by Barbara Cothern | Nov 22, 2017 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, NW Publishers, Portland Publishers, Sponsored, Uncategorized, Young Adult
Try lives with his mother, sister, and two brothers in a small house in a village by the sea. Try’s father vanished at sea several years prior, but Try is not lonely because he has two good friends: Tallest, a large oak tree in the woods, and Hope, a star who watches...
by Barbara Cothern | Nov 9, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Romance
Dru Jasper, sorceress and proprietor of the Crystal Connection, has a huge problem on her hands. Sorcerers are disappearing off the streets, and the dead appear to be arising. If that wasn’t enough, there are also signs that someone is trying to start an apocalypse....
by Barbara Cothern | Oct 25, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Religious Fiction, Sponsored
Vera St. John’s life has always been at least partially defined by the looming shadow of her mother, Mary. A troubled woman with an infamous past, Vera loved and feared her mother in equal parts. After she is removed from her mother’s care, Vera focuses on trying to...
by Barbara Cothern | Oct 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Young Adult
Sierra Santiago is not the average teenager: she has taken on her family’s legacy of being a shadowshaper – someone who can command spirits through art. Since Sierra learned of her talents and taken her first steps to become a fully skilled shadowshaper, she has been...
by Barbara Cothern | Sep 20, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Young Adult
Zoey Redbird’s life as the high priestess of the North America High Vampyre Council is busy; she manages the schools across the country and is tasked with making sure things run safely and smoothly. She is also looking forward to turning eighteen. When her friends...