First Book Review for Unleaded

I just posted my first book review for another web site: Unleaded - Fuel for Writers. The site is run by friends of mine, Day and Renee. After my last review here on my blog, Day asked if I could fill in for their book reviewer. I gratefully accepted. Please stop by the site and see what all they have to offer there. The title of this post links to my entry, and here is a link for the main Unleaded site: Unleaded-Fuel for Writers

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