Naka Jackson

About Naka Jackson

I'm a Literature Postgrad student in NYC, teaching and studying, working towards a broader understanding of English written word.

An Interview with Tiera Rice: Author of Awakening: Bloodline Book One

Tiera RiceTiera Rice was raised in Rockland County, New York and is a realtor in Rockland, Westchester, and Orange Counties. She earned her degree in criminal justice from Temple University, is the founder of Laughter and Lemonade: a project that focuses on motivational posters for those experiencing a chronic illness, and co-founder of #26forTiera: a foundation that provides financial resources to single parents battling life-threatening illnesses.

A creator of poems and short-stories for many years, Tiera challenged herself by leaping into the world of novels. Having recently survived a battle with cancer, Tiera decided to use her writing to entertain […]

2017-01-20T04:31:47+02:00December 9th, 2016|Categories: Interviews|

Tainted by Hate (T. D. Book 3) by Patrice M. Foster

Tainted by Hate (T. D. Book 3) by Patrice M. FosterTainted by Hate by Patrice M. Foster is a harrowing but important book about friendship, racism, drug abuse, self-cutting, and trying to rise above it all. Angela and Jessica are good friends, but Angela’s family comes between them, as Angela’s father is a virulent and abusive racist and forbids their relationship.  Angela turns to self-harm in the form of drug abuse and cutting, threatening not just the friendship, but her own life. Jessica must help her friend, and Angela must muster the strength to transcend her family and all the damage it has wrought.

Though this is a book laden […]

2018-02-27T06:15:46+02:00December 8th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: What The River Knows by Andrea Freeman

★★★★½ What The River Knows by Andrea Freeman

What The River Knows by Andrea Freeman is a meditative and relaxing book of poems subtitled, Conversations with the Natural World.

Not often do we stop to think about our natural surroundings in our busy, often urban, lives. In this collection, Freeman ponders the future of the natural world as a force that will not wait for humanity to wake up and take note. She is inspired by both sounds and visions around her, as well as the feelings those invoke, and has here taken time to explore what the Earth has to offer when one takes a moment […]

2017-01-11T06:02:26+02:00December 7th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: Sisters of Moirai by Jill M. Lehman

★★★★ Sisters of Moirai by Jill Lehman

Three girls, Meg, Baby, and Carrie, are Sisters of Moirai. Trapped in a mysterious institution where writing is banned, they write their story at their own peril with a buried pen, blood, dirt. The Suits, those in charge, have a Code of Conduct, and those who do not follow the rules face severe punishment.

Moirai is a strange and dark place, and “Rooms” keep appearing in the building where the girls will face their demons, sometimes almost literally. As they work through their troubles from their pasts, the places they are forced into become psychological battlegrounds – and seeming […]

2017-02-17T05:40:07+02:00December 6th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

Review: Rightful Heir (The Penhalion Legacy Book 2) by Becca Ketelsleger

★★★ Rightful Heir (The Penhalion Legacy Book 2)

Becca Ketelsleger’s new female-led fantasy saga, Rightful Heir, Book Two of the Penhalion Legacy, will be welcomed by fans who enjoyed the previously released Book One Noble Warrior, serving as the sequel, with characters from the previous book making an appearance here once again.

Adventurous 16-year-old Detta Antille is a normal enough girl who lives with her “Ma” on a small farm in the village of Fraunc, somewhere far from the sumptuous royal castle where her brother resides, in Bryton. But when her mother dies, she must travel with her brother to the royal city, where he serves […]

2016-11-29T10:27:35+02:00November 17th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

I Remember: A Story of Self-Healing by Cassandra Whitfield

I Remember: A story of self-love by Cassandra WhitfieldI Remember: A Story of Self-Healing by Cassandra Whitfield is a story of love and self-love; the story of a healer learning to heal herself. Cassandra Whitfield didn’t have the easiest life – from a tumultuous childhood, a rollercoaster love life, and a colorful career working with the criminally insane. Her inner strength begins to fade, and she doesn’t know why. This is the story of a woman under the weight of the world, who must put aside all those she holds above herself in order to dig into her own soul and become whole once again.

The story is […]

2016-11-23T06:26:30+02:00October 26th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Blood Will Tell by C.S. Donnell

Blood Will TellThis high-drama saga follows Amy throughout her life with all the events that her relationships bring. Difficult to pinpoint as one genre in particular, Blood Will Tell can be described as a New Adult drama that spirals into a thriller with some medical elements and horror thrown in to thrill readers who enjoy stories with a hint of romance and crime, as Amy shifts through many changes as she adjusts to each event.

A story told from many perspectives, Amy must overcome a powerful and destructive bond with her wealthy and heartless father to find love and independence, and learn […]

2016-10-19T07:41:05+02:00October 19th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: |

Review: Taken By Storm (The Taken Book 1) by Anna Argent

★★★★★ Taken By Storm by Anna Argent

Isa Telwyn would say she’s pretty normal – in her twenties, working as a small-town librarian in Oklahoma. She might have fantastic dreams of impossible, wondrous places, sure, but at her heart, she’s just your average girl – right?

When a storm sweeps into her sleepy town, a stunningly gorgeous man carved out of dreams and bound by honor, comes to deliver news to Isa: she is the born leader of a far-off people, hidden away in human society in secret for protection from a great threat. Torn between two worlds, Isa must act quickly and decisively with the […]

2020-02-21T07:15:27+02:00September 12th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |
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