Code Name: William Tell
Title: Code Name: William Tell
Author: Colonel Don Wilson
Publisher: Westbow Press
ISBN: 978-1449784119
Pages: 268
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Action & Adventure
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
We all define ourselves in vastly different ways. For some, that way is through a life of adventure and action. As the French author André Gide once said, “It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves – in finding themselves.” In author Colonel Don Wilson’s book Code Name: William Tell,
Code Name: Spirit
Title: Code Name: Spirit
Author: Colonel Don Wilson
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 978-1490832814
Pages: 164
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Action & Adventure
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
The journey to find ourselves is not always an easy task. While some people find meaning in family, friends, their careers or their dreams, others find it in service to others. As the great Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” In author
Edafos
Title: Edafos: Divine Wind
Author: Howard Jones
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1970081282
Pages: 558
Genre: Literature & Fiction/Action & Adventure
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Finding one’s path in life is never easy. One must always fight the fate or “destiny” that others set before them while trying to forge their own way in life. As the great William Shakespeare once said, “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” In author Howard Jone’s
Sahaja Yoga
Title: Sahaja Yoga: An Experimental Treatise
Author: Saraswati Raman
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1951343668
Pages: 373
Genre: Religious & Spirituality
Reviewed by: Rae C. Bernard
Hollywood Book Reviews
Developing a way of life which brings peace within, and externally to share with others, is indeed a blessing. The world is constantly going through ups and downs, but as individuals with our problems, we shouldn’t allow it to take us away from embracing the wonders of life.
Where Sheep May Safely Graze
Title: Where Sheep May Safely Graze
Author: Phyllis Staton Campbell
Publisher: Gold touch Press, LLC
ISBN: 978-1951461171
Genre: Inspirational spiritual fiction
Pages: 214
Reviewed by: Lisa Brown-Gilbert
Hollywood Book Reviews
An inspiring journey that touches with multi-level love and powerful faith, Phyllis Staton Campbell’s Where Sheep May Safely Graze, allows readers to vicariously experience love and life through the uniquely posed perspective and experiences of its central characters; a blinded pastor and his faith-filled loving, devoted wife. Also, coincidentally, author Phyllis Staton Campbell
ZigZag Pass
Title: ZigZag Pass
Author: Leon Hesser
Publisher: Bavender House Press
ISBN: 978-0-615-19852-1
Pages: 127
Genre: Nonfiction/Memoir/War
Reviewed by: CC Thomas
Hollywood Book Reviews
ZigZag Pass is author Leon Hesser’s account of his personal experiences as a teenage soldier during World War II, and yet, it is so much more. While Hesser relates the terror of war in intimate and brutal detail, he also imparts a sense of hope and peace with every word. This should not be so surprising to the reader, as
Un-Shackled
Title: Un-Shackled
Author: Julie Verzani Potter
Publisher: Xulon Press
ISBN: 1622303229
Genre: Autobiographical Novel
Pages: 234
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Reviews
Julie Verzani Potter charmingly chronicles her story through different stages of her life in the book Un-Shackled. Julie is a modest author whose style of narrating is delightful. The author gives tales of her career, family, friends, and life in general. One of the many things I appreciated in the book is how tender the author was with
Finding The Clouds And A Life
Title: Finding The Clouds And A Life
Author: Carl M Robinson
Publisher: Page Publishing
ISBN: 978-1646281268
Pages: 210
Genre: Military Leader Biography/Memoirs
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Many innovations of the 20th century continue to affect the world well into the 21st century, including the atomic bomb. As P.J. O’Rourke once said,
Treachery and the Innocent
Title: Treachery and the Innocent
Author: Rockie Sue
Publisher: Rockie Sue Books
ISBN: 9780578204673
Pages: 257
Genre: Religious & Inspirational Fiction
Reviewed by: Rae C. Bernard
Hollywood Book Reviews
We spend each day narrowly focused on everything that occurs in our life without much thought as to many ‘whys.’ Life will always have its challenges and if we don’t believe that spiritual forces are surrounding us 24/7, then we aren’t as
The Healing Bowl
Title: The Healing Bowl: A Harley & Friends Adventure
Author: Anita Fisk
Publisher: Readers Magnet LLC
ISBN: 987-1-950947-55-3
Genre: Young Adult
Pages: 176
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
Hollywood Book Reviews
The Healing Bowl: A Harley & Friends Adventure by author Anita Fisk is the perfect read for young adults and adults alike, who have a sense of wonder and imagination. The story follows two 7th graders, Harley and TJ, through a mythical
The Quest
Title: The Quest: A Lakota Legend
Author: Charles Richard Latona
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1643612324
Pages: 300
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed By: Dan MacIntosh
Hollywood Book Reviews
Charles Richard Latona’s story about a Native American’s journey to find and prepare the shaman that is to soon take his place, is an otherworldly tale. It’s not otherworldly in the sci-fi way such a description might suggest, though. Rather, it’s a world altogether different from our contemporary society. The reader is dropped into a realm where
The Girl Who Commanded Lightning
Title: The Girl Who Commanded Lightning: Book 3
Author: Cliff Ratza
Publisher: Lightning Brain Press
ISBN: 978-1734144826
Pages: 600
Genre: Suspense Thrillers/Fantasy Action & Adventure
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Genetics play a major role in the everyday lives of society. As John Maynard Smith once said, “Genetics is about how information is stored and transmitted between generations.” However
Any Way Out
Title: Any Way Out
Author: Lisa L. White
Publisher: Author Reputation Press
ISBN: 978-1951343453
