Koschei
Title: Koschei: The Silver-Eyed Monster
Author: A. A. Farr
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1643612719
Pages: 272
Genre: Fiction
Review by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Reviews
The story starts slow as the reader is introduced to Alex Campbell, a quiet elementary student. The first chapter basically covers the characters of Alex and how he relates to others. The quiet boy who is not necessarily a loner brought about two major themes in the book; bullying and low self-esteem
King Charles of New York City
Title: King Charles of New York City (How a Poor Georgia Farm Boy Became a World Authority on Drug and Alcohol Treatment)
Author: Gary W. Neidhardt
Publisher: Westwood Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1643612614
Pages: 336
Genre: Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Reviews
King Charles of New York City (How a Poor Georgia Farm Boy Became a World Authority on Drug and Alcohol Treatment) is about the inspiring story of Charles Barnes Towns, a man who rose
The Life of the Leader
Title:The Life of the Leader: In Loving Memory of Deng Ter Thach
Author: Gatlauk Ter Thach
Publisher: LitFire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1643983639
Pages: 154
Genre: Biography
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
American UFC fighter Max Holloway once said, “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” In author Gatlauk Ter Thach’s book The Life of the Leader: In Loving Memory of Deng Ter Thach, a brother remembers and honors the life of his late brother by sharing the inspirational stories of a
Concentration
Title: Concentration
Author: Jack Haberek
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, LLC
ISBN: 978-1628578935
Pages: 430
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
British espionage novelist John le Carré once said, “Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.” In author Jack Haberek’s book Concentration, the author delves into the story of one man’s struggle for justice and finding meaning in life
Under The Midnight Skies
Title: Under The Midnight Skies
Author: Mary A. Lonergan
Publisher: LitFire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1643986302
Pages: 168
Genre: Adventure / Western / Romance
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Review
In the late 1800s, as one century is coming to a close and another is about to begin, a young woman becomes restless with her life as a teacher in New York and decides to follow her dream of becoming an actress. Her talent is exceptional,
Common Threads
Title: Common Threads
Author: Larry Auerbach
Publisher: Book Vine Press
ISBN: 978-1949574562
Pages: 590
Genre: Historical Fiction/Western
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
John F. Kennedy once said, “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” In author Larry Auerbach’s novel Common Threads, diversity becomes a battle as the author delves into the
The Letter
Title: The Letter
Author: Kailah Raye
Publisher: Page Publishing
Genre: Action/Romance
Pages: 256
ISBN: 978-1641384667
Reviewed by: Barbara Bamberger Scott
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Letter is a romance story of grand proportions, Raye’s new book takes us to Afghanistan and back, tracing the connectivity of three very different people.
Matt Connor and his friend Law Levine are staff sergeants and close buddies deployed on their fifth mission together, this
The Adopted Son
Title: The Adopted Son: God’s Blessings and Perseverance Achieved Success
Author: Joseph C. Peterson
Publisher: TopLink Publishing
ISBN: 978-1970066340
Genre: Autobiography/Memoir,
Pages: 80
Reviewed by: Ella Vincent
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Adopted Son is the story of Joseph Peterson and how he overcame years of abuse to become a successful businessman. This autobiography is an inspiring book which readers will love. The Adopted Son starts with
Beyond Providence
Title: Beyond Providence
Author: Lawrence Burk
Publisher: Book – Art Press Solutions
ISBN: 78-1-4028-9462
Pages: 222
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewed by: Jennifer Weiss
Hollywood Book Reviews
Beyond Providence by author Lawrence Burk is the third book of the ‘Alien Within’ series. The book is set in the year 2034, which happens to be sixteen years after the year Hope was born. Hope was one of the major characters that
Whose Back Was Stabbed?
Title: Whose Back Was Stabbed? FDR’s Secret War On Japan
Author: Koichi Mera
Publisher: Hamilton Books
ISBN: 978-0761868958
Pages: 220
Genre: History/Politics & Government
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Political activist Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” In author Koichi Mera’s book Whose Back Was Stabbed? FDR’s Secret War On Japan, the history of Japan and the United States during and
Yogini
Title: Yogini: The Quest for the Gate
Author: Dinkar Goswami
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 1984559702
Pages: 242
Genre: Fantasy
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel
Hollywood Book Reviews
Yogini: The Quest for the Gate is an exciting fantasy adventure with a refreshing take on mythology and destiny. Gerua gets the opportunity of a lifetime when her friend Kally asks her to take a trip to India and learn yoga. Their trip starts off like a dream. They meet the handsome Tony and his dashing friend
Confessions of an Accidental Scholar
Title: Confessions of an Accidental Scholar
Author: Tom Corbett
Publisher: Hancock Press
ISBN: 978-1948000291
Pages: 684
Genre: Educational
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Englishman and labor activist Guy Ryder once said, “It’s not going to be technology. It’s not going to be globalization. It’s going to be policy decisions and policy settings that will form the future of work.” In author Tom Corbett’s book Confessions of an Accidental Scholar, the concept of policy and policy making comes
The Most Unlikely Champion
Title: The Most Unlikely Champion: A Memoir
Authors: Vera Koo and Justin Pahl
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 978-1504388481
Pages: 188
Genre: Memoirs/Sports & Outdoors
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
The American entrepreneur Whitney Wolfe Herd once said, “Feminism is not about girl power. It is about equal power.” In authors Vera Koo’s and Justin Pahl’s book, The Most Unlikely Champion: A Memoir, the authors explores this concept by sharing the struggles and ways in which she overcame the odds
Wagner Revisited
Title: Wagner Revisited
Author: Milton Brener
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1643613611
Pages: 176
Genre: Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Reviews
Milton Brener wrote Wagner Revisited with the intent of making the reader fully understand the relationship German composer Richard Wagner had with Jewish people.
