Bill Smoot has crafted a debut novel that examines the choices that make up a life. His compelling and intimate story focused on main character Michael and his wife. Though there are philosophical musings focused on life and relationships that story is also an engrossing examination of a couple in love. Love: A Story is a read that shows the ups and downs of love that happen through the course of a relationship. Continue reading “Love: A Story Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Letty Liliuokalani is finally able to return to her native home of Hawaii after being sent away to a boarding school meant to make her into a proper lady. She has always had a wild temper, but in 1909 Letty is a trailblazer. Her love of animals will lead her to become one of the first female veterinarians in history. One day she sees a horse struggling in the ocean and rushes to the rescue. This moment will set in motion a destiny Letty never knew about. The flame inside of her is not just passion, but instead an ancient power with a steep price. Bound in Flame is a romantic fantasy story set in the beautiful Hawaiian islands. Continue reading “Bound in Flames Book Review from @kleffnotes”

The Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun and the only chance for survival will involve embarking on a journey through the stars in order to settle a new planet. In order to do this they will need to create a mammoth Worldship that can bring settlers across the galaxies. For the first time preternatural beings make themselves known to mankind in order to ensure salvation for all. After a thousand years the Worldship, Leviathan is completed and lotteries are held to determine which twelve million beings will be sent out on the ten thousand year journey. In this new series Erik Schubach takes readers on a supernatural and science fiction journey full of mystery in Worldship Files: Leviathan. Continue reading “Worldship Files: Leviathan Book Review from @kleffnotes”

This debut novel by Amanda Joy, A River of Royal Blood, focuses on two sisters who must fight to the death in order to claim the crown of the kingdom of Myre. Set in North Africa this vibrant world is full of magic and in order to control the queendom you must be the strongest and the most ruthless. Seventeen-year-old Eva is a princess and has magick of marrow and blood running through her, but this dark and terrible magick has not been practiced in Myre for generations. The last time it was used changed the entire society of Myre and established the battle that Eva will have to take part in against her very sister. Continue reading “A River of Royal Blood Book @PenguinTeen Review from @kleffnotes”

What would you do if your entire world was flying high and then suddenly you found yourself grounded? Corey Ryder has been training as a trapeze artist since a young age and flying through the air has been her entire life until a tragic accident shuts down the traveling circus she had called home. Forced into a new life that she had never planned on, teenage Corey will find herself learning about life and love in a whole new way in Trapeze. Continue reading “Trapeze Book Review from @kleffnotes”

As the daughter of a Green Beret, Susie Rheault developed a love for travel at an early age as her family moved from place to place. This helped her to become unafraid and allow her to take risks that earned her the nickname Rocky. As an adult she would go on to become a Special Advisor for the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative with supporting field offices in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Lesotho, and Swaziland focused on working to end the AIDS epidemic. My Wild and Precious Life recounts the lessons she learned during her time working in impoverished communities in Africa. Continue reading “My Wild and Precious Life Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Lamp to My Feet is the third book in the Ordinary Man trilogy by Frances Smith. This religiously inspired series has previously focused on Mark Smith, who by this third book has run successful ministries in Alaska and Tennessee. While he is still part of this book, Smith brings in Fran Chapman, a woman who is starting a journey of her own that will intersect with Mark’s. Continue reading “Lamp to My Feet Book Review from @kleffnotes”

In the latest installment in the Code of Rainbow series, Soarame is still reeling from the shocking discovery in the previous volume and must set out to find his last remaining relative. This time his journey takes him to the largest and deadliest ocean in the world. In order to survive attacks by evil Wizards he will need to make an escape underwater, but how long can he survive the deadly creatures that lurk beneath and if he does survive what else is waiting for him in Code of Rainbow: Legends of Azure and the Masked Planet. Continue reading “Code of Rainbow: Legends of Azure and the Masked Planet Book Review from @kleffnotes”