February 2014
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THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN MIND – Tom Vater
Maier is a German reporter/detective. He is asked by Julie Rendel to investigate a twenty-five year old murder of her father who was killed at a CIA airbase in Laos. His journey takes a series of unexpected twists and turns, starting when his client is kidnapped. This novel is rich with realistic characters, settings so Continue reading
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MARCH – graphic novel by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
I consider myself to be a moderately well-educated man and I am certainly familiar with the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., and when I first received this review copy of March, a graphic novel about the Civil Rights Movement, I was a little less than enthusiastic about reading it. I now wish Continue reading
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DEAD BRILLIANT – Christopher Ward
I knew nothing about this book, or the author, going in to it. Perhaps it’s a sign of the sort of books that I’ve been reading lately, but I suspected (feared?) that this was going to be another vampire story … a vampire musician. But, dear blog readers, it’s NOT! This is a novel of Continue reading
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BLOOD ORANGE SODA – James Michael Larranaga
Imagine the True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse books for angst-ridden teenagers, and you have Blood Orange Soda down to a ‘T’ (or should I say ‘V’). And that’s a good thing. After all, the Sookie Stackhouse books are incredibly popular. In this book, Darius is your typical teenager, growing up in central Minnesota (St. Cloud). He’s a Continue reading
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KILL SHAKESPEARE Volume 3: The Tide of Blood – graphic novel
Yesterday I finished a mystery novel using Shakespeare as the hero detective. Today, Shakespeare continues to serve as a literary character in a slightly different way. I will admit that I hadn’t been much of a comic book reader of late (until I started reading more graphic novels for this review blog), but one of Continue reading
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ROTTEN AT THE HEART – Bartholomew Daniels
It takes some courage for an author to write a book as though he were writing as William Shakespeare. Shakespeare, after all, is “widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language” (Wikipedia) and any attempts to write as him are surely to pale by comparison. Fortunately, author Bartholomew Daniels doesn’t try too hard Continue reading
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SHAZAM, Volume 1 – graphic novel
I’ll admit that I went in to this book not really expecting too much. As a comic-reading-youth, I was never very big on Shazam/Captain Marvel. I’m not sure why that is (or was), but it did have me hesitate going in to this. What drew me to this book was author Geoff Johns, who Continue reading
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THE BIG REAP – Chris F. Holm
Part action/adventure, part dark fantasy/horror, part thriller, with a touch of history and literary allusions and mythology makes for one spine-tingling, leaves-you-breathless book! Sam Thornton collects souls as an agent for a dark force. In this book, he is sent to collect the souls of ‘The Brethren’ – former collectors themselves. He can hop bodies Continue reading
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TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH Volume 1 – graphic novel
This is a well-crafted graphic novel. The Mad Magazine/Don Martin style of art feels appropriate for this story. The writing is relatively strong, with a story that has some complexity and a touch of intrigue. Yet I greatly disliked this book. Todd, who is the ugliest kid on earth, wears a paper bag over his Continue reading
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EMILIE AND THE SKY WORLD – Martha Wells
I’ve been feeling very good about the books I get from Strange Chemistry and Angry Robot, so I was really looking forward to this. Emilie is a typical teen protagonist: adventurous, inquisitive, strong-willed, inexperienced. Author Martha Wells does a very nice job of understanding Emilie and getting the reader to relate to the young girl. Continue reading
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WONDERLAND VOLUME 2 – graphic novel
I have to admit that I’m just a little bit addicted to Lewis Carroll’s Alice books. I grew up with them and found/find them to be some of the most creative stories ever told. And because of this, I’m always on the lookout for new tales in Wonderland…though at the same time, a bit skeptical Continue reading
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THE OLD MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS – Linda Raedisch
With a sub-title such as this, “Yuetide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year” we know that this is not going to be a rousing, cheerful, typical Christmas book. And if you’re not completely sure what this is about, reading the introduction lets you know what sort of voyage this book will encompass. Take Continue reading
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