Return to Eden
Title: Return to Eden
Author: Richard Taylor
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647539337
Pages: 272
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
Hollywood Book Reviews
Josh Armand is a successful shipping magnate contemplating his son Joe taking over the business. Josh should be poised to live out his golden years in relative comfort. However, a discovery from the past by Joe, reminds Josh of the fragility of life and love. Joe is floored to learn of a love of his Father’s
The Daughters of Ares: A Sequel Novel to Polyxena
Title: The Daughters of Ares: A Sequel Novel to Polyxena
Author: H. Allenger
Publisher: Diamond Media Press Co.
ISBN: 978-1951302931
Pages: 342
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Alyssa Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
The ways in which we will react to the events that define our life are vast and unknowable. The way we handle things such as betrayal, loss, and responsibility are not just dependent on who we are as people or how connected we are to those events, but those who surround us
The Favor
Title: The Favor
Author: Marche’ Scott
Publisher: Authors Press
ISBN: 9781643147031
Pages: 238
Genre: Christian Fiction
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
In The Favor by Marche’ Scott, readers are introduced to Chanel, an intelligent, nineteen-year-old girl studying Biochemistry in her senior year in college. Chanel is a successful entrepreneur and at her age, manages to live on her own while juggling between school and her business.
Her life is looking up but an
Annihilation (Gehenna Book 2)
Title: Annihilation (Gehenna Book 2)
Author: Kaylin McFarren
Publisher: Creative Edge Printing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1685640569
Pages: 523
Genre: Occult Fiction/Dark Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Something which has fascinated humanity since the dawn of time has been the concept of “monsters.” From the fictional monsters that soared the skies during the days of King Arthur’s Camelot to the more human monsters which make the nightly news with tales of unexplainable horror,
Gee
Title: Gee
Author: DL Davies
Publisher: URLink Print and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64753-978-8
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
Pages: 252
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
Hollywood Book Reviews
How does an apocalypse come about? Is it by accident or design; by God or by Man? A young man works for a nuclear plant, and he decompresses by engaging in recreational drug use. One errant action leads to the accidental deployment of nuclear weapons, triggering Armageddon. Into this broken world George Elandier Evansen or Gee is born. He
The Adventures of Big Dog: Troubles and Triumph
Title: The Adventures of Big Dog: Troubles and Triumph
Author: Grandpa Donald R. Draayer, Ed.D.
Illustrations by: Alan Tollefson
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing
ISBN: 9781648039263
Pages: 84
Genre: Children’s Books
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the wonderful things about this book is that it can be read aloud or read by children of reading age (seven years and older.) The book is complemented by a series of charming fun illustrations.
Big Dog: Troubles and Triumph is the story of a smart
Java Hill
Title: Java Hill: An African Journey: A Nation’s Evolution Through Ten Generations of a Family Linking Four Continents
Author: T.P. Manus Ulzen
Publisher: Diamond Media Press Co
ISBN: 978-1-951302-21-4
Pages: 202
Genre: History
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
There are many inspiring lessons in this book, which brims with history, life, and feeling. One lesson is that lineages and dynasties don’t necessarily end with the brutal imposition of slavery and
Payback
Title: Payback
Author: Sally A. Allen
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638717362
Pages: 282
Genre: Fiction / Crime / Thriller
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Reviews
Multiple lives intertwine in this imaginative crime tale from author Sally A. Allen. Friends, relatives, good guys and bad – they are all involved in a yarn with twists, turns, and revelations galore. Before readers have reached denouements and final
Land of Philantasy
Title: Land of Philantasy
Author: Ralph Pilolli
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 978-1643509679
Pages: 298
Genre: Fiction / Fantasy
Reviewed by: Susan Brown
Hollywood Book Reviews
If you looked up the word philantasy in Webster’s Unabridged, you wouldn’t find it. After reading this book, however, you might petition Webster’s to add it. The author coined it to reflect his style of writing — “a touch of philosophy (the author’s) with the imagination of fantasy.” This selection of short stories, some very short, one
My Raccoon Family
Title: My Raccoon Family: Adventures in My Backyard
Author: Margaret Churchill
Publisher: PageTurner, Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1-948304-79-5
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book / Animal Education
Pages: 48
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
Raccoons have an appearance which matches their personality; born with a mask on their faces makes them look like bandits. My Raccoon Family: Adventures in My Backyard by author Margaret Churchill, tells of a friendly female raccoon visiting her house, looking for a place to give birth to her
The Route to All Evil
Title: The Route to All Evil
Author: Frank Warburton
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1638716747
Pages: 380
Genre: Espionage / Mystery
Reviewed by: Philip Zozzaro
Hollywood Book Reviews
Tom Warburton is a young British Soldier who is living out his own personal hell. He is currently incarcerated in Iraq, subject to random interrogations and torture. His captors want answers but Tom is unable to provide them. Time has lost any sense of logic to Tom, days bleed into nights and
Chapters of a Life
Title: Chapters of a Life
Author: John Nieman
Publisher: GoldTouch Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-956803-42-6
Pages: 198
Genre: Historical Fiction/Short Story Cycle
Reviewed by: Jason Lulos
Hollywood Book Reviews
Chapters of a Life is a great piece of realist escapism: a good old success story of historical fiction. It is the captivating and sentimental tale of the remarkable life of Charles Parker Conner. His is a “rags to riches” story but one born of thoughtfulness and hard work rather than random luck and overnight
Malicious Obsession
Title: Malicious Obsession
Author: A.L. Masters
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media LLC
ISBN: 978-1638717584
Pages: 510
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
A dangerous and gripping journey that some people find themselves on in this world is the road to obsession. Whether you are the victim of someone else’s compulsion or the obsessive one, this subject has a habit of not only leading down dark and dangerous paths, but of derailing lives in the process. Finding the
Stages of Being
Title: Stages of Being: Tick Tock
Author: George Acker
Publisher: Page Turner Press and Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1638717157
Genre: Self-Help
Pages: 150
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
Hollywood Book Reviews
With enlightenment as the primary facet of his books, author George Acker presents the second of his literary works dedicated to explorations on the mastering of the self, titled Stages of Being: Tick Tock.
