Recently, a neighbor told me there was a children’s book author in Lake Nona. Who knew! As one of the book reviewers for Nonahood News, I wanted to find out more about our local author, creator and illustrator of The Boy and the Guitar, Veronica Valenzuela, DPT, OCS, and she was kind enough to respond to my interview questions. Lake Nona Book Maven: Veronica, tell us … [Read more...]
Book Review – The Outsider
Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner Publishing, 2018, 576 pages I feel that I need to give a little personal background before I get into the book review so you know where I’m coming from concerning Stephen King. I’ve never gotten into Stephen King. I’m not sure why. Perhaps it’s because I never thought the movie and TV adaptations of his books were as scary as … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: Less
Author: Andrew Sean Greer Format: Paperback Genre: Humor, Literary Fiction I came across Less in a bookstore, and noting it was a Pulitzer Prize winner and a New York Times bestseller, I decided to give it a try. Are you looking for something different to read? This book will fit the bill. Less is the story of Arthur Less (yes, the name is descriptive), a single, … [Read more...]
Book Review — Mistborn: The Final Empire
Author: Brandon Sanderson Publisher: Tor Publishing, 2006, 541 pages After decades of many great fantasy books published, it might seem difficult to come up with something original. Sanderson really opens a new mechanic in his otherworldly fantasy in the Mistborn series. Allomancy is the ability that some people have to “burn” bits of metal they’ve consumed within a small … [Read more...]
The Lake Nona Book Maven Review: I Found You
Author: Lisa Jewell Genre: Fiction (Mystery, Suspense) Lisa Jewell’s books were recommended to me by a friend in my book group. I picked up the first one I saw in Barnes and Noble, and it turned out to be her latest. It had a four-star rating on Goodreads, so I decided to give it a try and I’m glad I did. I needed something compelling to read after one too many literary … [Read more...]