BooksThatMakeYou
Book Review – Never to Forget by Carlos Alvarado
A tender and poignant portrait of an adventuresome Costa Rican emigrant and her battle with dementia, in which the tales of her life’s daring, love, and family are repeated to her as testament to her enduring matriarchal lionization. In this well-paced, poignant biography, author and retired Emergency Room physician Dr. Carlos Alvarado shares equally the … Read more
Book Review – Dragon Nest by Damon A. Daffron
Atlanta’s Detective Caleb Austin finds himself the unexpected caretaker of a mythical egg and is thrust into a world of magic, intrigue, and murderous alchemists who will stop at nothing to capture the power of a dragon. In this debut novel, author Damon A. Daffron has crafted a compelling adventure tale of magic realism … Read more
Book Review – Stormsend: Saga of the Freewilds by Michael Paul Scott
The beast was nearly upon her. And with that rocket-propulsion of an opening, we’re off into Michael Paul Scott’s Stormsend, the first installment in the Saga of the Freewilds, a series that combines the twin inspirations of dark fantasy and detective noir to conjure a tale—and a world—that both beckons with familiars while refreshing the … Read more