Category: Book Reviews

Choosing the Right Quirks to Give Your Character – Guest Post by Keith Hirshland

𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 is my fourth book and third work of fiction. While characters in my first two mysteries have had idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, Murphy Murphy (the detective at the heart of my new book) is more defined by them than the others.

Murphy Murphy and the Case of Serious Crisis – a Review

Murphy Murphy has an aversion for redundant phrases. His boss is aware of this, so he uses all these annoying phrases he can think of around Murphy every chance he gets. The captain has even given Murphy his own department: Department of Redundancy Department. And what a fitting department that is for for someone who seeks to rid the world of these hilarious commonly used phrases.

The Benefits of Breathing – a Review

All of the stories in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 are about love. Some are afraid to love. Others love yet stay apart.Some only pretend to love, yet in many cases, love continues even after death. Not everyone is honest when it comes to love; some set out only to deceive. And never forget that the love of a dog, man’s best friend, is so very special.

Spoken – a Review

Roman is a spoiled teenager living in LA with his mom, but he doesn’t realize just how good he has it. When she cheats on her wealthy boyfriend, Kirk, they must leave his mansion. Kirk is the closest thing to a dad that Roman has ever had. Roman even looks upon him as his dad, and now he has to leave. Roman is about to find out what living in the real world is like, and for this, he blames his mom.

My Twin Sister and Me – a Review

𝑀𝑦 𝑇𝑤𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑒 is about Rafaela and Julieta, twelve-year-old Venezuelan twins who fight most of the time, but they still love each other. Julieta hates her freckles with a passion and would do most anything to get rid of them as they make her the butt of jokes and the object of a lot of teasing at school.