Book Review
Eyes of Optimism and Pupils of Faith
by Aleena Ortiz
Reflecting on contemporary conflicts and perspectives, the poetic entries of "Eyes of Optimism and Pupils of Faith" exalt the pursuit of inner peace. Shayan Raei’s spiritual poetry collection "Eyes of Optimism and Pupils of Faith"...
Book Review
The Secrets We Share
by Aleena Ortiz
In Edwin Hill’s novel "The Secrets We Share", love and deception intertwine through murders connected to one family. As a child, Natalie came across her father’s body in the woods. Now a grown woman, Natalie is a police officer, and...
Book Review
Oncoviruses
by Aleena Ortiz
Covering decades’ worth of medical research, "Oncoviruses" is a thorough scientific review. Abubakar Yaro’s "Oncoviruses" is comprehensive in reviewing past medical studies of a subset of cancer-causing viruses. Oncoviruses, Yaro...
Book Review
Raise My Ebenezer
by Aleena Ortiz
In the psychological novel "Raise My Ebenezer", a troubled man is spurred to act against the crooked power dynamics in sex, wealth, and politics. In Richard Gerald Shrubb’s psychological novel "Raise My Ebenezer", a man toils for...
Book Review
Serendipity and Craic
by Aleena Ortiz
Concerning minor and major historical arcs, the poems collected in "Serendipity and Craic" are variously knowledgeable and humorous. Alan Clegg’s religious poetry collection "Serendipity and Craic" concentrates on historical events,...
Book Review
No One Notices the Boys
by Aleena Ortiz
Michelle Birkby’s historical mystery novel "No One Notices the Boys" is riveting as it traces an investigation in Sherlock Holmes’s London. Martha, Sherlock Holmes’s housekeeper, is bedridden in a private women’s hospital ward....
Book Review
Burn Coast
by Aleena Ortiz
Dale Maharidge explores personal strife, land ownership, and American history in his mystery novel "Burn Coast". A writer and reporter from New York owns land on the California coast; his neighbors there are Likowski and Eddie. When...
Book Review
Who Killed Jerusalem?
by Aleena Ortiz
In the surrealistic mystery novel "Who Killed Jerusalem?", an investigator seeks out the truth about a man’s death—and about ultimate reality. In George Albert Brown’s philosophical mystery novel "Who Killed Jerusalem?", a modern...