tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831110024682171662017-09-08T05:13:21.574-05:00CommonBookSenseKailei Fullernoreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-64557713148987525502017-01-12T12:11:00.000-06:002017-01-12T12:11:54.546-06:00Book Review: A Casualty of Grace (Lisa Brown) A Casualty of Grace by: Lisa Brown Genres:  Historical Fiction Oliver and Simon are young brothers who are unexpectedly orphaned and left alone in the world. With nobody to care for them, the workhouse looms and the threat of being torn apart becomes painfully real. The promise of a good home together eases their fears, but it is a promise that is destined to be broken.  After being Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-27825407674617967542017-01-11T17:01:00.002-06:002017-01-12T12:14:59.844-06:00Book Review: The Christmas Gift (J. Dietrich) The Christmas Gift By: J Dietrich Genres: Romance, Holiday, Christmas Poetry Filled with simple and amusing illustrations, this charming story of a man looking for the perfect Christmas present for his wife will immerse the reader in the spirit and romance of the season. After missing out on the “must have” gift of the year, battling unruly mall crowds, and bartering with a riddling elf, heCommon Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-72203599492330791832017-01-05T10:10:00.002-06:002017-01-12T12:19:58.290-06:00Book Review: Cristina (Jake D. Parent) Cristina by: Jake D. Parent Genres: Psychological, Suspense, Thriller Driven by a desperate need to escape her past, Cristina Rodriguez moves into a picturesque hilltop home with an ocean view. The same place where, four years earlier, a young girl was kidnapped and murdered. At first, both the house and the scenic California beach town seem perfect. Fresh air. Fresh faces. And the Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-61713218456528476022017-01-04T11:38:00.000-06:002017-01-12T12:18:14.493-06:00Book Review: Confidence Your Secret Weapon (Ashley McLean) Confidence Your Secret Weapon by: Ashley McLean Genres: Self-help, Motivation Confidence Your Secret Weapon is a personal development guide that provides readers with the tools they need to improve confidence, develop high self-esteem, and set goals to achieve their dreams. Ashley Korin McLean shares the concepts, skills and techniques that helped transform her from a timid and shy Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-49496620947481021672017-01-03T10:49:00.000-06:002017-01-03T10:49:41.637-06:00Book Review: Player (M L Sparrow) Player by: M L Sparrow Genres: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance Let the game begin… After a tragic accident which leaves her tormented by guilt, Chloe Newman accepts a scholarship to study a St. Joseph’s University. Traveling from England to Texas, the last thing she expects is to meet the schools charming quarterback on her first night. However, Parker Mitchell is a player both on and Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-68143055094450098002016-11-11T01:00:00.000-06:002016-11-14T09:21:00.192-06:00Guest Post: Going Where You've Never Been (Clive Johnson) Clive Johnson, author of the new book ‘Arabian Nights & Arabian Nights’, suggests that there can sometimes be joys to be had when writing about a subject or a place that is different to an author's own experience. One of the things that I love when creating a new story is researching the biographies and day-to-day experiences of the types of characters that I want to write about. Sometimes,Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-15215582596942499882016-11-09T19:16:00.000-06:002016-11-15T17:43:13.639-06:00Hey Guys.......Hey guys!  We just wanted to let you all know that we are currently catching up on emails and getting back to reviewing.  If you've submitted a request that has already been accepted, you can expect to receive an email update (with anticipated review date) within the next week.  If you've submitted a request that has yet to be answered, please accept our most sincere apology....while you await Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-23428387379215451322016-10-30T14:47:00.003-05:002016-10-31T23:07:57.749-05:00"What happened to CommonBookSense? Where are you guys?" "What happened to CommonBookSense??? Where are you guys?!?!" Hey, guys! So, we have some explaining to do. CommonBookSense has not, I repeat, HAS NOT SHUT DOWN! Summer ended here, so we have lots of responsibilities now. For Shell, it's college (again) and two jobs, for me it's school (only some college classes) and trying to have some semblance of a social life. With the new influx of Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-73015813866309969622016-09-07T09:30:00.001-05:002016-09-07T09:30:07.518-05:00Book Review: The Way We Fall (Cassia Leo) The Way We Fall  by Cassia