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
Instrument of Justice
Title: Instrument of Justice
Author: C.B. Anslie
Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing LLC
Pages: 116
ISBN: 978-1643613314
Genre: Fiction / Mystery / Fantasy
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Review
The classic 1967 rock song from Buffalo Springfield begins, “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” That’s a bit of the feeling one has when delving into C.B. Anslie’s novel, Instrument of Justice. One story plays out and seems to end. A dream injects itself.
The Troll Bridge
Title: The Troll Bridge
Author: Larry P. Auerbach
Publisher: Book Vine Press
ISBN: 978-1949574401
Pages: 407
Genre: Young Adult/Action-Adventure
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Review
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.” In author Larry P Auerbach’s novel The Troll Bridge, a group of young teens discovers that their adventurous hunt for gold is nothing in comparison to the dark truth that awaits them.
In
Untethered
Title: Untethered: The True Children of Cyrus
Author: Brian Alikhani & Rosalyn R. Hafner
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 154125144X
Pages: 201
Genre: Non-Fiction
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Review
I had not prepared myself for the intensity of the story and the emotional rollercoaster I was to experience when reading Untethered: The True Children of Cyrus. The narrator’s life as an immigrant was not only unfortunate but also filled with a lot of frustrations. A sixteen-year-old left his
The Spirit of Redd Mountain
Title: The Spirit of Redd Mountain
Author: Larry Auerbach
Publisher: Book Vine Press
ISBN: 978-1949574425
Pages: 416
Genre: Horror/Occult
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Review
Helen Hayes once said, “Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.” In author Larry Auerbach’s novel The Spirit of Redd Mountain, a thirty-year-old tragedy gives birth to two powerful legends, and stirs up a race to destiny for the man responsible for the legend’s creation.
Author Larry Auerbach brings a story of
Marvin’s Garden
Title: Marvin’s Garden
Author: Joseph Brisben
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1949804690
Pages: 120
Genre: Fiction/Drama/Paranormal
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Review
Julia Child once said, “The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love to be with them all the time.” Yet if this is true, then so must the opposite be true. A failed marriage must stem from those who can’t stand to be around the other. In
Today’s a Yellow Day
Title: Today’s a Yellow Day
Author: James Roth
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1477113509
Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by: Arthur Thares
Hollywood Book Review
It is hard to come up with an original story and doing so is ninety-nine percent of writing. Author James Roth has created a fantastic story filled with rich characters which feels more like friends than characters in a book. The book feels like a first-time novel yet there is still
All Love Prohibited
Title: All Love Prohibited
Author: Anders Eklof
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1949804666
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 388
Reviewed by: Aaron Washington
Hollywood Book Review
The author starts All Love Prohibited by taking readers back to the sixties. . . I appreciated the protagonist Leif Karlsson, from the onset. I was taken by his ways of thinking. . .
There are a number of themes the author incorporated in his book but the most covered theme was racial segregation of black folks
Taxi Driver and Ballerina
Title: Taxi Driver and Ballerina
Author: Kenny Lee
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 9780759688451
Pages: 192
Genre: Romance
Reviewed by: Anita Lock
Hollywood Book Review
Author Kenny Lee spins a Romeo-and-Juliet tale in his romantic novel, Taxi Driver and Ballerina.
Joe Sanders consistently struggles to keep afloat working as a San Francisco taxi driver. Even though his philosophy degree doesn’t land him a better-paying job, he still has the opportunity to study the people
The Stranger
Title: The Stranger: A Story of Romance and Intrigue
Author: Eleanor Lee Gustaw
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781949502251
Pages: 396
Genre: Romance
Reviewed by: Liz Konkel
Hollywood Book Review
The Stranger: A Story of Romance and Intrigue is a story of love and family, weaving lessons of faith and hope. Thea and Gene Ashton’s love can overcome anything, and their future is looking brighter than ever. Gene is determined to find his wife
La Jolla Shores Murders
Title: La Jolla Shores Murders
Subtitle: A Bishop Bone Mystery
Author: Robert Rogers
Publisher: Toplink Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 978-1983070167
Pages: 422
Genre: Mystery
Reviewed by: Jake Bishop
Hollywood Book Review
A reader unfamiliar with Robert Rogers’ work, might assume by the subtitle that this is a tome about a clergyman who solves crimes. Crimes are definitely unraveled within these pages, and indeed by Bishop Bone. But Bishop is not a religious title. It is simply Mr.
How to Get Your Grown Woman On
Title: How to Get Your Grown Woman On
Author: Dr. Crystal Morris-Newsom
Publisher: Xlibris
ISBN: 978-1456881078
Genre: Self-help
Pages: 102
Reviewed by: Susan Milam
Hollywood Book Review
Adolescence has never been easy. Modern teens face perhaps even greater pressures than the young women and men of previous generations due to the stresses placed on them twenty-four/seven by social media. Dr. Crystal Morris-Newsom, author of How to Get Your Grown Woman On, wants to help young women negotiate the minefield
Secrets Abound in Missing Lake
Title: Secrets Abound in Missing Lake
Author: Tanya Fyfe
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 978-1545370308
Pages: 344
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy/Paranormal & Urban
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Hollywood Book Review
Contemporary novelist Tom Robbins once said, “We’re our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.” In author Tanya Fyfe’s novel Secrets Abound in Missing Lake, this message is taken both figuratively