Dying Well: Our Journey of Love and Loss by Susan Ducharme Hoben is a touching memoir that recounts her feelings of love and loss in connection to her husband, Bruce. This work focuses on their lives together beginning with her own cancer treatments in 2000 and moving on to focus on the diagnosis of Bruce in 2008. It is a beautiful true story that wonderfully reflects the love between these two people during their relationship. Continue reading “Dying Well Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Think Happy to Stay Happy is designed to help you grow a positive attitude by helping you to daily work on building yourself up. This book full of positive affirmations and optimistic actions put together by Becca Anderson is a read that can fit in your pocket or purse and help you to find the bright side to every day. Continue reading “Think Happy to Stay Happy Book Review from @kleffnotes”

The Illumination Query is starting a funding campaign this month and with it kicking off I was able to get a sneak peek at the book. This is the first in a planned series that focuses on supernatural creatures and a strange and shady agency. Sarah Baethge creates a story that combines three voices into one piece. Continue reading “The Illumination Query Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Hiroshi Unno shares his thoughts on the connection between a variety of artistic genres within his work, The Art of Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Steampunk. This coffee table style book presents a massive collection of artwork and images from over a variety of periods that all tie together through his thesis that there are four major elements between the appearance of Medieval Art and the current Steampunk movement. This book is a delight for the eyes that also prompts you to think about the connectivity of artistic movements. Continue reading “The Art of Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Steampunk Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Becca Anderson has collected a diverse assortment of quotes for women and from women in her book Badass Women Give the Best Advice. Throughout this collected work she shares lessons from so many diverse women that no matter what is going on in your life right now you will find the perfect message to relate to. By examining diverse elements of love and life, Anderson creates a wonderful volume for every woman. Continue reading “Badass Women Give the Best Advice Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Veteran Civil Engineer, J. Luke Bennecke uses his background and desire for a lack of traffic congestion in the world to create a thriller focused on what can happen when cyberterrorism takes over the road ways. In Civil Terror: Gridlock he introduces Jake Bendel, who was part of a select group of people who created a nationwide self-driving car system. After an attack he finds himself teamed with an FBI agent and on the hunt for a cyberterrorist. Continue reading “Civil Terror: Gridlock Book Review from @kleffnotes”

David Wiener’s book Amsterdam Exposed shares his experiences in Amsterdam starting in 1999. After taking a year off from school he decided to focus on the red light district and the women who worked there. Wiener has been working on this book for years and as of the release he has noted that things have changed for Amsterdam since he did his research. What he presents is a recounting of his time experiencing this city as a young American student and what he learned. Continue reading “Amsterdam Exposed Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Do you ever just need time to relax and can’t exactly figure out just what to do to de-stress? Nicole Booz shares 160 ways to embrace your inner child and let your adult worries drift away in her book The Kidult Handbook. There are activities and suggestions for everyone that span from physical activities like hiking to more relaxing moments like building a pillow fort. You can find the perfect activity to help you relax just by flipping through this fun read. Continue reading “The Kidult Handbook Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Leiodare has been forever changed by a disease that has led them to ban all birds for fear of the return of a deadly virus. Within the post-apocalyptic world of Smoketown, Anna Armour is searching for a woman she loves and has a deep connection to, but something strange begins to happen. Ever since she was a child Anna has had special artistic skills and suddenly they seem to have returned with tremendous intensity. Continue reading “Smoketown Book Review ( @blindeyebooks ) from @kleffnotes”