Michelle, The Book Critic

Cupcakes Everywhere: One Sweet Tale of Overcoming Infertility by Erin Sarris US Tour - 20TH - 28TH MAY Genre: Children’s picture book Age: 0-6 Book Review: Whether or not you have experience with infertility, Cupcakes Everywhere commits itself to be a sweet picture book meant for the whole family. This is a story I would recommend to be shared with your child, especially in this day and age, as infertility and IVF are still known as taboo subjects. Sarris has a profound ability to communicate her knowledge of infertility and IVF using a simple, yet delicious, comparison--- Cupcakes! Bessa and her vector graphic illustrations also bring a perfect Corporate Memphis feel, appropriate and fitting for a modern-day children's book. All in all, Cupcakes Everywhere is a comforting, heart-to-heart story that can ignite significant conversations with you and your child. I absolutely loved it! Handles/Tags: X (Twitter) @KellyALacey  @lovebookstours  Instagram  @Erinsarriswrites @W...

  About the Book: Title: The First Girl Author: Jennifer Chase Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: December 19, 2023 Pages: 354 Genre: Crime Fiction / Thriller BOOK BLURB: The cold night breeze slams the barn door shut with a sickening crash. The girl curled in the corner wakes with a start. Her gold butterfly necklace catches the pale moonlight as she clutches it tight, thinking of her family. Will she ever escape? Or is this the last face she’ll ever see? Detective Katie Scott stares in horror at what she and her service dog Cisco have discovered: seven shallow graves, the bodies of young women each wrapped carefully in a blanket and buried in makeshift coffins. Miles of abandoned farmland stretch out from the treeline behind her. Has Katie uncovered the horrifying graveyard of a monster who has been stealing Pine Valley’s daughters for years? Katie quickly identifies one of the victims as Abigail Andrews, a beautiful young woman who disappeared fifteen years ago. Katie...

CALVARIA FELL: STORIES by Cat Sparks and Kaaron Warren RELEASE DATE: April 30, 2024 GENRE: Science Fiction / Dystopian / Dark Fantasy BOOK PAGE:   Calvaria Fell: Stories – Meerkat Press SUMMARY:   Calvaria Fell is a stunning collaborative collection of weird tales from two acclaimed authors, Kaaron Warren and Cat Sparks. It features previously published stories from both authors, along with a new novella by Kaaron Warren and four new stories by Cat Sparks. The collection offers a glimpse into a chilling future world that is similar to our own. Readers will be drawn into experiences at once familiar and bizarre, where our choices have far-reaching consequences and the environment is a force to be reckoned with. The title of the collection tethers these stories to a shared space. The calvaria is the top part of the skull, comprising five plates that fuse together in the first few years of life. Story collections work like this; disparate parts melding together to make a robust ...