Richard Wagner was many things to the public. He was adored and criticized for his views in equal measure. This book notes some of the things Richard Wagner did; things which may not have
Four Princesses from Provence
Title: Four Princesses from Provence
Author: Amelia V. Rogers
Publisher: LitFire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1635247794
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 156
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown Gilbert
Hollywood Book Reviews
A creative work Inspired and influenced by elements of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, Author Amelia V. Rogers’ Four Princesses of Provence offers a fictionalized impression of Europe’s ascent from the dark ages, told through the lives and loves of the four daughters of the Court of Provence.
Steeped in the
Runnin’ With Frogs
Title: Runnin’ With Frogs: A Navy Memoir
Author: George R. Worthington
Publisher: Greenberry Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1643140261
Pages: 232
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Douglas MacArthur once said, “Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.” Yet in George R. Worthington’s book Runnin’ With Frogs: A
The Mosquito Bites
Title: The Mosquito Bites: A Mystery Novel
Author: James R. Frazee
Publisher: LitFire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-63524-636-0
Pages: 272
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel
Hollywood Book Reviews
Author James R. Frazee weaves a tale of mystery and murder together into an unforgettable story in The Mosquito Bites. Alex begins a new job with Sterling Chemicals which is set to make a fortune off its new pesticides. When Alex discovers the man who had his job before he died
So A Muki
Title: So A Muki: Receiving Prophecy
Author: S L Bergen
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1643614212
Pages: 436
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Reviews
The author starts with flashbacks by taking us back to the narrator’s years in grade eight. She was thirteen years old and believed that she had the world by the tail. She talks of her experiences, and how she liked school life and also tells of how God spoke to her at that
Angels Survive
Title: Angels Survive
Author: Stacy Newton
Publisher: Litfire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1640459991
Pages: 134
Genre: Romance Fiction
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
The late American poet and author Maya Angelou once said, “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” In author Stacy Newton’s book titled Angels Survive, one young woman’s dream of becoming a writer leads into a partnership with one of Hollywood’s most popular
Up From Incarceration
Title: Up From Incarceration: Volume 1: Dispelling Myths of the Thug Life
Author: Dr. Anthony E. Dixon
Publisher: XlibrisUS
ISBN: 978-1479727728
Pages: 128
Genre: Memoir
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Review
Known for her prison reform, Englishwoman Elizabeth Fry once said, “Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.” In author Dr. Anthony E. Dixon’s Up From Incarceration: Volume 1: Dispelling Myths of the Thug Life, readers are given a rare look into the mind
Angels Survive
Title: Angels Survive
Author: Stacy Newton
Publisher: Litfire Publishing
ISBN: 978-1640459991
Pages: 132
Genre: Fiction / Romance / Mystery
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Review
Stacy Newton’s novel Angels Survive is a bit of a twist on a couple of classic scenarios. In the 1930’s film, 42nd Street, which was also brought to the Broadway stage in the 1980’s, a young ingénue who is only a stand-in, gets to go on for the star and becomes a star in
Angelica’s Discoveries
Title: Angelica’s Discoveries: Romance and Journey to the New World
Author: Otilia Greco
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing
ISBN: 9781462073535
Pages: 176
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Reviewed by: Rae C. Bernard
Hollywood Book Review
The advantage of life exploration can be something many people are jealous of, which is solely up to each individual to consider what could become of their future. Life in and of itself is a journey that is meant to get acquainted
Death to Life
Title: Death to Life
Author: Wendy Adams
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 978-1-5043-0725-3
Pages: 260
Genre: Non-fiction, Memoir
Reviewed By: Susan Brown
Hollywood Book Review
Before beginning to pen this memoir, author Wendy Adams acknowledged that she didn’t know anything about writing a book. So, what did she do? She asked her friends and family to help her figure out what she needed to know. She also joined a writers’ group for help with
Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome
Title: Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome: Book 1: The Sacrifice
Author: Hurley D. Mahan
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1643611464
Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy
Pages: 308
Reviewed by: Susan Milam
Hollywood Book Review
Adventures of the Ninth Legion of Rome: Book 1: The Sacrifice opens the saga of Commander Marcus Artorius Agricola and the five thousand soldiers under his command. Author Hurley D. Mahan melds history, myth and religion to create historical fiction that frequently turns left when
A Remarkable Curse
Title: A Remarkable Curse
Author: Lawrence Burk
Publisher: Book-Art Press Solutions, LLC
ASBN: B07N7SBT6X
Pages: 193
Genre: Science Fiction
Reviewed By: Jennifer Weiss
Hollywood Book Review
Years ago, Lisa’s father was plagued with dreams of aliens and what the future would be with them. Soon after her father passed away, the dreams begin to haunt her as well. As she grew, the dreams lessened, but their impact and meaning