By Erik Hoel ** Publication Date 6 April 2021 ** 3.5 stars Kierk walked away from his PhD in neuroscience, because he had disproven his mentor’s theories on consciousness. Now he is living in his car in southern California, unsure of what to do next. When he is offered a prestigious position in a post-doc …
Month: March 2021
By Natalie Standiford ** Publication Date 6 April 2021 ** 4.5 stars Trauma can do funny things to our brains. Sometimes we don’t even realize we’re off kilter because we can’t see our behavior. Others can. Others will try to protect us, help us or exploit those crazy days post-trauma. Phoebe has graduated from college …
By Rebecca Phelps ** Publication Date 30 March 2021 ** 5 stars Marina’s brother was killed in a tragic accident four years ago. Run over by a train, everyone believes his best friend Kieran pushed him. But not a piece of Robbie was ever found. No clothes. No shoes. Nothing. He just vanished into thin …
By Jessica Strawser ** Publication Date 23 March 2021 ** 5 stars What if you took an at-home DNA test just for fun and suddenly discovered you had an unknown sibling? More and more often this actual event is happening all over the world. Jessica Strawser artfully conveys the story of Caroline, whose birth family …
By Laurie Faria Stolarz ** Publication Date 16 March 2021 ** 4.25 stars Terra lost her parents in a tragic house fire when she was younger. She went to live with her mom’s sister, but has never really felt like she did when she had her mom. Not surprising, because no one can really replace …
By Heidi von Palleske ** Publication Date 9 March 2021 ** 4 stars This is a story about accidents and destiny. How accidental things happen in our lives that perhaps set a course for our future that was possibly predetermined. It has been described as a Gothic novel, but I didn’t find all that much …
By Kim Neville ** Publication Date 16 March 2021 ** 4 stars Objects hold memories and feelings. At least that is what Ev experiences. Just like some people can see sounds, Ev can pick up an object and feel whatever the previous owner felt. For Ev these objects are “stained” with memories. There are good …