Diving Duo Releases ‘National Geographic A Diver’s Guide to the World’ [REVIEW]

Diver and sea turtle — Fathoms below the ocean’s surface, a diver has a close encounter with a sea turtle. (Photo by Richard Segal on Pexels.com)

When they first met, they had no idea that they would one day set off on an epic adventure together, venturing from one place to another in search of the best places to slip into their wetsuits and dive deep beneath the surface of the world’s oceans. But that is exactly what writer Carrie Miller and professional diver Chris Taylor have done in order to pen National Geographic’s latest travel guide, A Diver’s Guide to the World. The result is a must-read for anyone who loves to dive or has ever even dreamed of doing it!

Jathan FinkDecember 20, 2022December 20, 2022Leave a comment

Books

One Family’s Secrets May Put Them in Peril in Tea Cooper’s ‘The Cartographer’s Secret’ [REVIEW]

Map of Australia over the red earth of the outback — A map connects one family to its deepest secrets in Tea Cooper’s *The Cartographer’s Secret*. (Image courtesy Canva)

Two women separated by time, but bound by blood. One set out on an adventure determined to win a prize. The other must solve a decades old puzzle to find redemption for her family. Will either of them truly get what they want? Find out in Tea Cooper’s spellbinding new historical novel set against the majestic Australian landscape, The Cartographer’s Secret.

Jathan FinkNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021Leave a comment

Books, Contest

An Old House Teaches ‘A Hundred Small Lessons’ [REVIEW]

Elsie and Lucy — A house connects two women at very different points in their lives in Ashley Hay’s *A Hundred Small Lessons*. (Photo by donireewalker, Flickr)

We’ve frequently heard the saying, “if walls could talk, think of the stories they could tell.” In Ashley Hay’s new novel, A Hundred Small Lessons, we learn about two families who inhabited the same house at very different points in their lives, and it demonstrates how one home connects generations in a very unique way. Continue reading “An Old House Teaches ‘A Hundred Small Lessons’ [REVIEW]”

Jathan FinkNovember 29, 2017November 30, 20174 Comments

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James Patterson’s ‘Never Never’ Is An Electrifying Thriller [REVIEW]

Woman captive — When people start disappearing in the Australian outback, Detective Harriet Blue must hunt down a deranged killer in James Patterson and Candice Fox’s *Never, Never*. (Photo courtesy James Patterson, YouTube)

After receiving devastating news, a female investigator is sent to a makeshift town in the middle of nowhere, a place where danger lurks at every turn. There she is given a suspicious new partner, tasked with finding out what is happening to a growing list of missing persons, and forced to navigate her way through a plethora of transient characters with too much time on their hands. With so much against her, will she be able to fulfill her assignment? And more importantly, will she make it out alive? Find out in James Patterson and Candice Fox’s pulse-pounding new thriller, Never Never. Continue reading “James Patterson’s ‘Never Never’ Is An Electrifying Thriller [REVIEW]”

Jathan FinkFebruary 24, 2017February 24, 20171 Comment

Books

Do You Have The Eyes To See Beauty?

Fireworks light up Sydney Harbour. Sydney, Australia. STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS, pages 314-315. (Photo credit: Annie Griffiths/National Geographic)

People from all over the world believe that a picture is worth a thousand words. It can tell a story, evoke an emotion and bring people together. Continue reading “Do You Have The Eyes To See Beauty?”