July 2018
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AN ARTIST AT WAR – Ed Vebell
In his memoir, An Artist at War, Stars & Stripes artist Ed Vebell recounts a number of fascinating moments in the life of an artist capturing the spirit of war; sometimes bolstering the spirit of soldiers by not capturing the spirit of war; and the often over-looked social and political landscape left in the wake Continue reading
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THE REBELLION’S LAST TRAITOR – Nik Korpon
In Nik Korpon’s The Rebellion’s Last Traitor, Henraek is a man who is haunted by war. Eitan City is nearly in ruins after decades of war and the now ruling party, the Tathadann Party, is bringing about order to the city. But they say that history is written by the winners and the Tathadann are not only Continue reading
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THE SONG OF THE DEAD – Carrie Patel
The Song of the Dead is another adventure in Carrie Patel’s Recoletta series. With the signing of an accord, Inspector Malone and her unofficial partner, the laundress Jane, find that they are in a bit of a no-man’s-land as a variety of officials fight for power and control. Arnault is seized and his life is Continue reading
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THE FIFTH DOLL – Charlie N. Holmberg
I have been a HUGE fan of author Charlie N. Holmberg’s The Paper Magician series (even though I’ve only reviewed the first one, I’ve read and listened to the audio books three times). I’ve convinced others that I thought would enjoy the books to give them a read and everyone’s returned quite pleased with my Continue reading
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A TYRANNY OF QUEENS – Foz Meadows
I wasn’t much of a fan of the first book in this series (this is book two), but this one took leaps and bounds to draw me and -hold my interest. Enough so that I’m very interested in going back to the first book. The book opens with Saffron, having returned to Earth from the Continue reading
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LIVE TO WRITE ANOTHER DAY – Dean Orion
There is no shortage of books about ‘how to write’. What sets this particular book apart from many of the others is that it’s … well … not really a ‘how to’ book at all. This is much more of a memoir of a writer. Because his life has primarily been about writing it’s not Continue reading
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IRONTOWN BLUES – John Varley
I have been reading (and enjoying) the works of John Varley since the mid 1970’s. He is one of the very small handful of authors whose books I will purchase as soon as they come out because a) I want to encourage more books from the author and paying cash for the books is my Continue reading
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DAMNATION – Peter McLean
I haven’t been much of a fan of this series (this is the third in the series) but there has been just enough to keep me reading and enough that has shown promise/potential. Don Drake, our (anti-?)hero, is a loser. He’s the dregs of society and can’t do much that is right. He starts this Continue reading
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BECOMING BONNIE – Jenni L. Walsh
Something I’ve discovered about myself is that I really enjoy historical fiction, particularly if it’s set sometime between turn of the (20th) century and the American Jazz Age. And while I can’t say I’ve ever really been interested in knowing more about the criminal duo known as Bonnie and Clyde, their story definitely fits within Continue reading
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CITIES AND THRONES – Carrie Patel
Carrie Patel’s Cities and Thrones is a follow-up to her novel The Buried Life – the mystery/sci-fi cross genre book. In this second outing, Inspector Liesl Malone is back, as is Jane – the young woman who changed the game in the first book. Now Jane is on the run from the city of Recoletta Continue reading
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THE MORTIFICATION OF FOVEA MUNSON – Mary Winn Heider
I’ll admit that I requested this book primarily because of the title since I share a surname with the titular character. Aside from that, I enjoy middle grade and young adult fiction, and the fantasy twist here is pretty unique and interesting. Most of us were embarrassed by our parents at some point in our Continue reading

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