Marina Dora Martino | Self-Publishing Review

Professor Nincompoop by Jimmy Vee, Illustrated by Ben Askew

A children’s book that encourages young readers to think critically, Professor Nincompoop by Jimmy Vee is a wildly entertaining read with a poignant yet subtle message.

Professor Nincompoop is a scientist whose dream is to be included in the Professors Hall of Fame. Talking to two young acquaintances who love to learn new things, the professor claims to have found the most mysterious animal on Earth, traveling far and wide to find clues to its location from talkative cheetahs and baboons. When he takes out a tiny box, however, Nick and Tessa are perplexed – how could such a strange […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-12-20T18:35:23+02:00December 20th, 2024|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Children's Book Reviews|

Review: Spirit Quest by Tim McRae

The first book in the Shadow World universe, Spirit Quest by Tim McRae is a dramatic, romantic, and adventurous introduction to a gripping new fantasy series.

Suspended in a timeless and legendary past, the prodigious fighter and magician Niri must confront once again the terrible dark magic of the Witch. Niri is sworn to protect her world from evil, a promise that has sustained her through unimaginable danger and pain. Cooped up in her house in the Old Forest, and still recovering from a fight with the evil Witch that almost cost her life, she perceives a certain unrest in […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-12-09T15:15:12+02:00November 13th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Quiet Love (& Growing It) by Matthew Hess

A guide for people who want to understand the intricacies of love and wish to better navigate their current relationship – or search for one – Quiet Love (& Growing It): 14 Rules to Find, Build, and Keep the Best Relationship of Your Life by Matthew Hess offers insightful, well-organized, and down-to-earth tips for keeping a long-term relationship.

Exploring the ebbs and flows of love, and revealing the chemistry behind our feelings, Hess elucidates on his titular concept of “Quiet Love.” Despite what Hollywood may tell us, we should not necessarily be looking for a flashy or overwhelming infatuation at […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-11-18T14:58:39+02:00October 31st, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Relationships Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Developing Authentic Leaders by Jennifer Jensen

Providing support for aspiring leaders to be both open-minded and effective, Developing Authentic Leaders: A Practical Guide for All Leaders by Jennifer Jensen is an engaging and effective work of leadership self-help. Written in clear prose and a professional tone, this book is an easy-to-navigate guide, which is both practical and forward-thinking.

Early on, the book makes clear that the journey to becoming an authentic leader is paved with intimate reflection, self-awareness, and genuine personal change. Addressing the challenges that one can encounter at work, she offers communication strategies, tips on how to improve one’s own flexibility, and ways of […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-10-24T17:22:28+02:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Leadership Book Reviews|

Review: Sir DoGoody Button and Fleabins the Great…Troublemaker by K. Frances Carson

A delightful children’s book collecting the exhilarating adventures of two inseparable friends who wreak havoc everywhere they go, Sir DoGoody Button and Fleabins the Great…Troublemaker by K. Frances Carson is a charming work for new readers.

DoGoody is a well-dressed but goofy dog, while Fleabins, always attired in the most elegant garments, is a chaotic creature with a rather high self-esteem. Their explosive friendship turns an ordinary day into a wonderful adventure, sure to leave the Button family speechless, and make readers laugh out loud, as the book contains some authentically hilarious scenes. From a wedding to a public library, […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-10-31T16:35:28+02:00October 11th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Children's Book Reviews, Middle Grade Fiction Book Reviews|

Oldest Mom On The Playground by Judy Haveson

A charming and emotional collection of essays about arriving late to motherhood, Oldest Mom On The Playground by Judy Haveson recounts the author’s experience of getting pregnant after forty, leaving her career, and finding herself a mom late in life. Haveson’s stories could at times work for parents of any age, as she talks of trusting your instincts and intuition, in addition to the wisdom of experience, but the book will be most recognizable and inspiring for those women who wait to have children, offering recognizable anecdotes about the hectic balance of raising children when you’re not quite as sprightly. […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-09-24T10:36:25+02:00September 24th, 2024|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

A Piece of My Heart by Katherine P. Stillerman

The fifth book in the precisely crafted and well-researched Barton Family Series, A Piece of My Heart by Katherine P. Stillerman is a heartfelt tribute to the resilience of women during World War II.

When Will breaks off his promise to marry her, Hattie is absolutely shattered. However, little does she knows that after several decades – during which Will moved to Shanghai with another woman as his wife, and Hattie built a family with a man she grew to love – their paths will cross again. Middle-aged, mature, and both recently widowed, Hattie and Will’s love resurfaces stronger […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-09-24T10:50:51+02:00September 24th, 2024|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Historical Fiction Book Reviews, World War II Book Reviews|

Review: My Butterflies by B. Evans

An engrossing first novel in a new romance series, My Butterflies by B. Evans follows the slow-burn love story between Tessa and Jax, compelled like a magnet to be together, but circumstances keep them apart, while each has a past marked by grief.

Tessa has been on her university campus for a whole year already, but she has mostly kept to herself, but then she meets Jax. They have a lot in common, such as their love for rock music, but there is also something else that pushes them towards each other – an unbridled physical attraction, an unfathomable chemistry […]

Marina Dora Martino2024-10-15T10:42:31+02:00September 10th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: New Adult Book Reviews, Romance Book Reviews|