Pages: 296
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
The pain and struggle of everyday life often has unexpected consequences on those closest to us. Too often people are forgotten and left behind when the hardships that come with living cloud the vision of others. As Edgar Allen Poe once said, “They who
Why is This Happening to Me
Title: Why is This Happening to Me – A Guide for Learning Emotional Intelligence
Author: Kathleen Kelly
Publisher: Toplink Publishing
ISBN: 978-1504370950
Pages: 228
Genre: Non-fiction
Reviewed by: Susan Brown
Hollywood Book Reviews
Have you ever found yourself in a situation with family, friends or coworkers where you say to yourself, “What am I doing here?” or “How did I get into this predicament?” Understanding the answers to these questions so intrigued author Kathleen Kelly that she wrote this book, explaining the vital
If I Die Before I Wake
Title: If I Die Before I Wake: A Caregiver’s Journey
Author: Eli Shaw
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1643616278
Pages: 368
Genre: Biographies/Health, Fitness & Dieting
Reviewed By: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the most fulfilling and momentous milestones in a person’s journey has to be the helping of others, and the joy it brings not only those people to have someone in their lives who cares for them to that level but the joy
All Over The World Boys Behaving Badly
Title: All Over The World Boys Behaving Badly
Author: Brynn Sommerlynn
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1643617770
Pages: 184
Genre: Autobiography/Non-fiction
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
One of the biggest topics of discussion in the evolving world we live in has to be the discussion of what defines a man. As director Barry Jenkins once said, “Sometimes,
Stuart Duffelmeyer and the Masters of Plagues
Title: Stuart Duffelmeyer and the Masters of Plagues
Author: Dewey B. Reynolds
Publisher: Author Reputation Press, LLC
ISBN: 9781951020804
Pages: 306
Genre: Fantasy/Fiction
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
In a day and age such as this, one of the things which has grown steadily is the level of cruelty and pranks children and students will play on those they deem weaker than themselves. As Scott Aukerman once said, “I guess when I was a kid I wasn’t the type of person playing
Cousins
Title: Cousins
Author: Mary Ellen Brown Carlson
Publisher: Toplink Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-950256-85-3
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 26
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
It is said, “You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family,” but when your family members are your best friends, you are certainly blessed. That is the feeling one gets from reading Cousins by author Mary Ellen Brown Carlson and delightfully illustrated by artist Wes Bossman.
In
Tippy and the Runaway Cloud
Title: Tippy and the Runaway Cloud
Author: Theodora Klein-Carroll
Publisher: Toplink Publishing
ISBN: 978-1733132800
Genre: Illustrated Children’s Book
Pages: 30
Reviewed by: Beth Adams
Hollywood Book Reviews
With an abundance of imagination, an artful skill of illustrating and a fine storytelling talent, author and artist Theodora Klein-Carroll has created the quintessential illustrated children’s book titled Tippy and the Runaway Cloud.
Tippy, a raindrop, floating above a corn field, looking down notices the plants drooping, in need of
How I Took A Bartending Course And Traveled For Seventeen Years
Title: How I Took A Bartending Course And Traveled For Seventeen Years
Author: Steven Nicolle
Publisher: Author Reputation Press
ISBN: 978-1970081503
Pages: 246
Genre: Travel Reference/Culinary Biographies & Memoirs
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Travel can often be good for a person to grow and learn more about themselves outside of the life they know. It was Saint Augustine who said, “The world is
Poems, Short Stories, and Things Remembered
Title: Poems, Short Stories, and Things Remembered
Author: Gloria G. Blakeney
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64361-596-7
Pages: 100
Genre: Fiction-Poem
Reviewed by: Christa Hill
Hollywood Book Reviews
Many of the poems in this collection reflect a religious attitude or perspective that lulls the reader into a more reverent state of mind. The perspective presented in to poems tends towards Christianity and a belief in Jesus Christ. Each of the stories and poems are wholesome, joyful,
Enter At Your Own Risk
Title: Enter At Your Own Risk
Author: Timothy Bartlett
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
ISBN: 978-1-64361-378-9
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 398
Reviewed by: Carl Conrad
Hollywood Book Reviews
Enter At Your Own Risk is both the title of this book of 56 short stories of varying lengths by Timothy Bartlett as well as also the critical admonition above a doorway in a tree in
Moon’s Black Gold
Title: Moon’s Black Gold
Author: R.H. Peake
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 978-0595466009
Pages: 236
Genre: Romance/Mysteries
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Reviews
Fusheeswa
Title: Fusheeswa
Author: John H. Bidwell
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1-5043-8154-3
Pages: 210
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: C.C. Thomas
Hollywood Book Reviews
John Bidwell’s Fusheeswa opens with a dream sequence in which the main character, John, is in a misty forest. While there he meets a beautiful woman. Just when the dream is about to be interesting, his cat Sebastian wakes him up by jumping on him. John, however, is not to be deterred by this feline interference and pursues
The Andean Cross
Title: The Andean Cross
Author: Lawrence Clayton
Publisher: Westwood Book Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 987-1-64361-770-1
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 249
Reviewed by: Suzanne Gattis
Hollywood Book Reviews
The novel The Andean Cross by Lawrence Clayton has a little bit of everything wrapped into an interesting and page turning package: buried treasure, history, drug cartels, adventure, intrigue, spies, faith and an all-American love story intertwined masterfully. In addition, I found the overall question of the book, whether