Sophie's book reviews: 2014

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Apologies

Due to ongoing, stubborn health issues, I will have to postpone my reviews for a few weeks. My sincere apologies to my readers, and to the authors whose books are scheduled for review. I will return as soon as possible. My best regards to everyone....

Promoting 'Courteous Canines: Practical Dog Training for the Rest of Us' by Mike Dufort

Today I have the great pleasure of promoting a dog training book written by no other than the sensational, fabulous, the one and only, Mike Dufort, my dear husband. Let me start by showing him off. Isn't he the most gorgeous man on the planet? Of course he is! Just look at the cool Revo sunglasses he's sporting, at the sexy...

Review of 'The Katydid Effect' by Edward R Hackemer

A e-copy of the novel was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. This is the third of Edward’s books that I am reading, and I must admit that I am getting addicted to his writing. It is so enticing and fluent, I just can’t seem to be able to walk away from the computer once I get started. As I said before, Edward...

Review of 'Harper's Wish' by Krista Ames

I received an e-copy of this novella from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It is hard to write an elaborate opinion when the story is a little over 40 pages in length. To start with, the author barely has any time to develop the characters, and, in truth, it is the hardest job to make them believable in such a short amount...

Review of 'Old Flame' by Annabelle Blume

A review copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. Hannah has been obsessed with James ever since they broke up. She just cannot let go. So she secretly spies on him, alters her own schedule hoping to meet him face to face once again. She doesn’t. Instead, she meets gorgeous waiter Marc while dining with...

Review of 'Love's sorrow' by Terri Rochenski

A review copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. May I begin by apologizing to the author for the extended delay in finalizing this review. I wasn’t very well lately, and this is likely to impact my reading speed over the next few weeks as well, but please bear with me, I’m getting there. I must say I am rarely...

Announcement

Due to persisting health issues, I am forced to postpone reviews for a little while. I hope to be back on track by the end of next week. I sincerely apologise to my readers, and to the authors whose books were scheduled for review this week....

Review of 'A bridge to cross' by Edward R Hackemer

A review copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. I recently read and reviewed ‘In A Cream Packard’ by the same author. In spite of my lengthy criticism of that novel, the author did not back down, instead requesting reviews of two other books that he wrote. Few authors take criticism well, and I truly...

Review of ‘The siren’s secret’ by Debbie Herbert

A review copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. Due to personal commitments, it took me much longer than expected to read this book and to complete my review. I apologize to the author for that. I must say that ‘The siren’s secret’ intrigued me. I never read a mermaid book before, and I was tempted to...

'MINDBENDER BOOK ONE' giveaway

CLICK HERE For your chance to win one of THREE copies of Lillian Summers' paranormal romance novel 'Mindbender Book One'. Winners will be announced on May 1st, 2014. They call him MB1. The mindbender. Jason Asbury has the ability to turn people into his puppets with the power of his mind. He is NSA’s most...

GIVEAWAYS

Sophie's Book Reviews will begin to organize book giveaways as part of our efforts to promote authors and to raise awareness about their works. Readers and authors are invited to check out the GIVEAWAYS page either by clicking HERE or by selecting the GIVEAWAYS tab on the side pane of this blog....

Review of 'The Hybrid: Antecedent' by Teresa Marie Wallace

‘The Hybrid: Antecedent’ is the first in a series of New Adult paranormal novels written by Teresa Marie Wallace. The author provided me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review. I must begin by saying that Teresa’s writing glued me to the pages. She clearly has a way with words; they flow naturally, effortlessly, turning...

Review of ‘IN A CREAM PACKARD’ by Edward R Hackemer

A review copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. I read this book over the weekend, and I must admit that I don’t know what to make of it. The writing is pleasant and attractive, without being truly strong. It does hold, however, an undeniable appeal. Some people become authors because they have an innate ability...

Review of 'Come Find Me', by Travis Neighbor Ward

A review copy was provided by the author in return for an honest review. For clarity’s sake, I will not use the Amazon rating, as I find it too harsh. To me, five stars will always mark a great read, whereas I will grant four stars to those books that I enjoy and that make me want to revisit the author’s work and maybe read another...