Leo Genres: New Adult, Romance Five pages. A letter holding a secret buried for more than five years. A secret neither of them wanted to know. Will the truth tear them apart... again?Five years after their messy breakup, Houston and Rory are forced to work together opening up a new wine bar. Despite their tragic past, they find themselves once again drawn to each Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-56151218212027103522016-09-06T10:45:00.002-05:002016-09-06T10:51:21.733-05:00Book Review: Demons From My Past (J.L. Leslie) Demons From My Past by: J.L. Leslie Genre: Romance Everyone has a past. Kingsley Huxton is trying to move on from hers and repair her estranged relationship with her father. When her mother helps her get a job at her father’s hotel business, she knows she finally has a shot. She can make him see she’s changed. Earn his love and trust again. Easier said than done. Especially when she meetsCommon Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-48283830012670775082016-09-04T19:28:00.000-05:002016-09-04T19:29:05.194-05:00Confessions Of A Book-Blogger #1: What Time Do You Typically Read? I don’t really know why I called this “Confessions of a Book-Blogger” when I’m answering a question presented to myself by myself….but the name sounds clever, so we’re going to go with it. I typically read at night. I find it easier to focus after I’ve brushed my teeth, emptied my ever-full bladder, and curled up in my cozy (or rather sweltering) loft bed...in the dark. I especially like itCommon Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-83363376495639337602016-09-02T10:12:00.000-05:002016-09-02T10:12:01.793-05:00Guest Post: M.L. Sparrow on 'Do You Believe In Age Limits for Books?' Hi everyone!  I’m M L Sparrow, the author of Ghetto, The Demon Inside, No Rest for the Wicked and the soon to be released, Player. Two of my books are YA novels, whilst No Rest for the Wicked is an Adult Romance and Player is aimed at the older end of the New Adult spectrum, due to sexual scenes. Which brings me to the subject of this post: Do you believe in age limits for books?  Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-11872746929927622652016-09-01T08:57:00.001-05:002016-09-01T09:04:10.924-05:00Book Review: The Knight's Grace (DJ Goldsmith) The Knight's Grace by DJ Goldsmith Genres: Romance, New Adult (Romance), Fiction Finishing college should be an exciting prospect but with having just lost her dad and the strange nightmares she's been having Rachael is crippled with uncertainty. When her friend Janice offers her a place to stay until she gets back on her feet, it is just too good of an offer to refuse.  Agreeing to stay Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-38685263484025167822016-08-30T10:09:00.001-05:002016-08-30T10:09:21.266-05:00Book Review: Filthy Beautiful Lies Filthy Beautiful Lies by Kendall Ryan Genres: Romance, Erotica  I have no idea why she auctioned off her virginity for a cool mill. Regardless, I'm now the proud new owner of a perfectly intact hymen. A lot of good that will do me. I have certain tastes, certain sexual proclivities. My cock is a bit more discriminatory than most. And training a virgin takes finesse and patience - both of Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-12744083556251784342016-08-29T09:02:00.000-05:002016-08-29T09:06:32.258-05:00Book Review: Beneath Claire's House (Corey J. Popp) Beneath Claire's House  by: Corey J. Popp Genres: Horror, Paranormal, Thriller, Young Adult Sixteen-year-old Claire Young is tormented by a recurring, prophetic nightmare and visitations from gruesome, mutilated ghosts. She's convinced the apparitions intend to harm her widowed father, but there's little she can do locked away in Saint Thomas Psychiatric Hospital. Her situation is Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-1200534424163472802016-08-24T11:57:00.000-05:002016-08-24T12:00:09.714-05:00Book Review: Marcy Meets An Alien (James Eves ) Marcy Meets An Alien  by James Eves Genre: Children's, Graphic Novel Out on a picnic in the countryside, a young girl discovers a strange creature in the nearby woods. Initially frightened, the creature soon strikes up a friendship with her, bonding over a game of football, an unusual drink called 'orange juice' and a butterfly chase (that takes a perilous turn!).  