A love story forged in the most dire of circumstances — Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review. When Into the Blue Again begins, the reader quickly learns Emma’s backstory, and it is grisly. No spoilers here — it is revealed on the first page that Emma strangled…

‘Wonders in the Waves’ explores a healing journey — Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review. Wonders in the Waves is the sequel to Comfort in the Wings, Jennifer Collins’ first novel. Both are born out of the author’s own losses, and her own healing journey…

As I say goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023, I’m keeping these words in mind — Wise words from Jennifer Wright: People talk about caterpillars becoming butterflies as though they just go into a cocoon, slap on wings, and are good to go. Caterpillars have to dissolve into a disgusting pile of goo to become butterflies. …

What links them conveys a lesson about the power of grace and patience with those we love — Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review. Anush and Katya, a boy and a girl living in the region where Eastern Europe meets Asia on the eve of World War I. …

Put the pieces together along with Alma’s distraught fiancé Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review. Alma is a mystery, and Alta Ifland puts the reader beside her fiancé as five distinctive voices fill in some of…

Sam’s question: I stress out when people sometimes raise their voice at me and I just don’t say anything. A friend was explaining something to me with a loud voice and I don’t like that I didn’t say anything. I feel like I should have said something back to him. …

Douglas Weissman mixes magical realism and profound metaphor for an immersive reading experience — Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review. Life Between Seconds is the story of two lost souls who come together and become something resembling chosen family to each other. Peter and Sofia have nothing in common except…

Nell’s question: My dad died when I was seven months old. I’m now almost twenty. I’m still not over it and don’t know how I ever will be. I feel jealous when I see others with their fathers, like I’ve been cheated. I don’t have a dad to walk me…

Deep despair. A mysterious invitation. Renewed hope. — Disclaimer: Please note I received a free ARC of this book from Reedsy Discovery in exchange for my honest review. Judson is a psychiatric nurse. He takes his chaotic work environment in stride and provides compassionate care for members of society others fear and would prefer to ignore. When his…