Review of ‘Stalking Jack the Ripper’
Suspenseful and masterfully engineered, Stalking Jack the Ripper delves into the titillating mystery of who was Jack the Ripper. Continue reading Review of ‘Stalking Jack the Ripper’
Month: February 2017
Weekly Reading List #75
By Cynthia Ayala
Hey there avid readers. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful week. My sleep schedule is so out of whack, but then again, when you work both mornings and nights, it’s bound to happen. At least I can use those sleepless nights to catch up on my reading and writing. Oh and my editing.
But in other news, check out this week’s reading list and happy reading!
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Book of the Month Poll – March 2017
By Cynthia Ayala
Hey there voters, readers, and writers! Another month means it’s time for another Book of the Month Poll where you vote for your favorite upcoming book, author, or cover (because let’s face it, the cover really is a strong selling point). So check out this month’s list of titles and vote for your favorite. If there is a novel you think should be on the list leave a vote for that novel in the comments section. Remember, you can vote here on Pollcaster and the winner will get a featured book review here on my website. Happy voting!
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Book of the Month – February 2017
By Cynthia Ayala
Here you have it, readers. Many books were listed but there could only be one winner, and by slim numbers, our winner this month is Lifeblood by Gena Showalter, the second in her Everlife series, the first of which also won last year’s book of the month! Let’s give a round of applause to Gena! Check out what this book is all about and stay tuned for a featured review right here on Cyn’s Workshop. You can already find a review of the first novel, Firstlife, here too. Happy reading!
Oh, and stay tuned for March’s selection of books.
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A Fight for Survival | Review of ‘Queen of Hearts’
By Cynthia Ayala
Image Credit: Goodreads
Dinah is the Princess of Wonderland and the future Queen of Hearts. But that future is threatened when an enchanting stranger enters winning her father’s hearts and the hearts of her people. Soon her life begins to unravel as evil plots begin to seep from the shadows and. And if Dinah’s not clever enough she will lose more than her throne.
Published May 3, 2016 by HarperTeen, Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes is the first in her young adult fantasy Queen of Hearts Saga that takes a dark look at the world of Wonderland.
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A Remarkable Piece of History | Review of ‘Hidden Figures’
By Cynthia Ayala
20th Century Fox
Image Credit: IMDB
“Based on a true story. A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.”
- IMDB
Such a remarkable film that brings to life the history not only about NASA and the space race but also about three amazing women who were instrumental in the space race and the war on racism.
Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Goble, African-American physicist and mathematician in the aeronautics space program. She plays this incredible woman who had to face not only racism but sexism in the space department as she fights to prove her worth to the program and that her smarts go beyond her gender and race. It was a remarkable performance that is important for the present because it is a film that fights and pushes against those boundaries.
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