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Unlikely Animals

Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett Published by Random House April 12, 2022 What a quirky collection of characters, odd ghosts, and unlikely animals! Toss in some significant issues such as a missing person, opioid addiction, and dementia, and you have a way out-there story that somehow works thru it all. The narration itself is unusual; […]

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She Rides Shotgun

She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper Published by HarperCollins, 2017. Synopsis: A propulsive, gritty novel about a girl marked for death who must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knows – her father.  (Amazon.com) This book is a raw, violent look at how things work in the underworld

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Chasing Fireflies

Chasing Fireflies Written and Self Published by Chloe Fowler Now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle Softcover available for purchase October 25, 2021 “Everything happens for a reason…” Let me begin with a quick shout out to NetGalley and Chloe Fowler for allowing me early access to this amazing story!  I was looking for interesting

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Hello!

Hello and welcome to The Tattered Spine!  I am Parker Dawn, and I am happy to have you join me on my new blogging adventure! I know.  There are already tons of really good book blogs out there.  And great writers, and smart tech guys that know exactly what they are doing and are not

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Rainwater

Rainwater By Sandra Brown Published 2009 Pocket Books A Division of Simon and Schuster, Inc. Available in paperback, hardcover, and electronic formats. I picked up this little gem at my sister’s shop.  She keeps a box at the end of her counter, filled with books people may take and read, return, or keep for themselves

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