November 2015
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THE RIPPER GENE – Michael Ransom
**WARNING — THIS REVIEW CONTAINS POTENTIAL SPOILERS** Michael Ransom’s debut novel, The Ripper Gene, is a fast-paced who-dunnit thriller that should keep you glued to the pages of the book. I read this book in three sittings, and only reluctantly stopped reading the first two times. Dr. Lucas Madden is a former neuroscientist who has Continue reading
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THE CHRISTMAS COAL MAN – Joe Kulka
What happens when Santa Claus decides that he’s no longer going to punish the bad boys and girls by giving them coal in their stockings, and instead reward the good boys and girls with something extra? Well, the man who has supplied Santa with coal for all these years is suddenly out of a job. Continue reading
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IF THEN – Matthew de Abaitua
In the near future, in a post-apocalyptic town, a small community is controlled by a computer which calculates all the algorithms to determine precisely what each person needs and can provide for the community, and also determines who stays and who is no longer necessary and must be expelled from the community. This is called Continue reading
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IVORY VIKINGS – Nancy Marie Brown
I love it when I learn a thing or two from one of the books I’ve requested for review. I had requested this book because I enjoy Scandinavian literature and mythology and I saw a natural tie-in with this book. But I did wonder, ‘Can someone really write an entire book about some ancient chess Continue reading
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RAGNAROK, VOLUME 1 – graphic novel
I request a lot of books for potential review, and sometimes I’ll request a book but will have reservations about the title before I read it. Such was the case with this graphic novel. I’m a fan of Norse mythology and I’ve been really delighted to see an increased interest in this mythology. And of Continue reading
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THE MANDOLIN LESSON – Frances Taylor
I was shocked to see that this book, published a year and a half ago, has so few ratings/reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. This book deserves to be read. I can’t say that I’m a huge fan of memoirs, usually because I find that you need to be familiar with the writer to appreciate what Continue reading
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DHALGREN – Samuel R. Delany
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE I first ‘read’ this book sometime around 1977-1979. I’m pretty sure I did not finish it at the time. Open Road Media has reissued this classic sci-fi book and I decided that I should give the book another chance. I’ve matured, and my reading habits have matured as well. The Continue reading
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THE SOUND OF MURDER – Cindy Brown
Following up her big debut in MacDeath (see my review here), Ivy Meadows … actor and investigator … has a role in the new show, The Sound of Cabaret – a mash-up of The Sound of Music and Cabaret. But in her role with her uncle Bob’s detective agency, Ivy (real name Olive Ziegwart) has a Continue reading
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TABATHA – graphic novel
Um…. No. This is a pretty great cover, as depicted above, even though it doesn’t tell you anything about the story or the characters (it might suggest that this takes place in Hollywood, given the film strips). And while it’s pretty common to have a cover art on a graphic novel that is not represented Continue reading
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