Interview with Paul Harris, Author of The Secret Keeper & a GIVEAWAY

Yesterday I reviewed the book The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris, a new book that takes place during the Sierra Leone civil war as a journalist investigates the murder of his past girlfriend.  In my review, I said the book had “a great storyline, believable characters, and set against a volatile background of war, greed, [...]

Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez

I am going to try to attempt this book review of Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez without the book which I had to return to the library already.  We shall see how this goes.
Kabul Beauty School is the memoir of Deborah Rodriguez, a hairdresser, who shortly after [...]

Analyzing My Blogs’ Keywords and Stats

I’m taking just a moment to see how far this blog has come since my first post almost six months ago. I’ve been celebrating my 100th post with an amazing giveaway! A total of 20 books to ten lucky winners. Check it out and get in on the action!
I remember the day [...]

Mud City by Deborah Ellis

Mud City by Deborah Ellis is the third and final installment of The Breadwinner Series. You may read my review of The Breadwinner and my review of Parvana’s Journey. I thought this was a great series. If you haven’t read them, I highly recommend them. As a brief recap the first [...]

Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis

In Parvana’s Journey, sequel to The Breadwinner (my review here), Deborah Ellis continues shedding light on the horrific situations that war brings not only to all of us, but especially to children. In this book, we find Parvana alone. She has just buried her father and has no idea where her mother and [...]