Bonnie Reads and Writes

Book Reviews, both traditionally published and Indie. Indie Authors are welcome and celebrated here! I do Indie Book Reviews and promotion on my Indie Spotlight feature. I will also share photos of my life in the Smoky Mountains, and my husband and I dabble in writing from time to time under the name Bonnie Douglas. See Review Requests tab for guidelines about submitting reviews.

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The Amazon Saga, Part Two

Miracle! Amazon just restored my reviews and my reviewing abilities after looking at my appeal, weeks later. They provided no details as to why this happened in the first place. But I’m back reviewing on Amazon…unless it happens again! If I reviewed your book on Amazon in the past, the review should be restored within…

Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Live Rent-Free In My Head

Today’s topic is: Books that live rent-free in my head. They can be books that you love or hate, books that scared you, etc. Basically, they are books you can’t forget. I listed four series and one book, and that adds up to many more than ten books. My review of book 14 in the…

Book Tour and Review: Orbital Drop: A Union Empire Novel by Steve J. McHugh

Book Description Book Review Orbital Drop is the first book in the Union Empire series. It is fast-paced science fiction that fans of space operas and military-oriented interplanetary adventures will enjoy. This novel is of the same world as McHugh’s Wardens Series. It would be better to start with Blackcoat, a novella that is a…

Top Ten Tuesday: Books with the Word “Time” in the Title

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Books with the Word ____ in the Title.” I was free to pick the word, and of course I picked “time,” loving time travel fiction as I do. Below are Ten Books with the word Time in the title. I’ve read…

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Have a wonderful day tomorrow! I think we’re just going to stay inside and avoid the heat. We’ve got grandkids arriving on Sunday for three weeks. What are your plans?

Book Review: The Lost Story of Via Belle

Book Review 1940. Olivia Belle Ash is a romance writer who has lost her voice. Famous as “Via Belle” for 20 years, she is now faced with a deadline she cannot meet.  Awash in grief, she struggles to write again after the death of her husband three years ago.  She also mourns the daughter she…

Hit With A Whammy–A Blog Update

Amazon blindsided me a couple of days ago. I got a message that because of “irregularities,” they were taking away my ability to review on Amazon and deleting ALL of my reviews. That is at least 15 years of reviews. I have tried to appeal, but there has been no response yet. Basically, in this…

Indie Spotlight: Book Review of Pon My Puff by Peter Stark Lansley

Indie Spotlight is my attempt to help Indie authors with marketing. It is a daunting task, and if I can help even a little, I’m glad to do it. You can help too by sharing this post with all the readers you know. Below is a review of Pon My Puff by Peter Stark Lansley.…

Book Blogger Hop: Your Preference for Book Reviews

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Billy at Caffeine Addicted Writer. Each week, a new bookish question is asked. This week’s question is above. Answer I usually write a book review of between 200 – 300 words, because I have been reviewing for The Historical Novel Society for about six years, and their word limit…

WWW Wednesdays

WWW Wednesdays asks the questions: What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next? It is hosted by Taking on a World of Words at samandelizabeth.wordpress.com. Below are my answers: What Are You Currently Reading: Death at King”s Cross is the second book in the Four Queens of…

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23 thoughts on “Bonnie Reads and Writes”

    1. I think it’s fun especially when you have stuff to write. I have been stuck lately, no inspiration whatsoever, but I agree with you, blogging can be fun.

    1. I finally found it. I’m 50,906. Yikes! I guess I don’t care. Kudos to you! Amazon Vine–they have to invite you. I did a lot of reviews years ago and got an email out of the blue from them with the invitation. It is a good program. I’m not sure why they noticed me other than all my reviews.

      1. Of course. WordPress is now telling me I’m not following you but that’s not correct. I keep getting that error a lot. If I need to I’ll go back and hit the follow button again.

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