Character Madness and Musings

The Unicorn In You: A Path to Peace and Joy by Joshua Kramer Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Personal Growth & Control To be light, you first have to be solid… Have you ever tried to find peace and joy by simply  being ? Or do you take a different path, instead wandering down the frustrating road of always  doing ? Our pursuit of meaningful personal growth can be elusive and difficult to sustain. We search for an approach that feels natural and organic, but our success is often short lived. What if we had a foundation of values that removed this weight of expectation and emphasized a strong basis for living? In  The Unicorn in You , Joshua Kramer identifies a sensible path to peace and joy based on the fundamental principles of kindness, gratitude, integrity, humility, and acceptance. He outlines practical, actionable steps for reconnecting with these universal qualities and demonstrates how our potential extends beyond what most of us envision in our daily lives....

This is my post during the blog tour for You Won't Know Her Name by Shanti Hershenson . You Won't Know Her Name is written by a fourteen year old author and is based on a true story. This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours and the tour runs from 21 February till 6 March. You can see the tour schedule here .   You Won't Know Her Name By Shanti Hershenson Genre: Contemporary Age category: Young Adult Release Date: July 27, 2021 “I thought they were my best friend…” There lives a little girl whom you will never know the name of, and for her, a terrible storm is coming. She is going to a new, public middle school knowing no one but her sister, and the horrors are absolutely endless. But she doesn’t expect what is to come. In her first few months of school, terrible and unspeakable things begin to happen, that go beyond what is considered “normal”. Finding the courage to get away from the wrong people is a difficult thing, but when a horrific inc...

Jousting and Justice Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic Series Book 5 by Elizabeth Pantley Genre: Magical Cozy Mystery An invitation to a medieval festival. A ferry ride to a mysterious island. A scheming, inept witch. An office break-in, an unidentified body, and a string of suspects. Can Hayden, her brave, sassy cat, Latifa, and the people of Destiny Falls solve the mystery and enjoy the festival? Jousting and Justice follows the series format of combining two stories that blend into one. A murder mystery and the island mystery. The Island Mystery:  Hayden and all her friends get an invitation to a medieval festival - but it's on "the forbidden island." It's too enticing to pass up. Of course, strange things will happen once they get there! . . . You'll also learn the truth about the witch's sister! The Murder Mystery:  A dead body shows up in the most shocking place. First, they need to figure out who this dead guy is. Then, who killed him and why. There are...

Witch's Gamble The Witches of Vegas Book 3 by Mark Rosendorf Genre: YA Paranormal, Urban Fantasy  It's been nearly two hundred years since Isis, Zack, and The Witches of Vegas saved New Salem from the Wiccan vampire, Valeria. Now, Isis is a vampire and the most powerful witch in the world. Zack is also a vampire, and the president of New Salem. They thought the threat was long behind them. But Valeria escaped into the past where she set history on a horrific path. Now, everything has changed around Isis. New Salem is destroyed, Valeria is queen of Earth, and no one has heard of Zack. To save reality, Isis must travel through time, reliving events from a history she barely recognizes, and find a way to set reality back on course. Not that she has any idea how to do that, or how to avoid the all-powerful Valeria in the process. Isis will face challenges she can't possibly overcome, yet she must, or every single life from the past, present, and future is doomed. Add to Goodre...