BBNYA Spotlight Tour: It Happened in Silence – Karla M Jay

Publisher: Book Circle PressLength: 364 PagesRelease Date: 29th October, 2020 Blurb 2021 IPA Distinguished Favorite Award2021 Winner Benjamin Franklin Award Silver2020 Book Excellence Award Finalist2020 Wishing Shelf Historical Fiction FinalistIt Happened in Silence follows fifteen-year-old Willow Stewart, who has been mute since birth. She has one task to complete-to leave her Appalachian homestead and findContinueContinue reading “BBNYA Spotlight Tour: It Happened in Silence – Karla M Jay”

Book Review: Concrete Rose – Angie Thomas

Publisher: Walker BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: January 12th, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars On the Come Up Review Is three books too early to call an author one of the greatest of their generation? Because after Concrete Rose, I really think Angie Thomas is. And she’s apparently working on a Fantasy novel, which has made me soContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Concrete Rose – Angie Thomas”

The Lost Apothecary – Sarah Penner

Publisher: Legend PressFormat: MOBIRelease Date: March 2nd, 2021 Rating: 5/5 Stars Told in dual timelines, The Lost Apothecary explores the lives of three different women, their lives connected over the centuries by a single unlucky vial. In 1791, Nella serves the women in her community, issuing medicines where needed, but more often selling poisons, forContinueContinue reading “The Lost Apothecary – Sarah Penner”