# Calinda — RSS Amplifier Everything Calinda publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [Into the Fire](https://www.compassbookratings.com/into-the-fire/) _2026-08-18 · Compass Book Ratings_ Irene Hannon’s Undaunted Courage series starts off with Into the Fire. In many ways, this is a classic “tough woman thinks she can do it on her own had to admit she might need some help” type story. In other ways, it is focused on the mysterious deaths that are seemingly coincidences or just accidents. \[…\] The post Into the Fire appeared first on Compass Book Ratings . ## [A Chance for Kallie Mae](https://www.compassbookratings.com/a-chance-for-kallie-mae/) _2026-08-18 · Compass Book Ratings_ A Chance for Kallie Mae by Ann H. Gabhart is a piece of historical fiction focusing on the people of eastern Kentucky. The story follows Kallie Mae, a young adult who has shouldered many burdens in her life. The author covers a great many topics including resentment, bitterness, grief, forgiveness, and cultural proprieties. One’s heart \[…\] The post A Chance for Kallie Mae appeared first on Compass… ## [The Silver Chair](https://www.compassbookratings.com/the-silver-chair/) _2026-08-18 · Compass Book Ratings_ (Note: This book is an immediate sequel to The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and while it can stand on its own as a complete story, it will be enjoyed more richly if the reader is familiar with characters from the previous three books in the series.) In The Silver Chair, C. S. Lewis transports \[…\] The post The Silver Chair appeared first on Compass Book Ratings . ## [Shortbread in the Highlands](https://www.compassbookratings.com/shortbread-in-the-highlands/) _2026-08-18 · Compass Book Ratings_ Suitcase Sisters number three, Shortbread in the Highlands, is enjoyable and reads like a fictionalized travel blog. The author, Robin Jones Gunn, has set this expectation with her previous books and this one follows the pattern. Two women end up on an adventure in Scotland and have wonderful experiences. They try lots of local and \[…\] The post Shortbread in the Highlands appeared first on Compass… ## [The Light of Stars](https://www.compassbookratings.com/the-light-of-stars/) _2026-08-13 · Compass Book Ratings_ The Light of Stars by Jenelle Hovde is a standalone novel taking place in the early 1800s. According to the author’s website, this book is based on a true story. This takes the intrigue of the story up a few notches. Varying moments of frustration and exasperation happen when the characters behave naively. The characters \[…\] The post The Light of Stars appeared first on Compass Book Ratings . ## [A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates](https://www.compassbookratings.com/a-ladys-guide-to-love-and-pirates/) _2026-08-12 · Compass Book Ratings_ A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates by Jennifer Moore is everything its beautiful cover promises and more. The story is a delightful tale combining all of the greatest elements of adventure and life at sea with the tender and compassionate side of a pirate’s life. The book was intriguing from the first moment until \[…\] The post A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates appeared first on Compass Book… ## [With Every Memory](https://www.compassbookratings.com/with-every-memory/) _2026-08-02 · Compass Book Ratings_ Janine Rosche’s With Every Memory is a standalone novel covering a modern woman and her traumatic brain injury. It is a bit of a slower ready and definitely filled with challenging and perhaps unpleasant topics. The bright spot in the story is being connected to another character from another book by the author. Otherwise the read wasn’t \[…\] The post With Every Memory appeared first on Compass… ## [Almost by Design](https://www.compassbookratings.com/almost-by-design/) _2026-08-02 · Compass Book Ratings_ Jenny Erlingsson’s Almost by Design really shines. The author has a way of making her characters genuine and interesting. They feel so real a person might expect to encounter the characters in everyday life. It is sometimes fun to read about characters who are completely fantastical, but reading about characters with flaws that are not completely consumed \[…\] The post Almost by Design appeared… ## [Her America: Eight Women Who Transformed the Nation](https://www.compassbookratings.com/her-america-eight-women-who-transformed-the-nation/) _2026-07-31 · Compass Book Ratings_ Author Heather B. Moore takes an unconventional approach in the format of this look back at women from American history. Rather than straight-up fiction or straight-up non-fiction, she alternates the scenes between the two genres. The deliberate choice was intended to draw the reader in with the narrative and then provide some factual substance. Some \[…\] The post Her America: Eight Women Who… ## [Scent of Hope](https://www.compassbookratings.com/scent-of-hope/) _2026-07-31 · Compass Book Ratings_ Scent of Hope is the second book in Susan May Warren’s Call of the Wild series. It is set in Alaska and follows the same pattern as many of Warren’s books. Two characters who once knew each other, but were too traumatized to form a healthy relationship are now thrown together in a desperate situation and \[…\] The post Scent of Hope appeared first on Compass Book Ratings . ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WYcL1PDICaMP) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [Summer in the Spotlight](https://www.compassbookratings.com/summer-in-the-spotlight/) _2026-07-31 · Compass Book Ratings_ Summer in the Spotlight is Liz Johnson’s third and final book in her Prince Edward Island Shores series. It can be read as a standalone novel. It takes place on the beautiful Prince Edward Island, as one would expect from the series title. It starts out a bit exciting and just feels like a lovely \[…\] The post Summer in the Spotlight appeared first on Compass Book Ratings . ## [Chase the Light](https://www.compassbookratings.com/chase-the-light/) _2026-07-30 · Compass Book Ratings_ Suzanne Woods Fisher continues her National Parks Summers series with Chase the Light. If you haven’t read the first book, the richness of the characters and their stories is a bit less fulfilling. However, Chase the Light can be read as a standalone book. Get ready for another adventure in a beautiful National Park setting. What a \[…\] The post Chase the Light appeared first on Compass Book… ## [The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles)](https://www.compassbookratings.com/the-vampire-lestat-vampire-chronicles/) _2026-07-29 · Compass Book Ratings_ In the second book of her Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice delivers a more intricate and expansive tale, with a broadened cast of characters, yet told with the same evocative description and musing language that made the first installment captivating. The tale is, from the beginning, presented as a “correction” of the titular interview which is the \[…\] The post The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles)… ## [You Had Me at Bigfoot](https://www.compassbookratings.com/you-had-me-at-bigfoot/) _2026-07-29 · Compass Book Ratings_ Nancy Campbell Allen’s You Had Me at Bigfoot starts off exactly as you might expect a series called a Daphne Drew Mystery to start. Yep, all of the clichés and stereotypes fall right into line and yet somehow, it comes across charming and humorous. The enthusiasm of the main character Daphne Drew is palpable and refreshing. Even \[…\] The post You Had Me at Bigfoot appeared first on Compass Book… ## [The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli](https://www.compassbookratings.com/the-nine-moons-of-han-yu-and-luli/) _2026-06-08 · Compass Book Ratings_ This gripping, middle grade, historical fiction novel is a 2026 Newbery Honor Book. Chapters are brief and alternate between Han Yu in China, 731 and Luli in New York City, 1931. This format, along with the never-ending precariousness of Han Yu and Luli, keep the narrative clipping along and will bolt the middle grade reader \[…\] The post The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli appeared first on Compass… ## [The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest](https://www.compassbookratings.com/the-undead-fox-of-deadwood-forest/) _2026-06-08 · Compass Book Ratings_ For those who advocate that middle grade literature is the best, The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest validates that claim. Author Aubrey Hartman’s voice and literary style exemplify first rate craftmanship. In a remarkably short span of pages, she creates a afterlife mythos that has depth for an older reader and accessibility for a younger \[…\] The post The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest appeared…