It is only when the girl Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-25098171499807258662016-08-23T06:37:00.000-05:002016-08-23T11:04:49.206-05:00Book Review: The Devious Debutante (Ursula LeCoeur) The Devious Debutante by: Ursula LeCoeur Genres: Historical, Romance Beneath the glittering façade of historic mansions and gaslit restaurants, no one tells Maureen Collins what to do. Not her father. Not the old society families of New Orleans. Not even her dead mother, who chose her groom the day her daughter was born. Refusing the husband selected for her, Maureen ventures into a worldCommon Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-67265419308978484602016-08-22T14:49:00.001-05:002016-08-23T10:56:24.315-05:00Book Review: Death by Diploma (Kelley Kaye) Death by Diploma by: Kelley Kaye Genres: Mystery (Cozy) Emma Lovett leaves her philandering husband and crosses the country to begin her teaching career at a high school in Pinewood, Colorado.There, she meets Leslie Parker, a fellow teacher given to quoting Shakespeare to fit all situations, and the two become fast friends.Arriving at work early one morning, Emma discovers the body of theCommon Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-84310430876558204082016-08-18T05:48:00.003-05:002016-08-18T05:48:52.089-05:00Guest Post: Author Rival Gates on 'Being and Author Today' My father was a magazine and book editor for years.  Getting published was a mountainous task.  Writers didn’t have spell check, word processor programs, email or inexpensive printers to help them in their task.  They used typewriters and dictionaries to produce a manuscript and copy centers to “Xerox” copies to be sent out.  Then they had to research on the phone and at the library to find Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-85333364831515468642016-08-17T14:45:00.000-05:002016-08-17T14:45:39.022-05:00Book Review: What Does It Mean To Be White In America (Gabrielle David) What Does It Mean To Be White In America? by: Gabrielle David Genres: Non-fiction, Narrative WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE IN AMERICA? BREAKING THE WHITE CODE OF SILENCE, A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL NARRATIVES, is a collection that asks just that. While the literature on whiteness has long been dominated by an academic point of view, editors Gabrielle David and Sean Frederick Forbes came to Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-77461441534034878862016-08-16T13:10:00.000-05:002016-08-16T13:23:04.957-05:00Book Review: Resilience in Curls (Natalie Keshing) Resilience in Cruls Natalie Keshing Genre: Memoir We Begin... She waited for him. Not because she loved him but because she was scared of him and what she was contemplating. He walked in through the kitchen door wearing his black short sleeved turtleneck and his dark sunglasses. Olive skinned, handsome, slender and buff. Staggering a bit towards her, wanting to give her a kiss. The Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-69433356395593878032016-08-15T10:58:00.000-05:002016-08-15T10:58:27.165-05:00Book Review: Tease Me (J.L. Leslie) Tease Me by: J.L. Leslie Genre: Romance, Adult **contains explicit sexual content** Lennon Zane has never been one to shy away from men. A fact that her two older brothers despise. But ever since her tragic childhood spent in a foster home was exposed to the media, she’s sworn off dating for a while. Until she meets him…  Swift Cole is not the type of man Lennon normally dates. He Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-11947397503325279702016-08-14T11:47:00.000-05:002016-08-14T11:48:08.530-05:00Sensible Book Sunday (August 14, 2016) ******** Infinite Sacrifice by L.E. Waters Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Maya’s shocked to discover it’s not the heaven she imagined; in fact, a life of adventure begins the moment you die. Zachariah, her faithful spirit guide, explains the rules of the dead: in order to regain complete awareness and reunite with loved ones all souls must review their previous lives. Maya plunges Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-50662814691728880322016-08-12T12:13:00.002-05:002016-09-02T10:40:06.396-05:00Book Review: Riker's Calling (Rico Lamoureux) Riker's Calling by: Rico Lamoureux Genre: Thriller, Novella From school bullies to the crime-ridden streets of his hometown of Los Angeles, Jeremy Riker has always felt the need to do something about the injustice surrounding him. Just as he sets out on his journey as an urban warrior, he unknowingly gives rise to an obsessive adversary, who ends up becoming one of the most notorious Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483111002468217166.post-13949211332571779932016-08-10T07:22:00.002-05:002016-08-10T14:44:18.848-05:00Book Review: Skye's Lure (Angel Leya) Skye's Lure by Angel Leya Genres: Fantasy. Urban Fantasy, Mermaids, Romance Will saving a human lead to the destruction of her people? Skye is a good mermaid, following her elder’s instruction and staying away from humans. But when a party ship cruises through her part of the sea, Skye ends up saving Vince, a man, from drowning - a crime punishable by death. When the ship comes back, so Common Book Sensehttps://plus.google.com/103612258999121233518noreply@blogger.com0
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