December 2016 – Page 2 – Looking For a Good Book

December 19, 2016

ATTACK ON AREA 51 – Mack Maloney

As you can see by the cover, this is the 17th book in a series, though it is the first one that I have read. It is a bit uncommon these days to find a book or a series that is akin to serial pulp fiction. Think back on the days (if you are old Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION

3 Stars, Adventure, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

December 17, 2016

KOJIKI – Keith Yatsuhashi

Angry Robot is a publisher that I find I really like. I’ll gladly read anything that they publish and nine times out of ten I will be really impressed and thrilled with the book. But when they disappoint, they do so in a big way. This one disappoints. The opening chapter drew me and I Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

December 15, 2016

WHERE THE HELL IS TESLA? – Rob Dircks

In the tradition of Ron Goulart’s What’s Become of Screwloose and Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy comes Rob Dircks’ Where the Hell is Tesla? Slacker Chip, who manages to get a job as a security guard for the FBI, grabs an old desk out of a warehouse and discovers an old journal Continue reading

HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Humor, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

December 14, 2016

PRINCE THIEF – David Tallerman

Prince Thief is the third book in a trilogy and I haven’t read the other two. It shouldn’t be absolutely necessary to read the first two books, but as is often the case, the reader may find him or herself wondering what went on before. Easie Damasco is a bit of a rogue. Okay…more than Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

December 13, 2016

HER FROZEN STEPBROTHER – Rachel Kenley

When I request an ARC for review, I don’t always know quite what I’m requesting or what I will get. I figured that this would be a trashy romance (I was right) with a fair amount of sex (maybe less than a ‘fair’ amount) and be along the lines of a fairy tale or fable Continue reading

ROMANCE, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Romance, Sex

December 12, 2016

ANOMALY – Krista McGee

Dystopian YA sci-fi with a Christian bent. That’s what we have here, and for all of that … it mostly works because author Krista McGee knows how to tell a story. Thalli is a teen female at some time in the future when The State controls everything about a person, including when they should die. Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Religion, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

December 10, 2016

THE OTHER EINSTEIN – Marie Benedict

I told my son, a physics student, that I was reading a book titled The Other Einstein, and did he have a guess who ‘the other’ might be. He made a couple of good guesses but hadn’t gotten it. I said, it turns out Einstein was married … and before I could say any more Continue reading

HISTORICAL FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Historical Fiction, Literature, Reviews

December 9, 2016

JIM BUTCHER’S DRESDEN FILES: WILD CARD – graphic novel

I’ve only read one of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files novels, but I’ve come to enjoy the graphic novels based on the popular Harry Dresden character. Wild Card is the latest in the graphic novel series and is much more ‘average’ than some of the others that I’ve read and reviewed. Wizard P.I. Harry Dresden comes Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

December 8, 2016

ESCAPE INTO THE NIGHT – Lois W. Johnson

While I did request, and receive an Advance Readers Copy of this reissued book from River North press, I must confess that I did read this book … the whole series, actually … when it was first published in 1995. I really enjoyed the series (though I liked author Lois Johnson’s Northwoods series a little Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, HISTORICAL FICTION, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Historical Fiction, Reviews, Young Adult

December 7, 2016

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF EBENEZER SCROOGE – Charlie Lovett

The spirit of Christmas is still with Ebenezer Scrooge, even twenty years after he was famously visited by his own three spirits. He walks about town, wishing everyone good tidings but is often met with scorn. People are too busy to think about Christmas or to take time off. And so Scrooge decides he needs Continue reading

OTHER, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Holiday, Reviews

December 6, 2016

THE SIX TRAIN TO WISCONSIN – Kourtney Heintz

The idea behind this book is really tremendous. A telepath, Kai, struggles daily because she’s always hearing and feeling everyone around her. She has an additional ability in that she can transfer those feelings and she does so, to her husband, Oliver. But the telepathy is slowly killing Kai and Oliver decides she needs to Continue reading

OTHER, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews

December 5, 2016

HALF THE WORLD – Joe Abercrombie

**WARNING — THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!** Joe Abercrombie is a terrific writer! Half the World is Abercrombie’s second book in his Shattered Sea series, and while you’ll want to read the first book (Half a King [see review here]) you don’t really have to in order to enjoy this book. The first book followed Prince Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult