Book Review: Bron Whitley: Layla Learns To Be Brave

Layla Learns to be Brave: Volume 1 (Layla Down Under)

Author:  Bron Whitley  

Title:   Layla Learns To Be Brave

Genre:  Children’s Book, Fiction And Short Story

Synopsis:  Trying new things can be scary! Layla wants to go to singing club. But what will happen if she doesn’t know any of the songs? Will the other kids laugh at her? Join Layla as she decides what to do. Will she go to singing club? Will she choose to be brave? A story about a girl who is shy but does Layla overcome her shyness to join in a club of something she loves to do? Her mother wants her to join cause both of Layla’s friends are taking part and Layla’s mother knows her daughter loves singing cause all Layla does is sing and hum from the moment she wakes up till the time she goes to bed but she doesn’t sing in school and Layla enjoys singing and school.


About the author: Bron Whitley is the author of the imaginative and fun Layla Down Under series of early reader chapter books for 6-8 year olds. The first book in the series, Layla Learns to be Brave was released in August 2015. Bron's goal is to write fun, wholesome and uplifting books for kids of all ages.Bron Whitley lives in Brisbane, Australia. She has three small children who keep her constantly on her toes, an old faithful dog, and a husband with a guitar collecting problem. Bron Whitley has always loved to write, and the story lines in her children's books are often inspired by her own children's antics.


Review:  This book is really good and easy to get in to and it’s hard to put down once you pick it up. It did not take me long to read it is a short story but it is really nice story about Layla overcoming her shyness and join a club to do what she loves and Layla is a really good big sisters to her brother and sister this book is part of a set and l cannot wait to read more of this series.

Edition: Paperback and Kindle

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

Book Review : Jaqueline Kyle and Charles Dickens : Ebenezer Scrooge Ghost Hunter

Ebenezer Scrooge: Ghost Hunter

Author:  Jaqueline Kyle and Charles dickens


Title: Ebenezer Scrooge: Ghost hunter

Genre: Christmas story, funny, classic, made in to a movie and short stories

Synopsis: Ebenezer Scrooge: Ghost Hunter expands the original text of Charles Dickens classic with all-new scenes of malicious ghosts, soul devouring wraiths, deadly doppelgangers and other terrors from the netherworld. Our story opens seven years after Marley’s violent death. Ebenezer Scrooge has given up ghost hunting and embraced an inevitable slow death by alcohol poisoning. When the spectre of his deceased partner appears to him on Christmas Eve, Scrooge learns that he must face three Ghosts – one who will try to help him, one who will try to harm him and one that cannot be killed. In a story that spans a lifetime of torment, Scrooge must face the demons of his past and his failures in the present in order to prevent the horror that is his future. The stakes for Scrooge’s soul have never been higher than in this wicked retelling of the classic, A Christmas Carol.
About the author: Jaqueline Kyle once stood on top of an active nuclear reactor. It glowed. She dove the Great Barrier Reef and the fish swarmed to check HER out. On her 16th birthday she flew a plane solo – just to enjoy the view. She once ran a marathon - because it was faster than walking. When she bungee jumps, she always goes first, so her friends can jump off the bridge after her. Jaqueline Kyle is not the most interesting man in the world – because she’s a woman

Review: This is a really good book l really enjoyed reading it and it was hard to put down once l started reading this and l love this story and l watch the movie every Christmas I think it is not Christmas without this movie being on it become a Christmas  tradition in my house me, my mum and sister sitting watching this movie together as a family there is nothing better than watching Christmas movies with family members while it is cold outside cuddling up with my cat and dog watching Christmassy films. I got this book sent to me for review and its available in kindle and paperback and I highly recommend this book to anybody and anybody that likes Christmas stories.

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

 

Book Review : Nuzo Onoh : The Reluctant Dead

The Reluctant Dead

Author: Nuzo Onoh

Title: The Reluctant Dead

Genre: Horror, Ghost, Fiction and Occult

Synopsis: A Scorned Wife Returns to wreck a terrible vengeance on the husband and mistress that caused her untimely death. A morgue assistant fails to follow the strange night-time rules of the mortuary and gets himself “a follower”, the restless spirit of a murdered young woman. The ghost of a young boy returns to his school to complete his classes, tragically cut short by the cruel hands of death  The reluctant dead is a unique collection of six spine-chilling ghost stories from the deepest lands of Africa. Be warned! They will leave you glancing over your shoulders for a long time! A new genre to terrify you by Nigeria’s startling new talent. Peter Stephenson (obe) (ex British high commission, Lagos, Nigeria).  The stories in this book are dedicated to my beautiful mother, Caroline onoh, The consummate story-teller; to my second mother and inspiration, Edna izuora and to my late uncle, Sabastian afadi, whose ghostly moonlight stories inspired a love of supernatural and unknown in me. My immense gratitude to my great friend, ted dunphy (A.K.A greengoalie 1), without whose invaluable critique this book would never have been written in its present form. “Irish” , This book is as much yours as it is mine. I thank you for everything.

About the author: Nuzo Cambridge onoh is a British writer of African heritage. Born in Enugu, in eastern part of Nigeria ( formerly known as Biafra) , she lived through the civil war between Biafra and Nigeria (1967 – 1970) , an experience that left a strong impact on her and continues to influence her writing to date. She attended queen’s school, Enugu, Nigeria, before proceeding to Quaker boarding school, The mount school, York, (England) and finally, st Andrew’s tutorial college, Cambridge, (England) from where she obtained her A ‘levels. Nuzo holds both a law degree and a master’s degree in writing from Warwick University, (England).

Review:  this is a good book very easy to get in to and hard to put down once you picked it up and l got this book sent to me for a review and if l could l would rate it 10 stars but l rated it 5 stars and it’s a great read and l love ghost and supernatural stories and films and tv series and this book comes under all the rolled into one book and l love all the short stories and l love reading any genre but this book is out of my normal genre but glad l read this book and l would happily read again and l would highly recommend this book and people who do not normally read this type of book should give this book a go cause it is really good and it is a awesome book anybody would love this book  and this book come in paperback and kindle edition

Star rating: 5 out of 5 stars