wrenching crime thriller. The twists and turns were well written and the guilt, pain and sorrow felt by both the main character Jason and the crime analyst Dani from the loss of his wife and her daughter was vividly conveyed. I appreciated the added back stories which lent to the mystery and danger as they sifted through the many clues and police policy red tape to let justice prevail in conjunction with a bit of revenge. In my opinion, a truly talented writer can tell a story so realistically that you could believe the plot was derived from an actual occurrence. Brenham has accomplished this for me. He didn’t rush the building closeness between Jason and Dani in such a short time after their losses and their emotional state and cleverness was fantastically delivered. Great review talk! But you be the judge. |
January 10, 2013 · 6:00 am
Sedition
| Title |
Sedition: A Political Thriller |
| Author |
Tom Abrahams |
| Genre |
Political Thriller |
| Publisher |
Tom Abrahams |
| Release Date: |
ASIN: B009G76250 ISBN: 1480107336 / 978-1480107335 |
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ASIN: B008K9DV4U, ISBN-10: 097718661X, ISBN-13: 978-0977186617 |
| Purchase Link: |
http://seditionbook.com/14.html |
| Author/Book Website: |
HTTP://SEDITIONBOOK.COM |
| Twitter/Facebook: |
Http://www.twitter.com/SEDITIONBOOK |
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The President of The United States is dead. There is no Vice President to take his place. As the nation slips into a constitutional crisis, a small group of disenfranchised neo-patriots conspire to violently seize power. They have the will. They already have someone on the inside. And they have the explosives. Standing in their way is a woman who listens to conversations not meant for her to hear. She reads mail not intended for her to see. She knows their intention. But can she stop them in time?SEDITION is a smart, fast-paced, modern day political novel woven in reality and based on the 1820 British plot, The Cato Street Conspiracy. It navigates the thin line between good versus evil and patriot versus traitor, proving there’s always a reason behind treason. |
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Interesting with intrigue but not entirely believable |
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I read this book in paperback and for a first time author, I was very impressed with Tom Abrahams. If you’re a conspiracy theorist or love political mystery, this may be a book you’d enjoy as you’re taken on a journey of espionage, secrecy and code cracking to find out who will take over the presidency and who ultimately should, after the President and Vice President of the United States die in office. Unfortunately, there were several moments where the detailed descriptions were overbearing, the plausibility of certain occurrences and the believability of the ensemble in the main conspiracy group Datura waned. In general however; the writing was vivid and Abrahams is clearly a talented story-teller who could likely debate politics with anyone for eons. Good review talk! But you be the judge. |
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