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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Book Blogger Hop: More Than One Blog?

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. Every week there is a new bookish question. This Week’s Question Do you run more than one blog? If so, how do you find the time? Answer No, I only have one blog. I couldn’t possibly run more. I am trying…

Indie Spotlight: Viet Nam Short Stories by Nguyễn Trong Hiền

Book Description This is an anthology of 12 Vietnamese short stories side by side with their English translations. The stories range from the Tự Lực Văn Đoàn period in the 1930s to more recent stories written by members of the Vietnamese diaspora living abroad after the end of the war in 1975. Review The author/translator,…

Book Review: The French Illusion by John Grisham

Paul and Chelsea Tanner are enjoying their honeymoon in Paris, and then everything goes wrong. They are kidnapped by terrorists who contact their families, demanding large amounts of money, with the stipulation that they cannot contact the FBI or police, or Paul and Chelsea will die. This is just part of the story. These men…

Book Review: Rags of Time by Michael Ward

Book Description Spice merchant Thomas Tallant returns from India to find his city in turmoil – desperately overcrowded, ravaged by crime and seething with sedition. A bitter struggle is brewing between King Charles I and Parliament, as England slides into civil war. A wealthy merchant is savagely killed; then his partner plunges to his death…

Sunday Post and Sunday Salon: All the Fun of Fall

Happy Fall everyone! As I type this on Saturday, I just finished up my sauerkraut making, and I’m watching college football. Roll Tide! (Update: They did!) I love Fall so much, with harvest, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all rolled into a fun four months. (I consider August part of Fall because that’s when the garden harvest…

Indie Spotlight and Review: Shorte List by Scott Mehno

Indie Spotlight is my attempt to help authors with marketing, which is the hardest part of an Indie author’s journey. If I can help even a little bit, I’m glad to do it. You can help too by sharing this post far and wide. I think it’s the right time to start my Christmas reading…

Sunday Post and Sunday Salon: Fall is Almost Here

/ Fall is almost here! Officially the first day of Fall will be September 23rd, but I’m going to change the blog colors in anticipation, hopefully today or tomorrow. Below is a picture of previous early Fall colors in Bryson City NC. That was last year, I think. Hard Winter? I’ve seen a lot of…

Book Review: Beneath A Radiant Moon by P.L. Jonas

**This is another book I reviewed for The Historical Novel Society’s August issue. Book Review This is the saga of a Slovakian American family that begins in 1907 in Hungary and ends in 1965 in America. The family is fictional but loosely based on the author’s family. The story begins with our protagonist, Mira, living…

Book Tour and Review: The Secrets of Sweet Blessings Bakery

Book Description Book Review Mariah, Ashley, and Sarah Grace have been estranged a long time.  Mariah left Sugar Gap, Tennessee, long ago, searching for her self-worth and fleeing her mother’s reputation. She worked hard and built a career as a well-known and respected chef.  Ashley also left to pursue her career, and Sarah Grace stayed,…

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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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