Brimming with metaphysical, social, and political truisms surrounding man’s existence and development, offered within this work is an enlightening treaty which
Fighting to Survive
Title: Fighting to Survive: My Nightmare of Pudendal Neuralgia and Entrapment
Author: Judy Rentz
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 978-1662831966
Genre: Memoir, Christian, Health
Pages: 72
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
Fighting to Survive is a delicate and compelling memoir by author Judy Rentz. It is a painful but relentless account of the author’s struggle with pudendal neuralgia, a long-term pelvic pain that originates from damage or irritation of the pudendal nerve. In June 2007, Judy began experiencing terrible pain that consequently
Close Call
Title: Close Call
Author: John Nieman
Publisher: Gold Touch Press
ISBN: 978-1-956803-39-6
Genre: Crime Fiction
Pages: 226
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Reviews
Sometimes ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary situations, which is precisely what happens in this novel. A clandestine phone call and a little eavesdropping lead to a harrowing tale which puts an innocent man in the crosshairs of the police. He didn’t do the crime, but that doesn’t mean he is not without other secrets of his own.
Jackson Witt
Relentless Alien Eyes
Title: Relentless Alien Eyes
Author: Nina Hann
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
ISBN: 978-1483462189
Pages: 430
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the most debated topics on our modern world has to be the question of life beyond our world. Extraterrestrial life from other worlds in our Universe, (or other Universes for some believers) is something we’ve been searching for over the last century or longer, and
Risen From The Ashes
Title: Risen From The Ashes
Author: Jeffrey A. Kershaw
Publisher: PageTurner Press & Media
ISBN: 978-1638716532
Pages: 294
Genre: Fiction / Crime / Thriller
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Reviews
Intricacy abounds in Risen From The Ashes, author Jeffrey A. Kershaw’s international thriller of deception and deceit on a grand scale. From a decidedly ingenious financial scheme, to a flamboyantly planned and executed escape and evasion, to a nearly flawless frame-up of an
Eden Lost
Title: Eden Lost
Author: Richard Taylor
Publisher: URLink Print & Media, LLC
ISBN: 978-1647538637
Pages: 278
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Christina Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
When it comes to matters of the heart, love can be a truly mysterious thing. More times than not, love can sneak up on us, stirring emotions within us we had no plans on digging up and bringing down our defenses to let someone new and unknown into our lives. The ability to find or stumble into love
Love: Making Relationships for over 50’s
Title: Love: Making Relationships for over 50’s
Author: Freddie C. Holmes
Publisher: PageTurner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638715009
Genre: Self-Improvement
Pages: 384
Reviewed by: David Allen
Hollywood Book Reviews
This beautiful and stirring book, filled with useful suggestions and telling anecdotes, is for those of us and there are many! embarking on dating and romance after age 50.
This is a cautionary manual, providing great hope for the future of romance in our lives. ‘Cautionary’ in the sense that the reader is urged
Bound Away: Volume 1
Title: Bound Away: Volume 1
Author: LCDR John W. Hedegor, U.S. Navy (RET’D)
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.
ISBN: 978-1648045202
Pages: 1128
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
It is often said that life is not about the destination, but the journey. There are so many different aspects to life’s journey which come into consideration, both personally and in philosophical discussions. Can we control the trials and tribulations that hinder or halt our journeys and force us
Who Blows the Wind
Title: Who Blows the Wind
Author: Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier
Publisher: Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier Publishing
ISBN: 978-195416879
Pages: 26
Genre: Children’s Books/Young Adult
Reviewed by: Nicole Olson
Hollywood Book Reviews
A beautifully illustrated book by author Raven Karla Welch Reithmeier, Who Blows the Wind explores nature through the adventure of Little Brother, who finds it in his heart to begin a conversation with a tree. The story begins when he asks the tree about the wind. The tree sends him off to
The Moment I Should Have Bounced
Title: The Moment I Should Have Bounced
Author: Raymond W.S. Brown
Publisher: GoToPublish, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-647940-440-7
Genre: Relationship/Inspirational
Pages: 26
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
Pacific Book Review
We have all been in relationships where we know that we should leave, and when we should do so. Sometimes we do leave, sometimes we hold on for longer than we should. In Raymond W.S. Brown’s book The Moment I Should Have Bounced, he talks about such experiences he has personally had. With 40 chapters on
Unsafe At Any Altitude
Title: Unsafe At Any Altitude
Author: Richard Francis Schaden
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 9781664167032
Pages: 252
Genre: Biography, Autobiography, General Law, Aviation
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
Unsafe At Any Altitude is a brilliant text written by Richard Francis Schaden. The book takes a deep dive through Richard’s career growth from an aeronautical engineer at Boeing Airlines, airplane pilot, to becoming a lawyer championing for safer travel in the skies.
As a young engineer working for Boeing,
The Legend of The Bent Organ Pipes
Title: The Legend of The Bent Organ Pipes
Author: George S. Haines
Publisher: Pageturner Press and Media
ISBN: 978-1638716396
Pages: 360
Genre: Adventure Fiction
Reviewed by: Lily Amanda
Hollywood Book Reviews
In author George S. Haines’ The Legend of The Bent Organ Pipes, a Spanish soldier on the blink of death shares the location of a hidden treasure in New Mexico with a local priest. The priest in turn writes down the information on a